Principal Policy And Research Officer

The Office of the Public Advocate focuses on supporting the Public Advocate to influence and change systems, including legislative, policy and service systems, to promote and improve opportunities and outcomes for people with impaired decision making ability. The people whose interests we advocate for include those with intellectual disability, acquired brain injuries, mental illness, neurological disorders (such as dementia) and conditions associated with problematic alcohol and drug use. IT is also important to understand that not all people with these conditions will experience impaired decision-making ability.

The Public Advocate focuses on broad issues affecting the lives of people with impaired decision-making ability.

Our office works to ensure that

• their rights and interests are protected
• they are included and participate in society
• they have equal access to the goods and services available to all citizens
• the services that they need are accessible and help improve their lives; and
• their collective 'voice' is strengthened and hear.

The successful applicant will be a key contributor to our work, and will be able to :

You will have the opportunity to use your highly developed policy, research and communication skills to engage with a range of stakeholders and deliver policy and research projects focused on a number of sectors including justice, disability, mental health, health and aged care.

This position offers a proactive and self-motivated person the ability to make this job their own.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.