Principal Project Officer

1 month ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Health Full time

**About the role**:
The Principal Project Officer coordinates the development and continuous improvement of strategic emergency management with a focus on quality and building divisional resilience to minimise the impact of emergencies on health services, aged care and community organisations impacted by emergencies.

The Emergency Response team provides a single point of contact for the Emergency Management and Regional Public Health (EMRPH) branch and supports preparedness planning, capability development and building resilience to minimise the impacts of health emergencies. The team provides expert input into guidelines, plans and processes, and ensures the flow of communication between teams to respond to emergency events.

The Emergency Response team develops effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including health service executives and senior management, and a range of program and policy areas within the department to support them with preparation and response to health system incidents.

**About us**:
At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

**How you'll make a difference**:
**Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate**:
**Knowledge & Skills**

Conceptual and Analytical Ability - Deals with concepts, ambiguity and complexity comfortably; uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems, has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations.

Systems Thinking - Diagnoses trends, obstacles, and opportunities in the internal and external environment; understand the linkages between natural systems and communities to inform policy; conceptualises and defines the systems working within the organisation

Influence and Negotiation - Gains agreement to proposals and ideas; builds behind-the-scenes support for ideas to ensure buy-in and ownership; uses chains of indirect influence to achieve outcomes (e.g. ‘gets A to show B so B will tell C'); and involves experts or other third parties to strengthen a case.

Self - Management - Plans and prioritises work to ensure outcomes are achieved, resists the temptation to react immediately without taking time to think things through, uses strengths to contribute constructively and consciously manages the impact of own weaknesses, anticipates own reactions to situations and prepares accordingly

**Personal Qualities**

Drive & Commitment - Enthusiastic and committed; demonstrates capacity for sustained effort and hard work; sets high standards of performance for self and others; enjoys a vigorous and dynamic work environment.

Initative and Accountability - Proactive and self-starting; seizes opportunities and acts upon them; takes responsibility for own actions.

Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and ability to meet deadlines while working in pressured situations

Teamwork - Cooperates and works well with others in the pursuit of team goals; collaborates and shares information; shows consideration, concern and respect for others' feelings and ideas; accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others; encourages resolution of conflict within group.

Integrity - Committed to the public interest; operates in a manner that is consistent with the organisation's code of conduct; inspires trust by treating all individuals fairly

Relationship Building - Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication; minimises surprises.

**Qualifications and Specialist Expertise**

Qualifications - A tertiary qualification in fields related to policy, community services, health administration, health promotion or social sciences would be desirable

Specialist Expertise - Experience in emergency management is desirable.

Flexibility to adjust work arrangements to support operational response during emergencies.

To learn more please click ‘Apply' to view the Position Description on the Careers.vic website.

**What we offer**:

- The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
- A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

**How to apply**:
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