Aps Level 5

**Job Reference Number **22-HERDIV-15325

**Classification **APS Level 5

**Job Title **Program Officer

**Division **Health Economics and Research Division

**Branch **Health and Medical Research Office Branch

**Section **Emerging Priorities and Researchers Section

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$79,002 - $85,437

**Desirable Qualifications **Bachelor’s degree preferably in science and/or health sciences

**Contact Officer Name**:Angie Liu
**Phone**:0412 362 301

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,

and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

The Health and Economics Research Division (HERD) is responsible for ensuring the health

evaluation, innovation, and use of data to develop and implement integrated, evidencebased health policies. A key priority for the Division is the implementation of the Medical

Research and Future Fund 10 year investment plan and Biomedical Translation Fund.

The Division continues to develop the Department's strategic economic outlook across

Australia's health system and providing specialised modelling, reliable forward estimates

and costings for all major Commonwealth health and aged care programs. The Division is

also responsible for strengthening the Department's evidence based approach and

enhancing our ability to understand and analyse data collected of the complex and data rich

system we oversee.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Health and Medical Research Office (HMRO) has policy responsibility for

Commonwealth health and medical research initiatives to improve patient care, improve

the efficiency and effectiveness of the health system, and boost economic growth. This

includes the implementation and operation of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF),

the Biomedical Translation Fund and input into whole-of-Government initiatives to

stimulate science and innovation and resulting research translation and commercialisation

to improve health and drive economic growth.

The Branch monitors developments, discoveries and new technologies emerging from

health and medical research and collaborates across government portfolios, including with

the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Department of Industry,

Science, Energy and Resources, AusIndusty, Department of Education, and stakeholders to

promote knowledge exchange and translation and evidence-based policy development.

**Section Responsibilities**

The Emerging Priorities and Researchers Section contributes to policy development and has

ownership of several MRFF initiatives comprising several work components, including:

- policy responsibility for MRFF initiatives related to emerging priorities, researcher

capacity, health services research, accelerated research and translation investment

including: Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research, the Clinical

Researchers Initiative, and the Coronavirus Research Package, and responsibility for

oversight of non-MRFF projects under Program 1.1 - Health Policy Research and

Analysis, Priority 2 Health Policy and Research Data and policy contact for the

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) including Triennium

Appointments
- designing and implementing open and competitive grant opportunities in

collaboration with the Business Grants Hub (Department of Industry, Innovation and

Science) and the National Health and Medical Research Council
- providing oversight and policy direction for cross cutting themes such as workforce

and primary care
- working closely with the NHMRC, researchers, universities, medical research

institutions and industry to promote the Government's investment in health and

medical research.***

**Key Responsibilities**
- Supporting program-project management activities including all aspects of the policy

cycle;
- Supporting engagement with internal and external clients and stakeholders, and

supporting stakeholder relationships within the department and across the broader

APS;
- Draft and coordinate a range of complex and routine documents for the Executive,

Minister, and stakeholders, including briefs, correspondence, and minutes.
- Assisting in consultations with, and provide expert advice to, internal and external

clients on policy, program and legislative issues;***
- Report to the team leader and contributing to team corporate management,

planning, and implementation and reporting pro