• Full time 
• Fixed Term Contract - 30 June 2022
• Location – Geelong, Ballarat or work from anywhere
• $87,466 + super

About Us

Western Victoria Primary Health Network (PHN) is responsible for increasing the efficiency, effectiveness and coordination of health services for patients, particularly those at risk of poor health outcomes. 

Together with our partners and communities, Western Victoria PHN is committed to strengthening the primary healthcare system, based on local needs.  Our regional centres drive local engagement and ensure strong rural and regional connections through the development of local community and clinical councils.

About the Role

This position has two remits, firstly to manage the headspace Geelong transition (from one provider to another). These headspace services include Geelong, Corio, Drysdale and Ocean Grove. As the Transition Manager you will be responsible to ensure smooth transition of services to the new provider, so that the youth of Geelong will not be impact. This project will equate to about half of your time and activities will eb and flow. There are other critical commissioning policies and frameworks that you will be involved in designing and delivering. This position can be based within the Western Victoria Region or working from anywhere.

Benefits of working with Western Victoria PHN

We pride ourselves on being a supportive and flexible working place that offers a great range of benefits:

• Generous salary packaging options up to $15,990 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
• Professional development allowance ($1,200 per year per FTE) and leave.
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements
• Collaboration with passionate, likeminded professionals
• Option to purchase additional leave.
• Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program

Duties

Project Management

• Develop, manage, and deliver the headspace transition of service providers in line with contract timelines
• Engage, coordinate and manage key stakeholders including the outgoing lead agency, the incoming provider and headspace National
• Manage a detailed project registers (including risk, actions, lessons learnt and stakeholders) with special attention on risks and mitigation strategies.
• Track and report project milestones
• Produce commissioning policies and frameworks

• Provide excellent, high level, engaging communication across all stakeholders; be able to manage politically and commercially sensitive stakeholders
• Uphold the three principles of the collaborating organisations; care for clients, support for human resources and exemplary governance
• Understand the commercial and legal intersections of the transition

• Tertiary qualification and/ or experience in business development, health, human services or other related discipline
• Demonstrated considerable project management experience with multiple stakeholder projects or programs
• Demonstrated experience working in a politically or commercially sensitive environment
• Capacity to work both autonomously and in a team environment on a range of diverse issues to meet project or program quality requirements
• Demonstrated analytical and evaluation skills as well as written, verbal and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings and engaging multiple stakeholders in discussions
• Demonstrated experience in policy and/or framework development

Culture

At WVPHN we promote a safety culture that ensures every employee actively participates in the health and wellbeing of themselves and their co-workers. All employees are expected to embrace this culture in line with the core values (respect, connect, lead) of the organisation.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now and follow the instructions. The position description is available from our website www.westvicphn.com.au.

For further information about the role, please contact:

Janelle Jakowenko, Executive Director Operations.

Ph: 0407 779 718

Executive Assistant Andrea.

Email: [email protected] using the subject line: Headspace Transition & Policy Development Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.