Deputy Director-General Health

The Orchard Talent Group; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The Orchard Talent Group is seeking a Deputy Director-General, Health for the ACT Health and Community Services Directorate in Canberra. You will provide strategic leadership across a complex portfolio, advising government and building partnerships to translate policy into better services for the community.

You will lead system-wide reform, influence Ministers and stakeholders, and oversee health service strategy, governance, and financial performance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex portfolios with frontline service delivery.
• Ability to provide strategic, influential advice on complex policy matters to Ministers.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills across sectors.
• Strong understanding of health and community service systems and governance.
• Capable of leading organisational reform and sustainable improvements.
• Proven record of leading diverse teams with integrity and inclusion.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead health system and community services improvements with stakeholders.
• Provide high-level, evidence-based advice to Ministers on policy and governance.
• Partner with Canberra Health Services on health service planning and strategy.
• Represent ACT in forums and oversee people, resources and finances.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Policy advice

Negotiation

Governance frameworks

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

The organisation

The Health and Community Services Directorate supports the health and wellbeing of the ACT community through health policy, strategic planning and a broad range of community services.

Its responsibilities span health system strategy and population health, alongside housing, homelessness, disability, domestic and family violence, and services for children, young people and families.

The opportunity

The Deputy Director-General, Health is a senior executive role with the opportunity to influence the future of health and community services across the ACT. Working closely with the Director-General, you will provide strategic leadership across a complex portfolio, advise government and build partnerships that translate policy and investment into better services for the community.

• Lead health system and community services improvements, working with stakeholders to address challenges and improve service delivery.
• Provide high-level advice to Ministers on complex policy, service delivery and administrative matters, and support the delivery of government commitments.
• Partner with the CEO of Canberra Health Services on health service strategy and planning and collaborate across ACT Government directorates and agencies.
• Represent the ACT in local and national forums, lead negotiations with the Commonwealth and NSW governments, and oversee people, resources and financial performance.

About you

You are an accomplished, values-driven executive with experience leading in large, complex and high-profile environments. You bring strategic foresight, sound judgement and political acumen, with the ability to lead system-wide reform and build confidence across government, stakeholders and the community.

• Significant experience leading complex portfolios, including frontline service delivery, major programs and projects, and substantial public resources and budgets.
• The ability to provide strategic, influential and evidence-based advice on complex policy, legislative and operational matters to Ministers and senior decision-makers.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to align diverse interests and build consensus across sectors and jurisdictions.
• A strong understanding of health and community service systems, including relevant legislation, governance frameworks, intergovernmental arrangements and service delivery challenges.
• Demonstrated capability to lead organisational reform, drive innovation and deliver sustainable improvements to services and community outcomes.
• A proven record of leading people with integrity and fostering a respectful, inclusive and high-performing culture grounded in public sector accountability.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications.

What’s on Offer

• A unique opportunity to shape the future of health and community services in the ACT and make a lasting difference to the lives of Canberrans.
• A high-profile executive leadership role with the ability to influence government priorities, system reform and service outcomes.
• The opportunity to drive innovation and implement transformative change across complex service systems and portfolios.
• The chance to work alongside government, sector and community leaders to deliver meaningful and lasting outcomes for the ACT community.
• A Canberra-based role on Ngunnawal Country, with flexible and contemporary working arrangements.

Applications close Friday 27, November.

The Orchard Talent Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.