Head of Transformation

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free onsite parking

NFP salary packaging

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service WA is seeking a dedicated transformation leader to guide a national portfolio of change, project management and business analysis initiatives. You will report to the Director of Technology and Transformation and shape how we upgrade systems and stand up new bases while preserving patient care.

The role requires strong executive credibility, coaching capability, and a track record of delivering measurable value across complex aviation and health operations.

Qualifications

• Track record leading enterprise-wide transformation portfolios.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams across business analysis, change and project delivery.
• Demonstrated value realisation expertise with measurable benefits.
• Executive credibility with commercial acumen and the ability to steer through ambiguity and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of concurrent transformation initiatives with priorities and sequencing.
• Build governance, methodology and value realisation practice for clear visibility of progress, risk and benefits.
• Lead and develop your team, lifting transformation, project and change capability across the organisation.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Portfolio management

Change management

Project delivery

Value realisation

Governance

Executive stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Coaching/team development

Education

Tertiary qualification in business/commerce/management/organisational change/strategy

Postgraduate study

Project/change management certification

Job description

Competitive salary + NFP salary packaging

• A newly created role leading transformation for Australia's largest aeromedical service, where better delivery means better care for remote communities.
• A live portfolio that includes the PC-12 PRO fleet upgrade and our new Geraldton base.
• Lead an established and dedicated team across change, project management and business analysis.
• Full-time, permanent role at Jandakot with hybrid working, free onsite parking and not-for-profit salary packaging.

About the team

RFDS WA is growing fast, and our transformation agenda now needs a dedicated leader. This role reports to the Director of Technology and Transformation and inherits a full portfolio on day one. That includes upgrading our PC-12 fleet to the PC-12 PRO and establishing our new Geraldton base, alongside replacing core operational systems and transforming of our ways of working. Every initiative has to land without compromising patient care, safety or operations across one of the world's most remote and complex aviation operations. This is a real opportunity to shape how we reach remote communities for years to come.

About the role

• Lead a portfolio of concurrent initiatives, setting priorities and sequencing delivery to match organisational capacity.
• Build the governance, methodology and value realisation practice that measures outcomes and gives the Executive and Board clear visibility of progress, risk and benefits.
• Lead and develop your team, and lift transformation, project and change capability across the organisation so new ways of working stick.

About you

• A track record leading enterprise-wide transformation portfolios with multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams across business analysis, change and project delivery, with a coaching style that brings people with you.
• Demonstrated value realisation expertise, including value stream management and the ability to define, measure and report the benefits transformation delivers.
• Credibility at Executive level, with the commercial acumen to build business cases and the judgement to lead through ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Tertiary qualification in business, commerce, management, organisational change, strategy or a related discipline. Postgraduate study and project or change management certification are highly regarded.

This role requires a national police check.

This position is open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

About us

The Royal Flying Doctor Service WA (RFDS WA) supports more than 20,000 patients each year across the largest health jurisdiction in Australia. From bases in Perth, Broome, Port Hedland, Kalgoorlie and Meekatharra, our dedicated teams deliver emergency care, primary health and industrial services through world-class aviation, clinical and support systems. Our strategy focuses on workforce capability, safety leadership and expanding access to care for those who need it most.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At RFDS WA, we are committed to ensuring inclusive workplaces where everyone feels valued, respected and able to contribute. We welcome people from all backgrounds including people of diverse cultures, abilities, gender and sexual identities, beliefs, and those with family or caring responsibilities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know, as we are committed to ensuring an equitable and accessible experience for all.

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The Royal Flying Doctor Service is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world, providing extensive primary health care and 24-hour emergency service to people over an area of 7.3 million square kilometres.

Delivered by a dedicated team of professionals, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, and supported by a vast number of volunteers and supporters, the RFDS is vital for those that live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world, providing extensive primary health care and 24-hour emergency service to people over an area of 7.3 million square kilometres.

Delivered by a dedicated team of professionals, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, and supported by a vast number of volunteers and supporters, the RFDS is vital for those that live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.