National Policy and Campaigns Officer
7 days ago
**Job description**
Are you a dynamic policy thinker and campaigns professional, with a passion for social justice and supporting working people? If so - an exciting opportunity has opened at the Health Services Union National Office for a National Policy and Campaigns Officer.
**Organisational Context**
The Health Services Union (HSU) is one of Australia’s fastest growing unions, with over 110,000 members.
Our members work across the breadth of the health and community services sectors. Our union is at the forefront of shaping nation-changing initiatives including a fast-paced reform agenda relating to Aged Care, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), hospitals, primary care, and allied and mental health systems, including related reforms in skills, migration, WHS and other areas.
The HSU is comprised of eight autonomous branches and the role of HSU National is to facilitate cross-branch coordination, which supports membership growth and, by extension, the collective power of working people. Through this, we ensure that HSU members have a strong and powerful voice in the debates that shape their working lives and their communities.
**The Role**
We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and passionate individual who can work with HSU branches to lead political and stakeholder engagement to advance policy outcomes in the interests of our members. Working as part of a small team and reporting to the HSU National Secretary, the National Policy and Campaigns Officer will be responsible for leading policy development and political engagement, developing and strengthening stakeholder relationships, and briefing and advising on changes to national policy, legislation and regulations that affect our members working in the health and community services sectors.
For more information about the role, please refer to the **attached position description.**
The successful applicant will be required to occasionally travel interstate and perform out-of-hours work.
The successful applicant must also be able to acquire a National Police Check.
**Benefits**
This position is available as full-time (38-hours per week, Monday to Friday) and the successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the HSU National Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027 which includes:
- Generous salary, determined by the successful applicants’ skills, qualifications and experience.
- 5 weeks’ annual leave.
- Rostered Days Off (RDOs).
- 12.5% superannuation
The position is based in our office in Carlton, Victoria.
**National Policy and Campaigns Officer**:
**Health Services Union National**:
**Health Services Union National**
**Job posted on**:April 11, 2025
**Salary**:Generous salary, determined by the successful applicants’ skills, qualifications and experience.
**Supporting Documents**:Policy and Campaigns Officer
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