Assistant Director, Project Delivery

Australian Digital Health Agency; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Digital Health Agency in Sydney, NSW, is seeking a Senior Assistant Director, Project Delivery to drive complex transformation initiatives across the organisation. You will lead projects through the full lifecycle, partnering with stakeholders to design practical and sustainable solutions that enhance business operations and outcomes.

This role requires strategic thinking, strong delivery expertise, and the ability to navigate complex environments while fostering a culture of

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex transformation and business improvement projects.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience applying change management and continuous improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from discovery through implementation to evaluation.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities and design solutions.
• Manage risks, governance, and dependencies to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Strategic thinking

Project delivery

Job description

Australian Digital Health Agency – Sydney NSW

The Assistant Director, Project Delivery plays a key role in driving complex organisational transformation initiatives that enhance business operations and support strategic objectives across the Australian Digital Health Agency. Working within the Transformation Office, you will lead projects through the full lifecycle, from discovery and solution design to implementation and evaluation, ensuring outcomes are practical, sustainable and aligned with organisational priorities. You will partner with stakeholders across the Agency to identify opportunities for improvement, design innovative solutions and deliver change initiatives that improve processes, operating practices and ways of working. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong project delivery expertise, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to navigate complex environments. As a trusted advisor, you will provide evidence-based recommendations, manage project risks and dependencies, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration.

The key duties of the position include:

• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering complex transformation and business improvement projects from initiation through to implementation.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical and sustainable solutions.
• Experience applying change management, organisational redesign and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proven capability in human-centred design, co-design and stakeholder-led approaches to business transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across diverse groups.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly, provide expert advice and influence decision-making.
• Experience managing risks, governance requirements and project dependencies while delivering high-quality outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Eligibility

Australian citizenship is a mandatory eligibility requirement. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain both a national police clearance and a Baseline security clearance, with the capacity to attain a higher-level clearance if required by the Agency.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support parts of our recruitment process, such as refining recruitment materials, and transcribing and summarising recorded interviews, however all hiring decisions are made by people, with AI used ethically, responsibly, transparently and in accordance with privacy requirements.

Getting to know the Australian Digital Health Agency

Tasked with improving health outcomes for Australians through the delivery of digital healthcare systems and the national digital health strategy, the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) commenced operations on 1 July 2016.The Agency is responsible for national digital health services and systems, with a focus on engagement, innovation and clinical quality and safety. Our focus is on putting data and technology safely to work for patients, consumers and the healthcare professionals who look after them