Maxima’s Recruitment Services team embody a “candidate first” mindset and aim to ensure appropriate job matches between applicants and employers to ensure sustainable employment opportunities. The Office and Professional Recruitment team are a cohesive team who work together to support our clients and candidates to find their perfect match.
About the Role:
Maxima’s valued state government client is seeking an ASO6 Strategy Officer to support the development, implementation and evaluation of disability and health related policies and programs within a specific sector. This highly specialised role is being offered as a temporary position, going for approximately 2 months, whilst covering current staff leave.
Duties of the role include:
- Provide strategic advise and support for policy related matters
- Researching, monitoring and analysing emerging policy issues
- Collaborate with health professionals to provide and coordinate best practice health policies and programs
- Provide cohesive advice and/or services in relation to state and national disability reform
- Prepare and contribute to written materials, including briefings, reports and other correspondence
- Executive support for the coordination and curation of meetings with internal and external stakeholders
About You:
Having worked in a similar role previously, you will bring the following attributes to this position:
- A current Working with Children Check
- A tertiary qualification in one or more of the following fields: public policy, disability, education, behavioural sciences, social sciences or project management
- Demonstrated experience in providing support for the development and implementation of policies and reforms, specifically related to the disability sector
- Demonstrated ability to work in a highly politically sensitive environment, with changing priorities
- Knowledge of government decision making processes and public sector practises, procedures and standards
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and independently under broad direction planning activities
Benefits of joining Maxima’s temporary recruitment services:
- Subsidised Skin Cancer checks
- Free yearly flu shots
- Employment Assistance Program
- Ongoing monitoring and support
About Maxima:
Maxima is a not for profit company, established in 1985, focusing on supporting people in their pursuit of meaningful and fulfilling work. Maxima has a range of employment divisions, including; temporary and permanent recruitment services (office and professional, and labour-hire), apprenticeships and traineeships, as well as Indigenous Employment Services.
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