• Full-time, permanent position - Based at the Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda

Lead people. Build capability. Drive meaningful change.

Better Health Network (BHN) is looking for a strong and inspiring people leader to guide our Health Promotion team into its next chapter.

This is not just a role for someone with technical health promotion expertise, it’s for a leader who knows how to bring out the best in people, build accountability, strengthen culture, and create a high-performing team environment where great ideas turn into real outcomes.

You’ll lead a passionate and highly skilled team working across community health and wellbeing priorities, supporting programs that create healthier, more equitable communities across Melbourne’s south-east. The team already has strong health promotion knowledge, now we’re looking for a leader who can coach, mentor, support, and empower staff to deliver with consistency, clarity, and impact.

If you are someone who thrives on developing people, improving team performance, and leading positive cultural change while keeping teams focused, accountable, and connected, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

As Team Leader, Health Promotion, you will provide operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based health promotion initiatives aligned with BHN’s strategic priorities.

You will

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of Health Promotion professionals to achieve high-quality outcomes
• Build a positive, accountable, and collaborative team culture
• Strengthen individual staff capability through coaching, supervision, and development
• Support staff to effectively manage projects, priorities, timelines, and budgets
• Drive program planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Foster strong partnerships with community organisations, councils, schools, sporting clubs, and government stakeholders
• Work collaboratively across BHN to deliver integrated and intersectional approaches to community wellbeing
• Lead operational performance, reporting, compliance, and funding deliverables

This is a hands-on leadership role where your ability to motivate teams, improve performance, and create clarity and momentum will be highly valued.

About you

You are an experienced and people-focused leader who knows how to build trust, support growth, and create accountability without losing empathy and connection.

You bring:

• Proven leadership experience within community health, public health, or health promotion
• A strong track record of building team capability and leading cultural change
• Experience mentoring staff and supporting performance improvement
• The ability to create structure, follow-through, and accountability across programs and projects
• Confidence managing competing priorities, budgets, timelines, and deliverables
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• A collaborative and values-driven leadership style
• Understanding of systems thinking, health equity, and community engagement approaches

Why join BHN?

We offer:

• Full Time Permanent Opportunity – SACS Level 6 classification starting at $110,110 + 12% super + salary packaging benefits Access to Accrued Day
• Work within a multidisciplinary, community-based health team
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• NFP Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  • Novated leasing
  • work related expenses
  • self-education and
  • additional superannuation

Relocation support: If you have relocated permanently for work purposes you may be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a passionate health promotion team and help shape healthier, more equitable communities.

Shortlisting will commence as applications are received.

For a confidential discussion, contact Kylie Osborne, Program Manager, Connected Communities via [email protected] using the subject line: Team Leader - Health Promotion enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Pre-employment checks include reference checks, National Police Check, Working with Children Check and evidence of right to work in Australia.

BHN is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities and LGBTQIA+ communities.

A position description is attached.