Policy Lead: Mental Health & Intergovernmental Affairs

Department of Health Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Growth opportunities

Work-life balance

Job summary

The Department of Health Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Policy Officer to join the Mental Health Policy team. You will help coordinate intergovernmental negotiations, prepare strategic briefs and policy documents for Senior Executives and Ministers, and support major mental health initiatives as outlined by the Royal Commission.

You will collaborate with lived-experience participants, the mental health workforce and service providers to deliver informed policy outcomes, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Provides coordination with internal departmental stakeholders to support intergovernmental negotiation, monitoring and reporting processes.
• Develops strategic briefings, correspondence and other policy documents for Senior Executives and Ministers on policy and intergovernmental matters.
• Supports delivery of key strategic mental health and wellbeing initiatives as recommended by Royal Commission.
• Collaborates with people with lived experience of mental illness or distress, the mental health workforce and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Supports coordination with internal departmental stakeholders to support intergovernmental negotiation, monitoring and reporting processes.
• Provides advice and develops strategic briefings, correspondence and other policy documents to support Senior Executives and Ministers on policy and intergovernmental matters in the mental health portfolio.
• Supports the delivery of key strategic mental health and wellbeing initiatives, as recommended by the Royal Commission into Victoria's mental health system.
• Collaborates with people with lived experience of mental illness or psychological distress as consumers or family members, carers or supporters, the mental health and wellbeing workforce and service providers.

Job description

The Department of Health Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Policy Officer to join the Mental Health Policy team. You will help coordinate intergovernmental negotiations, prepare strategic briefs and policy documents for Senior Executives and Ministers, and support major mental health initiatives as outlined by the Royal Commission.

You will collaborate with lived-experience participants, the mental health workforce and service providers to deliver informed policy outcomes, with a focus on