The key duties of the position include The Role The Health Workforce Assurance Officer role is critical to the delivery of high-quality healthcare to Defence personnel. The successful candidate will work independently with the opportunity for reasonable autonomy and accountability for the achievement of outcomes of their work. They will exercise both initiative and judgment in the interpretation of policy and in the application of practices and procedures. They will provide detailed technical, professional and policy advice in relation to complex work and contribute to strategic planning, program and project management and policy development. This recruitment process is being used to fill a non-ongoing position for 9 months. A merit pool of suitable candidates may be established following the conclusion of this recruitment process and used to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing roles across the Department over the next 18 months. About our Team The Future Health Workforce team is nested within the Directorate of Health Workforce Optimisation and provides the strategic advice to Surgeon General Australian Defence Force on the military health workforce. This advice includes planning for future force structures, introducing new workforce capabilities, labour market analysis and workforce demand as well as remuneration, retention and attraction to support the development of a capable and sustainable health workforce for Defence. This team also supports Australian Defence Force health workforce prioritisation across the Enterprise and strategic reporting for military health workforce matters. Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate will possess the following: Strong communication skills, with the ability to support a broad range of stakeholders; Research, draft and prepare briefs, complex correspondence and reports including submissions for committee consideration; Provide operational support to project management and facilitate administrative and coordination requirements.