Janice Manicaros

Department of Territory Families

Janice has 30 years' experience as a senior leader, providing public sector support to various Ministers, Chief Executives and Senior Executives. Janice is currently fulfilling the key agency role of Senior Departmental Liaison Officer (SDLO) within the Office of the Minister for Territory Families, leading two other DLOs in providing key agency support to five Ministers with portfolio responsibilities to the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities (TFHC).

Prior to this, Janice held the position Director Secretariat within Territory Families for 9 years. Janice's experience in Territory Families, gives her an acute awareness of the organisational structure and operations that define its purpose. Her extensive knowledge of how the agency operates enables her to confidently relay operational activities to ministers and their staff and manage ministerial matters. Janice has wide-ranging experience in Government and legislative processes having also previously worked in and managed secretariat/ministerial liaison units for the Cabinet Office and the former Departments of Treasury, Local Government Housing and Sport, Health, and Children and Families.

As SDLO, Janice consistently works with Government policies, platforms, principles and commitments, to extract core issues and find solutions. Janice is politically astute and identifies potentially sensitive issues and situations, and deals with them professionally.

Janice holds a Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Sector Management) and is an accomplished staff member who has successfully adapted to changes in organisational structures and management work styles. Her performance illustrates her capabilities in responding positively to changing environments while working alongside dedicated and passionate people.