Principal Policy Analyst

19 hours ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / Until 30 June 2028

Organisation: Department of Health

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,115

Occupation: Finance

Reference: VG/DH/HV/TBAPPA

The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We’re focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It’s all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

**About the role**:
Are you:

- A self-starter with initiative, able to prioritise and manage multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities?
- An excellent written communicator, with expertise in authoring complex and engaging written products?
- Financially literate and experienced in analysis, interpretation and problem solving in a government context?
- Experienced and knowledgeable about service system reform potentially (but not necessarily) including in the health sector, and skilled at negotiating complex policy outcomes across diverse stakeholders?

The Principal Policy Analyst is a key member of the Funding, Productivity & Budgets (FPB) team in Hospitals Victoria, supporting the CEO of Hospitals Victoria to ensure the financial sustainability of Victoria's health system.

Within FPB, the Productivity & Budgets team has carriage of purchasing arrangements across hospitals and other providers, with a focus on directing resources to achieve the key priorities, directions, and strategies of the Department of Health. The team leads the development of budget bids and the allocation of this funding across the system, as well as funding and accountability arrangements for providers other than hospitals.

**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 and Skills**

Policy Skills - Formulates and communicates public policy options and recommendations; keeps up to date with a broad range of contemporary issues; scans for links and potential implications of proposed policy options; liaises with stakeholders.

Communicating with Impact - Makes a positive impression on others & comes across with credibility; Communicates orally in a manner that is clear fluent and holds the listeners' attention; Able to deal with difficult & sensitive topics & questions. Makes a positive impression on others & comes across with credibility; Communicates orally in a manner that is clear fluent and holds the listeners' attention; Able to deal with difficult & sensitive topics & questions.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Considers wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process. Delivers tangible business outcomes by critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.

Organisational Awareness - Understands issues and pressures to which the organisation has to respond; understands the reasons behind the organisational climate and culture.

**Personal Qualities**

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

Decisiveness - Takes rational and sound decisions based on a consideration of the facts and alternatives; makes tough decisions, sometimes with incomplete information; evaluates rational and emotional elements of situations; makes quick decisions where required; commits to a definite course of action.

Detail Focus - Observes fine details; identifies gaps in information; looks for logical sequences of information; highlights practical considerations of plans and activities.

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

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