Policy and Research OfficerHybrid

• 4 days Part time (32 hours) permanent opportunity
• $87,302 + 12% Super + Salary Packaging
• Salary Packaging options available. You can use up to $9,010 per year of your pre-tax income for a range of everyday items and expenses and up to a further $2,650 per year on Meal Entertainment. This means you could pay less tax and have more money to spend! 
• Work with an organisation that is transforming public oral health care in Victoria. 

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct and analyse qualitative and quantitative research to support population health, policy, and health promotion initiatives.
• Undertake literature reviews, evidence appraisals, data collection, and evaluation activities.
• Analyse data using tools such as Excel, Stata, NVivo, Qualtrics, and TreeAge Pro.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and visual summaries of research findings.
• Support project planning, ethics applications, implementation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Build and maintain partnerships with communities and key stakeholders.
• Contribute to policy development, population health messaging, and program improvement.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in public health, health promotion, health policy, health economics, social sciences, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in research, evaluation, and health promotion or policy projects.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analytical skills.
• Experience using research and data analysis software, including Excel, Stata, NVivo, Qualtrics, and TreeAge Pro.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Current Working With Children Check and Police Check.

Highly Regarded

• Experience in the health or not-for-profit sector.
• Knowledge of public oral health, OHV, or the Victorian health system.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culturally diverse communities.

Why work for OHV?

• Join a friendly and collaborative team making a real difference to oral health outcomes across Victoria.
• Benefit from generous salary packaging of up to $9,010 to help reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay.
• Access a supportive work environment with wellbeing initiatives and nearby green spaces, including Carlton Gardens.
• Enjoy a convenient Carlton location with excellent public transport connections and easy access to Melbourne CBD.
• Take advantage of Carlton's vibrant food, café, and cultural scene.

Applications close: 18th October 2026

We warmly invite you to apply today and take advantage of this great opportunity to join our team! To submit your application, please click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts.

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period, so please send through your application ASAP. Please note: We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date once a suitable candidate has been identified. 

We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes therefore we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

OHV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.

OHV is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with Department of Health policies or guidelines and/or public health orders issued by the government.