Senior Policy Officer, Strategic Projects

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1. Click here for the Role Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
4. 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 Elizabeth Whittaker, Principal Policy Officer, Strategic Projects, email: Elizabeth.Whittaker@health.nsw.gov.au

Targeted Questions (1-2 pages)

If you do not include responses to the below questions your application will not be considered.

1) Provide an example of research or evaluation project that you have that you have been involved in. Describe the research/evaluation question(s), study design and methods. Describe your role in the planning, implementation and governance of the project and the reporting and translation of the findings.

2) Provide an example of a time when you needed to work with a range of stakeholders, including policy-makers or practitioners, to deliver a project in a short timeframe. How did you negotiate competing interests to ensure the project was delivered on time and to a high standard? What was the outcome?

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, LGBTI, 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

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.

To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: 11.59pm, 10 March, 2019