Rural Policy Coordinator

• Member Experience
• National Faculties - Rural
• Flexible location
• Full Time, Permanent
  
  
  

13/9/2024

• Leading National Health and Education member-based organisation
• Full time, permanent opportunity with flexible location and WFH options
• $102,147, plus 14% Superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading
  
  
  

About the RACGP

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the voice of general practitioners (GPs) in our growing cities and throughout rural and remote Australia. For more than 60 years, we’ve supported the backbone of Australia’s health system by setting the standards for education and practice and advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.

We foster the future of general practice through our profession-led, community-based training model for the Australian General Practice Training Program and other training pathways. We train GPs to deliver quality, whole-person care to patients across Australia, support their ongoing professional development and provide a point of connection for GPs serving communities in every corner of the country.

We’re committed to diversity and social inclusion and encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If you require any support or adjustments to participate in any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.

About You

As our Rural Policy Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for the coordination of the Faculty’s governance arrangements and call upon your exceptional research and analytical skills to coordinate rural policies and advocacy initiatives.

You’ll demonstrate:

• experience with Boards and Committees to implement governance arrangements
• highly developed verbal and written skills and a sound knowledge of the health policy environment to produce quality briefs that will analyse and detail complex policy issues
• experience with quality assurance and risk management and working within with large organisation systems
• the ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders
  
  
  

About the opportunity

Reporting to Manager, Rural Member Support , you’ll be responsible for overseeing the governance of the Rural Council and committees, identifying emerging rural health policy related issues and providing high level advice on a range of emerging rural health policy and general practitioner education issues. You’ll also provide quality assurance and risk management for the faculty.

In addition, you’ll:

• through research and the use of data insights, develop informed policy initiatives and responses to government and stakeholder enquiries in line with the organisations’ strategic priorities.
• expand the Faculty’s policy capacity, through the development of key policy briefs and discussion papers, submissions and related research.
• manage the quality assurance and risk management of the Faculty ensuring that internal policies, procedures, and work instructions are compliant with the Education Quality Management System and other requirements of the organisation.
  
  
  

The Benefits

• 14% superannuation
• Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period
• 17.5% annual leave loading for EA employees
• Hybrid working arrangements
• The Core Academy
• High-profile health and education organisation where progressive leadership, innovation integrity, collaboration and accountability are valued.
  
  
  

To apply

Click on the ‘Apply’ button to submit your CV and cover letter as one document.

We will commence the recruitment process as applications are received and this may be finalised prior to the closing date.

Pre-employment screening will be completed, which can include references, working rights and/or a National Police Check, prior to an offer being made to the preferred candidate.

For a copy of the position description, visit https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/careers/position-descriptions

RACGP internal applicants, please notify your current manager of your application for any internal RACGP opportunities.

We respectfully will not be accepting any applications from recruitment agencies for this role.

Applications close: 27th September 2024

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The RACGP acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways in which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and culture, and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.