What the role is:

The Assistant Manager / Manager (Policy Development & Legislation) develops and implements robust evidence-based communicable disease policy frameworks, ensuring positive public health outcomes through effective policies. The AM/M also safeguards the use of communicable disease legislation such as the Infectious Diseases Act, including its review and enhancement to ensure relevance and utility across outbreak scenarios.

What you will be working on:

• Develop and implement overarching policy frameworks for cross-cutting and systemic communicable disease issues.
• Collaborate with CDA divisions, other government agencies and stakeholders to formulate disease or subject matter-specific policies and strategies.
• Support the appropriate use of the Infectious Diseases Act, through the development of SOPs and tools, and periodic review to ensure its continuing relevance and utility.
• Involvement in cross-cutting work pieces invol...