Who we are

North Coast Primary Health Network is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of North Coast communities. Primarily funded by the Australian Government, we work alongside local health care professionals, social services and hospitals to support our communities and provide solutions for gaps in our local health services.

About the role

Join our senior management team working with our new Chief Executive officer, Julie Sturgess. We are seeking an Aboriginal leader to take on the Deputy Director – Aboriginal Health role to provide strategic and operational leadership of NCPHN’s Aboriginal health planning, partnership activities and commissioning of services.

As a member of the Executive Team this position ensures that NCPHN’s Aboriginal health priorities are aligned to the strategic goals of the organisation and responsive to the needs of the community. This role will focus on building strategic partnerships and alliances; developing and implementing cross-sector initiatives; promoting and supporting a systematic program of commissioned activities, and participating at an Executive/Senior Manager level in the decision-making and management processes concerning strategy, operations and resource allocation within NCPHN.

About you

You will be passionate about the health of North Coast Communities; encouraging innovation and new ideas; creating an environment for the development of new approaches and creative solutions. You will also have:

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent through parentage, and identify as being Aboriginal and be accepted in the community as such
• Expertise in developing strategic frameworks for Aboriginal health
• Experience in building wide-ranging and productive alliances, networks and leading transformational change
• A reputation as a leader of engagement and reform

NCPHN considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Benefits

• Work in a superb lifestyle location across Arakwal, Birpai, Bundjalung, Dunghutti, Githabul, Gumbayngirr and Yaegl country
• Work with professionals committed to improving our primary healthcare system
• Opportunity to make a positive impact on improving health outcomes for Aboriginal people in North Coast NSW communities

Salary Information

• Full time position (38 hours per week)
• Base work location is negotiable (Ballina, Tweed Heads, Coffs Harbour, or Port Macquarie)
• Significant intra-region travel and work outside standard office hours may be a requirement of this role
• Salary will be negotiable by way of Individual Contract ranging from $110,000 to $120,000 per annum + super guarantee
• Generous salary packaging opportunities to eligible employees, who are entitled to salary package up to $611.50 per fortnight ($15,899 p.a.) before tax.