Policy and Research Officer

3 months ago

Surry Hills, Australia ACON Health Limited Full time

About the role

ACON is seeking a dedicated Research and Policy Officer to join our Policy, Strategy, and Research Division. This critical role involves producing high quality, timely policy papers and submissions on HIV, the health of people living with or at risk of acquiring HIV, and LGBTQ+ health equity. The role also involves coordinating ACON’s involvement in research, which is critical to ensuring our policy positions and programs remain evidence-based.

As the Policy and Research Officer, you’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to efficiently produce high quality written papers, contribute to advocacy initiatives, and work to grow the evidence base about our communities’ health and wellbeing. Your work will have a significant impact in working toward our purpose of creating opportunities for people in our communities to live their healthiest lives, and toward ending HIV transmissions and HIV-related stigma.

Why Join Us?
- Impact: Help shape the policy agenda around HIV and LGBTQ+ health in NSW.
- Equity: Contribute to advocacy initiatives that will positively impact the lives of those in our communities, especially those who experience intersecting forms of marginalisation.
- Collaboration: Work alongside a passionate team committed to equity, evidence, and community-led advocacy.
- Flexibility: ACON has flexible working arrangements, generous salary-packaging, and opportunities for tailored learning and development.

What’s the Policy, Strategy and Research Division?

ACON’s PSR Division advocates for policy changes with the goal of ending HIV transmissions and HIV-related stigma, and improving health outcomes within our communities. Our approach is informed by research, client data, and the lived experiences of our communities. We focus on several key areas:

- Research: We work in partnership with community and researchers to enhance the evidence base for effective community-informed responses to HIV and LGBTQ+ health issues.
- Advocacy: We engage with community partners, governments, and other groups, to advocate for policy reforms and increased investments in programs aimed at ending HIV transmission, improving the quality of life for people living with HIV (PLHIV), and promoting health equity within LGBTQ+ communities.
- Strategic Initiatives and Services: We lead the development of strategic initiatives and innovative services, while also strengthening staff’s ability to adapt to evolving community needs through internal capacity building events.
- Funding and New Grants: We collaborate with teams across ACON to diversify funding sources and expand health promotion programs.

The PSR Division is dedicated to ending HIV and enhancing health outcomes through evidence-based approaches, advocacy, strategic initiatives, and funding diversification.

As part of our Division, you will work in collaboration with a number of internal and external stakeholders to improve health outcomes in our communities by advocating for policy change across all levels of Government, and expanding the evidence base from which we can build effective policy platforms.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Policy and Research Officer forms an integral part of the Policy, Strategy and Research Division by producing efficient, high quality written policy papers, submissions to Inquiries, and letters to decision-makers on a range of topics across HIV and the spectrum of LGBTQ+ health, across multiple levels and departments of Government, including parliamentary inquiries, letters to MPs, feedback to Government Strategies, and participation in community-led advocacy initiatives.

The Policy and Research Officer also coordinates ACON’s participation in research initiatives. As secretariat of ACON’s Research Ethics Review Committee, you will be responsible for facilitating meetings with the Committee, taking minutes, and communicating outcomes to researchers. You will also be involved in coordinating research initiatives that ACON supports, including the GBQ+ Community Periodic Survey. You will also be responsible for organising forums to communicate the latest research to ACON staff, and where appropriate, our communities.

You will leverage your expertise in public health policy and community-led research to collaborate across the organisation and with external stakeholders to build the evidence base and influence decision-makers towards inclusive and affirming policy and practice.

Who are we looking for?:
Someone with:

- Demonstrated experience in undertaking high quality policy research and analysis.
- Understanding of the workings of government: Commonwealth, State and Local, and of the health sector.
- Ability to engage in advocacy planning and implementation to effect change.
- Demonstrated knowledge of research processes, including data collection, research and evaluation methodologies, ethics processes, writing reports and other papers.
- Demonstrated capacity to coordinate ACON resear

  • Policy Officer

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia DFP Recruitment Services Full time

    **Job description**: Position: Policy Officer Location: Surry Hills, NSW Contract: Until 25 Apr’25 (with possibility of extension) **Salary**: $441.70/day + super Our esteemed State Government Client is on the lookout for a dedicated Policy Officer to join their dynamic team based in Surry Hills. **Responsibilities may include but are not limited...

  • Assistant Director

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia DFP Recruitment Services Full time

    **Job description**: - **Federal Government Opportunity in Surry Hills**: - **12-month contract with possibility of extension**: - **$602.55 per day + super** The EL1 Assistant Director Research and Evaluation will support the Director of Strategic Evaluation to manage and deliver evaluations of strategic projects implemented by our client. Other...

  • Research Intern

    7 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Dacxi Chain Full time

    **Job Title: Research Intern - Crowdfunding Regulations** Company: Dacxi Chain Location: Sydney, NSW Duration: 3-4 weeks (Immediate start date) About Us: Dacxi Chain harnesses blockchain technology to equip our crowdfunding partners for global success.We’re constructing a worldwide nexus, where innovative projects and eager investors connect. So we can...

  • El1 Ad, Research for Specialist Reforms Program

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia DFP Recruitment Services Full time

    **Job description**: - **Federal Government opportunity in Surry Hills**: - ** 12-month contract with possibility of extension**: - ** $602.55 per day + super**: - ** Hybrid working arrangements available** *** **The Role** The EL1 Assistant Director, Research for Specialist Reform Programs will exercise a considerable degree of independence to engage...

  • Research Coordinator

    3 hours ago

    Surry Hills, Australia NSW Government -NSW Police Force Full time

    **Clerk Grade 9/10**: - **Temporary Full-Time up to 12 months**: - **Surry Hills** **About us** The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is one of the largest police forces in the western world, with more than 20,000 employees, including more than 4,000 administrative employees who support the sworn officers that provide a range of law and order services 24 hours a...

  • Lead UX Researcher

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia WooliesX Full time

    As a business inside one of Australia's largest retailers, WooliesX aims to bring the best of Woolworths Group to our customers. We're an innovation business that brings together the brightest minds in e-commerce, technology, media, and data to transform how people live and shop. With an industry-leading technology team backed by analytics, we're...

  • Aps4 Policy Analyst

    7 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia DFP Recruitment Services Full time

    **Job description**: - **Federal Government opportunity in Surry Hills**: - ** $43.82/hour + super**: - ** 12-month contract with possibility of extension**: - ** Hybrid remote work (WFH), 2 days weekly** Our Client is a Federal Government body that supports Australians and their families by valuing a positive contemporary attitude to...

  • Executive Level 1

    7 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Australian Government Full time

    Executive Level 1 - $111,940 - $127,670 - Woden, ACT; Surry Hills, NSW The Department of Health and Aged Care is looking to fill two Assistant Director roles in the Market Research Unit You will be proactive and agile and have experience in research management, communications and health behaviour change. You have the opportunity to work on a wide range of...

  • Project Officer

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia DFP Recruitment Services Full time

    **Job description**: - Federal Government opportunity in Surry Hills or Newcastle - 12-month contract with possibility of extension - APS5 Rate: $55.24/hourly +Super and APS6 Rate: $60.26/hourly +Super DFP Recruitment is seeking Project Officers who will be accountable under limited direction to undertake complex work that is guided by legislation,...

  • Fundraising Research Volunteer

    4 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia ChildFund Australia Full time

    **About ChildFund** ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation working to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. Our mission is to partner to create communities and systems change, which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights. **Position...

  • Projects and Policy Officer

    7 months ago

    Pennant Hills, Australia Catholic Care DBB Full time

    Full-time role (Part-Time hours considered) - Competitive salary + super + salary packaging options - Learning & development opportunities Put your not-for-profit or community services sector knowledge and experience to good use by embarking ono a new career journey to implement quality projects! This is an exciting role for someone with a background in...

  • Projects and Policy Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Pennant Hills, Australia Catholic Care DBB Full time

    SCHADS Award Level 5 + super + salary packaging options - Full-time role (Part-Time hours considered) - Learning & development opportunities - **SCHADS Award Level 5 + super + salary packaging options**: - **Full-time role (Part-Time hours considered)**: - **Learning & development opportunities** Put your not-for-profit or community services sector...

  • Office Manager for Creative Agency

    4 weeks ago

    Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia The World Of Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a highly organized and efficient Finance and Office Manager to join our dynamic team at The World Of. Located in Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, this is an exciting opportunity to work with one of Australia's leading event agencies.Key ResponsibilitiesManage all ATO compliance including Quarterly BAS, Monthly PAYG, Superannuation, and...

  • Aps4 Administration Officer

    3 hours ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Talent International Full time

    **Job Details**: **Location** Charlestown **Salary** Up to AU$43.82 per hour **Job Type** Full Time **Ref** BBBH101136_1682315524 **Contact** Uvez Ahmed **Posted** about 2 hours ago Talent International is currently recruiting for an** APS4 Administration Officer **to work for one of our **Federal Government clients** based in **Surry Hills /...

  • Front Office Supervisor

    7 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia La Vie Hotels and Resorts Full time

    La Vie Hotels & Resorts are currently seeking a Front Office Supervisor for Adge Hotel & Residences, a premier destination in Surry Hills. Immerse yourself in a truly distinctive design experience at this exceptional hotel that embodies the spirit of a vibrant neighbourhood, where the worlds of fashion, music, art, food, and culture converge to offer an...

  • Finance & Office Manager - Award-winning experiential agency

    5 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia The World Of Full time

    ABOUT THE COMPANYTHE WORLD OF is an experiential agency at the juncture of culture, technology and the human condition. A pioneer of imaginative world-building, it transports audiences through new dimensions, forging moments of meaningful exchange.The studio’s practice is deeply rooted in archival research and incisive collaborations—with artists,...

  • Customer Satisfaction Officer

    3 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Alma Dance Pty Ltd Full time

    As the Customer Satisfaction Officer at Alma Dance Pty Ltd, your primary focus will be on fostering strong, lasting relationships with our students to ensure they feel valued and supported throughout their journey with us. You will proactively check in with clients, ensuring they are satisfied with their experience and addressing any concerns they may have....

  • Aps4 Administration Officer

    6 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Chandler Macleod Full time

    Chandler Macleod is the leading provider of temporary contractors to the Federal, NSW and local Government and has partnered with these Departments and Agencies for more than 25 years. Chandler Macleod is currently recruiting for an experienced a **APS4 Administration Officer to join a leading Federal Government Agency. This is a 12-month contract located...

  • Patient Liaison Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia The Aushealth Hospital Research Fund Ltd Full time

    About UsThe Aushealth Hospital Research Fund Ltd is an Australian-owned health and wellbeing charity providing services for workplaces, hospitals and healthcare services. We fund ground-breaking medical research conducted right here in Australia.Job OverviewWe are seeking a self-motivated and pro-active Patient Liaison Officer to join our team based at our...

  • Academic Administration Officer

    5 months ago

    Surry Hills, Australia Torrens University Australia Full time

    Who we are: At Torrens University Australia, making a difference is in our DNA. As a Certified B Corporation, we belong to a global community of future-focused companies using business as a force for good. We believe in the transformative power of education to change lives, families, communities - and the world. That’s why we’re on a mission to increase...