Associate Director, Planning and Data Analytics

Healthy North Coast; Port Macquarie; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave 14 weeks

Salary packaging

Professional development

EAP

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Healthy North Coast is seeking an Associate Director of Planning, Data and Analytics to lead data governance, analytics and health service planning across the region. This senior role will oversee data governance, analytics, health needs assessments, planning for outcomes and value, and performance reporting while building capability in data-informed leadership.

The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team, shape healthcare planning, and collaborate with PHNs and partners to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, privacy impact assessments, statistics and analysing data to inform decision making.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate data into outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data governance and analytics across Healthy North Coast.
• Lead health needs assessments and planning for outcomes and value.
• Provide performance reporting and build organisational capability in data use.
• Represent Healthy North Coast at state and national levels to shape health planning.

Skills

Data governance

Privacy impact assessments

Statistics

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Postgraduate qualification in health informatics

Job description

Associate Director, Planning and Data Analytics

base location negotiable across office locations: Tweed Heads, Ballina, Coffs Harbour or Port Macquarie

hybrid work with office / home-based options.

Who we are

Healthy North Coast (HNC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of our North Coast communities through quality primary health care. We proudly deliver the Primary Health Network (PHN) Program across the stunning north coast region from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie across Bundjalung, Githabul, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti, Birpai and Yaegl lands.

Benefits, culture & inclusion

be part of a high performing team making an everyday difference to the health of North Coast communities

above award salaries, plus not-for-profit salary packaging benefits available up to $18,549 per annum

14 weeks paid parental leave and additional paid leave at end of year

commitment to professional growth with learning and development support

Employee Assistance Program.

At Healthy North Coast, we are committed to creating a workplace where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived values. We recognise, respect and celebrate Aboriginal peoples, LGBTQ+ peoples, people with experiences of disability and neurodiversity, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees and people seeking asylum, people across different ages and life stages, people from rural and remote communities, people with caring responsibilities, and all who contribute their skills, perspectives and lived experience. Our workplace is grounded in safety, dignity and belonging — free from discrimination, harassment, and exclusion — so that every person can thrive.

About the role

The Associate Director, Planning, Data and Analytics is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving data-informed decision making and evidence-informed health service planning across Healthy North Coast. Leading a high-performing team, the successful candidate will oversee data governance, analytics, health needs assessments, planning for outcomes and value, performance reporting while building organisational capability in data use and data-informed leadership. Representing Healthy North Coast at state and national levels, this role offers the opportunity to shape healthcare planning, foster collaboration across Primary Health Networks and with partners, and deliver meaningful insights that improve health outcomes for communities across the region.

About you

To excel in this position, you will have / bring:

Knowledge and experience: in data governance, privacy impact assessments, statistics and analysing data to inform decision making and services planning

Analytical thinking: The ability to make sense of information and draw logical conclusions

Delegating: The preparedness and ability to ensure work is distributed appropriately to team members

Coaching: The capacity to work closely with individuals to improve their competence and performance

Commercial awareness: The comprehension of the factors important to commercial success and business performance

Communicating: The ability to tailor spoken/written communication to ensure the desire message is both given and received

People leadership: The ability to manage, develop, support and coach people to achieve success

Knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity, Cultural Safety, and Continuous Improvement principles

Relevant post graduate qualification in computer science, epidemiology, statistics or health services planning and/or equivalent management experience.

Please contact us if you require any considerations to participate in the recruitment process at ****@hnc.org.au.

Applications close 12:00 noon Monday 10 August 2026.