The APS Level 6 Senior Project Officer is a critical role with the South Australia (SA) Local Network. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage with peak bodies, aged care providers, aged care consumers and other stakeholders. This is a job for anyone that is tired of sitting behind a computer all the time, likes problem solving and wants to make a difference in access to aged care services.

You will work collaboratively as part of the Metropolitan SA Team that undertakes stewardship of the aged care system within the Adelaide, Barossa, Hills and Fleurieu regions. This will include stakeholder engagement activities to ensure older people and relevant stakeholders understand the aged care system, as well as harnessing feedback from consumers and stakeholders to feed back to policy areas. Some research, analysis, and critical thinking is also required to answer questions and find creative solutions to complex problems.

Key responsibilities

- Contribute to the development of SA Metropolitan section planning, managing priorities and workloads.
- Represent the department at engagement activities with community, aged care, and health stakeholders throughout SA.
- Develop and maintain a robust working knowledge of relevant aged care legislation and policy, reform activities, and priorities in aged care.
- Support providers and stakeholders by responding to program and technical queries and connecting to appropriate resources.
- Work in partnership with key stakeholders to support information provision, solution brokerage and delivery of program outcomes.




- Support stewardship activities to help address complex health and aged care interface issues.
- Support emergency response activities where required.

Unique arrangements:
- The role will require some travel within the Adelaide, Barossa, Hills and Fleurieu regions, including visits to residential aged care homes, and also requires regular attendance in the office.

Key capabilities:
- Skills in strategic thinking, problem-solving and the ability to exercise sound judgement in challenging environments.
- Sound representational skills with stakeholders, state governments and other Commonwealth agencies, and the ability to actively listen and synthesise information, to feed into departmental reporting systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with influence and tailor communication styles to the audience.
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement to deliver quality outcomes with limited direction.
- Solid organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex and competing streams of work and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills,



with the ability to identify and assess risks, and develop practical solutions to complex issues.
- Good organisational skills including the ability to manage multiple streams of work to a high standard.

Desirable qualification:
- A current driver’s licence.

Desirable experience:
- A knowledge of or experience working in aged care and/or health systems.

- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, 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 a 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 (where required), and
- Obtaining and maintaining a security clearance at the required level.

- Applications close Friday 27 November at 11:30pm AEDT.
- Applicants are asked to quote reference number 26-SDDIV-32274 to assist when making an enquiry.
- This recruitment process is being used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions. Non-ongoing positions will be offered on a specified term basis for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of being extended (this will not exceed a total of 24 months in the same or similar role).

📌 APS Level 6 - Senior Project Officer - Metropolitan South Australia Section
🏢 Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
📍 Australia