Policy Officer, Housing & Mental Health Programs

NSW Health; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Policy Officer for the Community Living Programs team, based at St Leonards, NSW. This temporary full-time role focuses on developing and delivering mental health, housing and homelessness policy across the state, with responsibilities spanning policy development, program management and stakeholder engagement.

You will contribute to briefs and reports for senior executives and Ministers, support project coordination, and help manage relationships across government and

Qualifications

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting policy, program or project work in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of, or interest in, mental health, housing and homelessness issues and service systems.
• Strong written communication skills, including contributing to briefs, reports and correspondence.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across government and the community sector.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development, delivery and implementation of mental health, housing and homelessness policy and projects.
• Contributing to briefs, reports, correspondence, policies, and other materials for senior executives and Ministers.
• Providing project coordination and administrative support, including organising meetings, workshops, drafting agendas and minutes and monitoring key deadlines.
• Contributing to stakeholder engagement activities and maintaining partnerships across government and the mental health and housing and homelessness sectors.
• Supporting programme management activities and priority projects across the Community Living Programs team.

Job description

NSW Health is seeking a Policy Officer for the Community Living Programs team, based at St Leonards, NSW. This temporary full-time role focuses on developing and delivering mental health, housing and homelessness policy across the state, with responsibilities spanning policy development, program management and stakeholder engagement.

You will contribute to briefs and reports for senior executives and Ministers, support project coordination, and help manage relationships across government and