Assistant Director - Costing and Performance

ACT Health; Canberra; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite physiotherapist

Onsite cafes

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking a talented and motivated professional to join its Decision Support Unit as Assistant Director, Costing and Performance. Reporting to the Director, Costing and Performance, this role drives costing, funding insights and performance initiatives to support ACT's health system.

You'll lead in developing reporting from multiple data sources, work across clinical, operational and financial teams, and guide the transition to Activity Based Funding while ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in costing and performance analysis within a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of activity-based funding (ABF) and healthcare finance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide costing and funding insights to support decision-making and resource allocation.
• Develop reporting and analysis from multiple data sources to support performance improvement.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and financial stakeholders in a transition to ABF.

Job description

Assistant Director - Costing and Performance

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 11 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 72530)
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Costing and Performance
Closing Date: Sunday 8th November 2026

What can we offer you:

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Canberra Health Services is seeking a talented and motivated professional to join its Decision Support Unit, supporting strategic healthcare planning, funding, and performance initiatives that benefit the ACT community.

Reporting to the Director, Costing and Performance, the Assistant Director is a key position within the Decision Support Unit (DSU), a multidisciplinary team that drives organisational performance through strategic planning, activity-based funding (ABF), health information services, data quality, digital health optimisation, ICT services, and decision support. Working at the intersection of healthcare, finance, and analytics, you will provide critical costing and funding insights that support informed decision-making, enhance operational performance, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality health services for our community.

As Canberra Health Services continues its transition to an Activity Based Funding environment, this role will be instrumental in ensuring clinical costing accurately reflects service delivery and supports sustainable resource allocation. You will collaborate closely with clinical, operational, and financial stakeholders to develop meaningful reporting and analysis from multiple data sources, helping to drive evidence-based planning, performance improvement, and alignment with national costing standards.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Prathima Karri at (02) 5124 9*** or at **************@act.gov.au.