Job description
- Federal Government opportunity
- Location: Surry Hills (NSW)
- Contract: 12 months (with possible extension)
- Rates: Negotiable (depending on experience)
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid
- Payment: Weekly Pay
This Government body works with people with disability, providers, and the community to deliver nationally consistent, responsive, and effective regulation of service providers. They seek to uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of people with disability receiving supports or services.
About the Role:
The role of Project Lead - Psychosocial Disability involves leading and developing strategies and work plans based on recommendations from a recent review, with a focus on improving outcomes for people with psychosocial disabilities. The role requires handling complex tasks under broad direction and delivering results across various parts of the organisation.
Duties may include:
- Lead and shape the development of a strategy and workplan to address the Government’s response to the review recommendations on psychosocial disability.
- Apply in-depth knowledge of the mental health and disability sectors and the partnership between clinical (health) and non-clinical (disability) supports.
- Provide policy analysis and advice for legislative reforms to ensure rules and legislative instruments are fit for people with psychosocial disabilities.
- Offer thought leadership and expert advice on improving outcomes for people with psychosocial disabilities.
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders in the psychosocial disability sector, including peak organisations, providers, and the disability community.
- Develop both short-term and long-term strategies to support the Agency’s performance, policy development, strategic engagement, and subject matter expertise.
- Proven skills in policy analysis, strategy development, and research.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, providing timely, accurate, and persuasive advice.
- Experience managing senior-level relationships across governments and key stakeholders in the disability sector.
- Expertise in providing technical advice within government.
- Strong understanding of the interaction of complex policies affecting participants with psychosocial disabilities.
- Skilled communicator capable of building and maintaining stakeholder confidence through multiple engagement strategies, including co-design.
In order to be considered applicants are required to hold an Australian Citizenship and if successful will be required undergo a Federal Government Security Process.
To be considered, please submit an updated copy of your resume in MS Word format by hitting APPLY NOW or call Ankita on (02) 9200 3683 for more information.
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
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