Position details
- Job title: APS Level 6 Policy Officer
- Job reference: 26-2
- Employment type: Ongoing
- Location: Canberra preferred; other locations considered
- Applications close: 11:30pm AEST on Sunday 19 July 2026
Do you thrive on identifying opportunities for transformational change? Are you experienced in engaging with stakeholders and people with lived experience, evaluating, reviewing and reporting upon government progress? If you are motivated by a vision in which older people in Australia do not merely exist within aged care, but are supported to live with dignity, connection and purpose as they age – then this is the job for you.
About the role
Reporting to the Assistant Director and/or the Director, the role of Policy Officer, Reporting for Impact, is an essential role within the agency which enables us to deliver on our strategic and legislative objectives. The Reporting for Impact teams are responsible for delivering the following:
- developing impactful outputs (reports or otherwise) against the central topics on the agency’s
Annual Work Plan - undertaking in-depth projects, reports and reviews on systemic issues associated with the funding, regulation, administration, or delivery of aged care
- reporting on the Government’s implementation of the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations.
More information
See our job application kit for more information about this position.
Submit your application in the Job portal by no later than 11.30pm (AEST) on Sunday, 19 July 2026.
