Business Manager

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 114,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

On-site clinical education hub

Hybrid work model

Monthly ADOs (12 leave days)

Staff immunisation drives

Discounted private health insurance

On-site Early Learning Centres

Employee assistance program

Fitness Passport access

Job summary

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a fixed term, full-time Business Manager within the Centre for Health Analytics in Melbourne. You will lead operations, administration and financial management to support data-driven decision making and reporting.

You will work with the Director to deliver department reporting and project benefits, ensuring cost-effective, sustainable solutions and strong stakeholder engagement across internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or significant relevant industry experience.
• Proven leadership experience in a team environment.
• Understanding of the healthcare sector.
• Experience engaging with internal and external stakeholders in a complex multi-organisation environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations, administration and financial management for the department.
• Deliver reporting and analysis of department operations and project benefits.
• Foster partnerships with domestic and international collaborators.
• Support budget management and cost-effective service delivery.

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder engagement

Budget and financial management

Reporting and analytics

Education

Tertiary qualifications in a related field

Job description

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne - Flemington VIC

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

The Hospital

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About the role

There is one Fixed Term, full-time parental leave cover position at 80hrs per fortnight, ending 31/10/27 within the Centre for Health Analytics.

You will be responsible for taking a key role in leading the operations, administration, and financial management functions. The Business Manager will work with the Director to deliver reporting and analysis of department operations and project benefits. This leadership position also provides practical and sustainable solutions to ensure the department operates in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Classification for this position is in accordance with Award 10 - Managers and Administrative Workers.

Depending on experience and qualifications, this will range from AO71 (Grade 7, Level 1) to AO75 (Grade 7, Level 5), FTE base salary from $114,436.40 to $124,912.84 per annum, plus superannuation.

What you'll achieve

• Provide management support to all Health Analytics stream leaders and actively create a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
• Manage finances, invoicing, payroll and budget requirements, providing explanation for variables and solutions to ensure effective budget management, expenditure and revenue supporting key performance indicators and savings targets
• Foster collegiate relationships with external stakeholders, developing partnership and collaboration opportunities with both domestic and international collaborators

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and/or significant relevant industry experience
• Proven leadership experience in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member
• An understanding of the healthcare sector
• Experience in developing and maintaining strong engagement with internal and external stakeholders in a complex multi-organisation environment.

About the Department

The Centre for Health Analytics enables the vision of Melbourne Children’s to become an internationally leading paediatric campus in the use of data to improve all aspects of patient care, operations, education, and research. The Centre delivers data services to the Campus, enabling access to data and analytics support, builds data infrastructure and is building a data enabled workforce through a range of workforce development initiatives. Our vision being to unleash the power of data to improve health.

What we offer

• Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary - Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary-enhancing options!)
• Clinical Education Hub on-site to support continued training and professional development
• Hybrid work model, if applicable to role
• Monthly Accrued Day Off (ADOs) - 12 additional leave days per year, if FTE
• Staff immunisation drives
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Support for working parents including two on-site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities
• Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
• Unlimited access to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport

Other requirements

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

For more information about this position please contact Ross McKenzie, Director via email: ***email_hidden***

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Applications close: 21 September 2026.