Senior Policy Officer
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Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 10 October 2021
Need more information?
1. Click here for the Role Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position here
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
4. A Recruitment Pool may be created for future vacancies at level
5. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal
1. Click here for the Role Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position here
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
4. A Recruitment Pool may be created for future vacancies at level
5. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal
For role related queries or questions contact Alice Gentle, Principal Policy Officer, Community Care and Priority Populations Unit, 02 9461 7768.
If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Stephanie Nastevska on Stephanie.Nastevska@health.nsw.gov.au
Targeted Questions (1-2 pages)
If you do not include responses to the below questions your application may not be considered.
If you do not include responses to the below questions your application may not be considered.
1) Describe a complex project that you led or were involved in. Please outline your role and what steps you took to make the project successful.
2) Please describe how you approach providing advice to senior staff in short timeframes and on topic areas in which you are not an expert. How do you know if the advice you have provided is of high quality?
Our commitment
The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQ+ people, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:
• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
All NSW Health workers are required to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 30 September 2021 or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination if successful.
For more information please visit the Public Health (COVID 19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order 2021
For more information please visit the Public Health (COVID 19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order 2021
To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.
Closing Date: 11:59pm, Sunday 10 October 2021
