[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...