Policy Officer - Brisbane, Australia - Queensland Health

Queensland Health

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

The role

The Policy Officer is responsible for contributing to key projects relating to the governance of health statutory agencies, including statutory board appointment processes.

You will work in consultation with the manager and other team members to support specific projects across the agreed work portfolio.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to:

Support key projects relating to the governance and compliance activities of health statutory agencies
Prepare and coordinate timely, highquality reports, submissions, briefing notes and correspondence
Contribute to process improvement activities.

The successful person

To be considered for this role you will:

Be able to quickly understand the systems, processes and tools used by Office of Health Statutory Agencies (OHSA) to progress its work program, in particular to facilitate the appointment of members to health statutory agencies.
Have excellent attention to detail while being able to work at pace and under pressure, and demonstrate the ability to manage multiple tasks, set priorities and achieve results within tight deadlines.
Have strong written and oral communication skills and have a demonstrated ability to liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and as a team member.

About us
The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland.

We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace.

Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.

The Strategy, Policy and Reform Division drives the strategic agenda for health in Queensland. Key strategic functions are brought together under the Office of the Associate Director-General.

The Division is responsible for social policy, legislation and statutory agencies, strategic communications, health system reform, and Cabinet and Parliamentary services.

This includes:

Office of Health Statutory Agencies
Legislative Policy
Disability and Multicultural Health, Children and Families, Aged and Palliative Care
Marketing and Communications
Media and Digital
Reform Office
Cabinet and Parliamentary Services.

OHSA provides strategic advice and support to the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, and the Director-General, in relation to statutory agencies that sit within the health portfolio for which the Minister is responsible to the Queensland Parliament and the community.

OHSA delivers critical functions relating to the governance of statutory agencies by:

- managing nomination and appointment processes to health statutory agencies
- providing advice relating to governance and legislation
- driving engagement with and between the Department, other Queensland Government agencies and health statutory agencies, and
- ensuring compliance with key legislative and policy obligations.

Benefits: