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.

For any enquiries about the role please contact Kate at [email protected], using the subject line: National Policy and Campaigns Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

The HSU values and includes people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.