Logistics Officer

Description:

The key duties of the position include
The Role
An opportunity exists for a highly motivated and outcomes focused Logistics Officer to join a dedicated team delivering health services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members in the North Queensland region.
The successful candidate will be accountable for achieving moderately complex logistics, governance, facilities, and asset management tasks within an integrated workforce. This will include inventory and supply chain management activities, development and analysis of briefs and reports, and providing technical advice to internal and external stakeholders.
The APS 4 Logistics Officer must understand and comply with relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks, as well as Defence logistics policies and procedures. Under limited guidance, they will be responsible for prioritising their work activities and making decisions within their area of responsibility. They will also be responsible for supervising and providing support and training to junior team members.
About our Team
Joint Health Command (JHC) is responsible for the delivery of healthcare services to over 70,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. Through the delivery of reliable, resilient and best practice health services, JHC enables a healthy, ready, and supported Force from enlistment through to transition from service.
Health care services are delivered through eight Joint Health regions across Australia. The APS 4 Logistics Officer position is part of Joint Health Unit - North Queensland (JHU-NQ) and is based at Lavarack Health Centre (LHC), Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, and QLD. Each Joint Health Unit facility provides a range of services which can include medical, nursing, dental, physiotherapy, mental health, rehabilitation, and in-patient care.
The JHC workforce is an integrated, multi-disciplinary team of Defence members, civilians, contractors and professional health providers. We work together to manage around one million patient health service interactions with Defence members each year.
The APS 4 Logistics Officer reports to the LHC Practice Manager with further technical guidance available via the Logistics Manager within JHU-NQ and the Directorate of Health Material, Logistics and Pharmacy. The broader Logistics team has representatives nationally, providing a network of support for Logistics Officers.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with relevant experience in working in logistics environment. They will possess sound technical skills and have both the capacity and willingness to adapt those skills to working within an ADF Healthcare setting.
The ideal candidate will be detail oriented and adaptable. They will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team to support the delivery of safe, effective and high quality care to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members.
They will be able to prioritise and support multiple tasks across a broad range of functions including inventory management, estate and infrastructure planning, and reporting and governance. They will possess a good understanding of relevant legislative and policy frameworks, and must be able to exercise some initiative and judgment in the interpretation and application of policy in the conduct of their duties.
They must have good communication skills and the ability to develop productive relationships across various stakeholder groups to achieve desired outcomes. They should be committed to ongoing learning and professional development.