• Full time, 38 hours p/w, ongoing
• Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working
• $90,672 - $100,599 (pro rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the Strategy, Planning and Performance team

The Strategy, Planning and Performance team is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Women’s Strategic Plan (including refreshing for 2025-2030), the Organisational (annual) Plan, and the Strategic Service Plan 2035. The team develops these strategies and plans through consultation with our clinical leaders and staff, consumer and volunteers, with our Executive and Board. We report on these various strategies and plans to demonstrate progress toward our vision and purpose including any recommendations set out by these documents.

The team also undertakes planning and provides support for teams and projects across the Women’s linked to our Strategic Plan and Organisational Plan.

About the role

As part of a small but dynamic team, the Project Officer will support a range of strategic business initiatives through activities including policy research and environmental scans, qualitative and quantitative analysis, support and preparation for consultation and workshop facilitation. Through this role you will work closely with the Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance, with great opportunities for exposure to senior staff across the organisation, including the Executive team and the Board.

A regular day will see you:

• Undertaking research tasks, such as external environmental scans and policy research, consolidating and preparing meeting papers and packs for executive and board level audiences
• Supporting planning, scheduling and delivery of consultation and stakeholder engagement activities
• Problem solving and working closely with Director and other teams
• Coordinating the collection of data and development of Executive and Board level quarterly reporting against the Strategic Plan and the Annual Business Plan
• Facilitating preparation and coordination of Annual Business Planning process to gather and organise inputs from various teams within the organisation
• Working with stakeholders, including working with them to understand their role in Strategic Plan implementation and delivery

About you

We are looking for someone with strong communication and people skills, excellent at building relationships, and adaptive style and the ability to handle multiple initiatives at once. Your role plays an integral part in the organisation, enabling us to support our vision of Creating healthier futures for women and babies.

You’ll bring with you:

• Strong research skills
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a dynamic environment
• Excellent written communication skills (including long form and slide preparation)
• Ability to identify and propose effective solutions to problems through proactively seeking information needed to resolve problems
• An interest in the health sector, including advancing equity of health outcomes for women

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave and purchased leave options
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.