About the organisation

Housing for the Aged Action Group is a member-based, community organisation specialising in the housing needs of older people. Coming from grass-roots beginnings 40 years ago, HAAG today has over 800 members that actively campaign for housing justice.

HAAG is committed to recruiting a diverse range of people with a diverse range of skills and experience to help us achieve our goals. We encourage applications from those with a lived experience of homelessness or housing stress, culturally and linguistically diverse, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.

HAAG provides generous above award salary and conditions.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated individual who understands housing, ageing and aged care related policies and other intersectional policies both nationally and across some States and Territories. Knowledge about various parliamentary inquiry processes, legislated reviews and commissions of inquiry will be an added advantage.

The Policy and Research Officer will be responsible for developing various policy submissions, reports and policy briefs in consultation with HAAG’s staff and volunteer advisory groups. This will also include conducting desktop research as well as analysing exiting evidence and data.

The right candidate may be offered a more senior role (parental leave cover position) depending on experience from November 2024.

For further information on the role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Policy and Research Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Position descriptions can also be found on our website: www.oldertenants.org.au

A position description is attached.