• Full time, fixed term until 13 July 2025
• Heidelberg location with hybrid, flexible working arrangements
• Attractive salary plus salary packaging and super

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. Austin Health is launching a Patient Portal to improve the quality and efficiency of communication with patients to support timely quality care.

About the Strategy and Sustainability Directorate

The Strategy and Sustainability Directorate is responsible for driving the development and implementation of the Austin Health Strategic and Business Plans and annual Statement of Priorities, including establishing appropriate monitoring, reporting requirements and governance.

About the role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Service Planning Project Officer to join Austin Health's Strategy and Sustainability Directorate. This role supports Austin Health’s strategic planning and delivery through annual business planning and reporting, as well as Austin Health’s Statement of Priorities reporting. It also leads clinical and entity service planning to guide service, workforce and infrastructure investment, and it will play a key role in supporting Austin Health in Local Health Service Network planning.

About you

You will be a highly motivated professional who brings energy and enthusiasm to their work each day. You’ll be an experienced and inspiring leader who can engage, coordinate, and influence a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

You’ll further have:

• A tertiary qualification and experience in a health discipline and service planning. A relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
• A proven track record in health system reform strategy and service planning
• Demonstrated experience in effectively engaging stakeholders, building partnerships and communicating with influence at all levels
• Excellent writing skills, including a demonstrated ability to prepare written reports to a high standard with supporting data and analysis, appropriate for the purpose and audience

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Generous salary packaging program to maximise your take-home pay
• Conveniently located near public transport
• Career development opportunities
• We support work-life balance through:
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Onsite childcare facilities
  • Hybrid working opportunities

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Belinda BROOKES, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer (Acting), on 0407 874 010 or Belinda.BROOKES@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: 12th January 2025