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Bolton Clarke

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1885

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Healthcare • Non-profit • Social Impact

Bolton Clarke is Australia's largest independent not-for-profit aged care provider, caring for Australians since 1885. It delivers a range of services including home and community support (home nursing, home assistance, allied health), retirement living for independent to low care needs, and residential aged care for medium to high care needs with registered nurses on duty. Bolton Clarke also provides specialist services such as dementia support, respite and palliative care, post-hospital care, and programs for veterans, people experiencing homelessness and people living with HIV. The organisation operates research and innovation activities through the Bolton Clarke Research Institute and offers digital services like the Bolton Clarke InTouch alert system. Its mission centres on positive ageing, wellbeing and person-centred care across multiple Australian states.

📋 Description

• Support public policy, advocacy and external relations strategies aligned to organisational priorities • Monitor political, regulatory and sector developments impacting aged care, healthcare and social services • Prepare submissions, briefing notes, position papers, consultation responses and advocacy materials • Build and maintain relationships with government, regulators, industry bodies and key external stakeholders • Coordinate stakeholder engagement, meetings, briefs and follow-up actions with senior leaders • Support evidence-based policy development through research, analysis and internal consultation • Work closely with senior leaders to support public advocacy, government relations and policy agendas • Help position Bolton Clarke as a trusted voice across aged care, healthcare and social services

🎯 Requirements

• Senior experience in policy, government relations, public affairs, advocacy or stakeholder engagement • Demonstrated ability to prepare high-quality submissions, briefing papers and policy analysis • Strong stakeholder engagement skills across government, regulators, industry and internal leadership groups • Sound understanding of policy, legislative and regulatory environments affecting complex service organisations • Strong research, communication, influence and judgement skills, with resilience in a fast-moving environment • Tertiary qualifications in public policy, political science, law, economics, communications, business or a related field • Commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion • Appointment and ongoing employment subject to commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion

🏖️ Benefits

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs • A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support • Career progression and development opportunities • Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits – claim up to $18,550 tax free • Private health insurance and gym discounts • An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family