Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of the IHC program by performing a range of contract management, policy, and stakeholder engagement activities
- Research and interpret complex program guidelines and policies to provide advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders
- Draft, prepare and disseminate a range of documents including the ability to write succinctly and persuasively for a variety of purposes, including briefings for Ministers and senior executive, and to convey complex ideas with clarity
- Lead policy work, including understanding the broader operating context and an ability to draw links across issues
- Communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in managing a happy, productive, and diverse team or sub-team of APS staff to achieve timely, accurate and high-quality results
- Demonstrate strategic and leadership qualities at level
Qualifications and Education
- Qualifications in a related field such as Education, Policy or Program Management are desirable
Capabilities
- ability to quickly gain an understanding of the In Home Care Program
- demonstrated experience in program, policy, and contract management/finance
- demonstrated ability to drive evidence-based policy advice and innovations in conjunction with stakeholders
- strong conceptual and analytical skills including the ability to interpret complex legislation and policy
- strong written and communication skills
- ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- demonstrated experience in managing a diverse, multidisciplinary, and geographically dispersed team in a dynamic, complex, and changing environment
- capacity to engage with complex