Health Policy Lead

• Band 6 Permanent Full-Time position 
• Salary $94,184 to $102,660, per annum (Depending on experience)
• Narre Warren-based

The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest and one of the fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, located in Narre Warren, which is a must-visit destination in Melbourne’s southeast.  Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity, inspiring an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere; and has become a lively meeting place.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

Our Benefits:

• A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications.
• A hybrid and flexible workplace.
• Multi-award-winning architectural office building with equipped Kitchens, onsite Café, Library, and so much more.
• 2 minutes’ walk to Westfield shopping centre, free onsite carpark, gym/pool with discounted memberships and free workout Wednesday.

A bit about the role

In this role you will lead a collaborative process to develop, implement and evaluate Casey’s Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) as required under the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. You will be responsible for building capabilities and understanding across a range of organisational functions in order to enhance integration of health and wellbeing objectives.

What you’ll deliver

• Manage the development and delivery of Casey’s MPHWP.
• Identify health and wellbeing challenges and contribute to innovative, sustainable, and evidence-based policy development.
• Identify and act on opportunities for collaboration and partnerships that align with organisational and Health Policy strategic directions.
• Contribute to evidence-based and outcome-focussed recommendations to senior management on policy positions. 
• Drive an ambitious advocacy agenda that captures and communicates local health and wellbeing needs both internally and to other levels of government.
• Facilitation of briefings, workshops, and other meetings as required. 
• Through leadership and example promote a Casey’s values of Dream Big, Empower Each Other and Make our Community Proud. 

What you’ll bring

• Degree or higher in public health, health promotion, or other relevant discipline with several years of relevant experience; or higher formal qualifications with a shorter period of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy or policy development, preferably with working knowledge of Local, State, and Federal policy and legislative contexts. 
• Proven experience in building strategic relationships across internal and external stakeholders to achieve outcomes. 
• Sound understanding of the social and commercial determinants of health and the associated planning levers that support improved health outcomes (some familiarity with urban planning will be highly regarded). 
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check.
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

What’s next?

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Sebastian Cunningham, Team Leader Health & Social Policy, on ***********@casey.vic.gov.au

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on 11 December 2023.

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

The City of Casey has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers.

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Dream Big, Empower Each Other and Make our Community Proud.