Senior Policy Adviser

The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We’re focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It’s all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

About the role:

• There are currently multiple Senior Policy Adviser positions available within the Health Workforce Strategy and Planning branch and an assessment will be undertaken at the time of interview as to where the successful applicants would be best placed, based on experience, applicant interest areas and organisational requirements.

• The Senior Policy Adviser contributes to the development and implementation of a range of workforce development programs/initiatives to strengthen the Victorian public health workforce.
• The successful incumbent will provide expert health workforce intelligence to the branch, department and external stakeholders through the management of the department's large workforce datasets, interpretation and dissemination of authoritative advice, as well as expert advice and oversight for systems, processes, agreements and contracts to ensure the branch is maintaining probity, accountability, value for money, and delivering the department's identified strategic workforce commitments, objectives and outcomes to achieve the best health, wellbeing and safety for all Victorians

About us:

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

How you'll make a difference:

• Through detailed data analysis and investigation, provide authoritative advice on health workforce supply, trends, risks, opportunities and complex issues to inform evidence-based policy and program development.
• Provide expert advice on the quality, accuracy and relevance of data in relation to the stakeholder information needs.
• Project manage the implementation, maintenance and improvement of methodologies and data management systems for the collection, collation, analysis and presentation of health and community services workforce data.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of workforce planning methodologies, including data customisation, management, display and analysis that is fit for purpose.
• Identify current and future data requirement trends and lead implementation of continuous improvement recommendations that meet the needs of the branch and department.
• Provide high quality policy advice, options and recommendations to senior management and government based on comprehensive research and analysis.
• Monitor and report on high priority issues, risks and trends and prepare and present reports, ministerial briefs, and Cabinet submissions.
• Manage key unit projects to include setting up, monitoring and managing contracts with external providers to ensure high quality outputs are delivered within agreed timeframes and budget and results can inform policy development.

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