Assistant Director Health Surveillance
Australian Department of Defence
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The Role
The Assistant Director Health Surveillance will report to the Director Force Health Protection within the Health Protection and Policy (HPP) Branch. The Role will oversee the functions of the Health Surveillance cell, by providing guidance into the development and implementation of the Health Surveillance system. It will include overseeing the collection of data, and analysing health trends to identify potential health risks, compromising the health and safety of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
The role will include assessing and reviewing current data sources within the ADF and liaising with other teams to leverage existing data collection, extraction and analysis capability. The Assistant Director will be responsible to ensure timely reporting to key stakeholders within ADF and relevant external public health authorities.
The Role will work closely with the other four cells of the Directorate to support their functions. It will support the training and development of the ADF public health workforce. The Role will include external stakeholder liaison to gain insights into other health surveillance systems. This will include liaison with ADF partner nations to understand concepts of their health surveillance systems.
About our Team
The Force Health Protection Directorate sits within the Health Protection and Policy Branch, Joint Health Command. This newly established Directorate will be responsible for supporting and delivering force health protection capability to optimise the health and health readiness of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members.
The Directorate has five cells; Health Surveillance, Public Health and Disease Control, Environmental Health, Occupational and Musculoskeletal injury, and Health Promotion. The Directorate will coordinate an ADF wide health surveillance system to support the development of relevant policy and programmes. It will provide technical advice and actionable insights on disease burden and prevention strategies. It will provide operational support for the delivery of population health activities and public health response within the ADF.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is a motivated and enthusiastic individual who can work effectively alone and as part of a team. They will have a strong background and experience in health surveillance systems to be able to apply it in the context of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to define health status and determine disease burden affecting capability.
They will have extensive experience in analysing and reporting against required outputs. They will have a sound understanding of health in the military context, and frame strategies and outputs appropriate to each context. They will demonstrate a sound understanding of compliance with legislative frameworks, government direction, policy requirements and the ADF mission.
They will be able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, planners and policy makers in the ADF, and with relevant stakeholders in the public sector.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 8 June 2025.
For further information please review the job information pack, reference DPG/03948/25 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=4906476A-9BBE-E630-BC72-E3D5469EE6A7
About Australian Department of Defence
Role
The primary role of Defence is to defend Australia against armed attack.
Australia's defence policy is founded on the principle of self-reliance in the direct defence of Australia, but with a capacity to do more where there are shared interests with partners and allies.
Strategic Direction
The Defence White Paper was released on 25 February 2016 together with an Integrated Investment Program and Defence Industry Policy Statement.
Defence White Papers are the Government's most important guidance about Australia's long-term defence capability. They provide an opportunity for the Government and community to understand the the opportunities and challenges for Australia's future defence and security needs.
The White Paper provides a strategy aligned with capability and resources to deliver a future force that is more capable, agile and potent and ready to respond to future challenges.
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