Head of Transformation - Enablement

Anglicare; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney seeks a Head of Transformation to accelerate the organisation's enterprise transformation agenda. This 12-month max-term contract will lead governance, planning and value realisation, aligning multiple business units under a unified transformation strategy.

You'll partner with senior leaders, manage benefits realisation and report to the General Manager Transformation, shaping sustainable change across aged care, housing and community services.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading enterprise transformation programs and portfolios.
• Strong expertise in governance, controls and assurance processes.
• Experience collaborating with Executive Leadership Teams and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, reporting and decision-support capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maturity of enterprise transformation governance framework.
• Drive portfolio transparency and strategic prioritisation across initiatives.
• Provide enterprise-wide visibility of transformation performance to leaders.
• Partner with executives to maximise delivery outcomes and value realisation.
• Collaborate with finance to establish benefits management frameworks.
• Deliver board-level reporting, insights and recommendations.

Skills

Transformation leadership

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder engagement

Executive reporting

Change management

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Transform lives, every single day Do you want a career that means more? At Anglicare Sydney, we have been serving people, enriching lives and strengthening communities for more than 170 years. As one of Australia's largest Christian organisations, we support thousands of older people, families, children and individuals through aged care, community services, housing and community services programs. We are entering an exciting new chapter of growth and transformation. As we expand our services, we are seeking an experienced Head of Transformation to help shape the future of one of Australia's most recognised purpose-led brands.

As our Head of Transformation - Enablement, you'll play a pivotal leadership role in accelerating Anglicare's enterprise transformation agenda. This is a 12-month max-term contract opportunity within our Transformation Office, leading the governance, planning, performance and value realisation disciplines that enable successful transformation across the organisation.

Reporting to the General Manager Transformation, the Head of Transformation - Enablement partners with executive and business leaders to maximise the impact of Anglicare's transformation portfolio.

You will provide leadership across transformation governance, portfolio management, risk and assurance, benefits realisation and executive reporting, ensuring strategic initiatives deliver measurable outcomes and sustainable organisational change. This highly visible leadership role will work across multiple business units, helping senior leaders make informed investment decisions, prioritise strategic initiatives and strengthen organisational transformation capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and ongoing maturity of Anglicare's enterprise transformation governance framework
• Drive portfolio transparency, performance reporting and strategic prioritisation across transformation initiatives
• Provide enterprise-wide visibility of transformation performance, helping leaders make informed investment and prioritisation decisions.
• Partner with executive leaders to maximise delivery outcomes, remove barriers and realise the full value of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with business and finance leaders to establish benefits management frameworks and track value realisation
• Deliver executive and board-level reporting, insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making
• Build organisational capability in transformation delivery, governance and portfolio management through coaching and leadership

What You'll Bring

You are an experienced transformation leader with a strong background in portfolio management and enterprise-wide change. You combine strategic thinking with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and have a proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive outcomes in complex environments. You are also passionate about fostering cultures built on integrity, compassion, excellence and service.

What's Required

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Significant experience leading complex enterprise transformation programs and portfolios
• Strong expertise in portfolio, program and project governance
• Experience developing governance frameworks, controls and assurance processes
• Proven experience working closely with Executive Leadership Teams and senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical, reporting and decision-support capabilities

What's Preferred

• Professional certifications such as MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, Prosci or similar
• Experience leading enterprise PMO, transformation enablement or portfolio functions
• Strong understanding of transformation risk management and benefits realisation frameworks
• Demonstrated success building organisational capability and transformation maturity
• Experience within large, complex and highly regulated organisations

Why Anglicare?

For 170 years Anglicare has been serving those in need - providing care to older people and services to the vulnerable. With our recent acquisition of Infinite Care and Autumn Aged Care, today we employ 9,500 staff and are blessed to serve alongside 1,500 volunteers. We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

At Anglicare, you’ll get the stability and opportunities that come with a strong, well-established organisation that’s ready for the future. You’ll belong to a community of kind, humble and respectful people. You will also be supported to gain new knowledge, deepen your experience and expertise, and shape a rewarding career.

Benefits

• Pay less tax on your income and increase your take home pay. With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free.
• Spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment also tax free with salary packaging.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training to advance your career.
• Exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Fitness Passport with discounts to over 800 gyms for you and your family.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

Diversity & Inclusion

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. While we are guided by our Christian-based values, our team includes people of all faiths and backgrounds who share our commitment to serving others, and we value the diverse perspectives they bring. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Application Close Date: October 12, 2026

Further Information

Do you want a career that means more? We bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen. At Anglicare, we’re building a future where every voice counts. We celebrate diversity, champion equity, and foster a culture of belonging - because your unique perspective helps shape stronger communities. Joining our team means becoming part of a values-led community, committed to transforming lives across aged care, housing, mental health, disability and family services. Here, you'll find the stability and support to build a meaningful career while making a positive impact in the lives of our society’s most vulnerable people. Because your passion for helping others deserves a home where it can truly flourish. Anglicare is where you can do the best work of your life.

Rewards & Benefits

• Staff Rewards Enjoy access to our staff rewards portal, with exclusive discounts to over 400 retailers, free wellbeing resources and more.
• Salary Packaging Pay less tax on your income and increase your take-home pay! With salary packaging, up to $15,900 of your income is tax free. You can also spend up to $2,650 on accommodation, meals and entertainment… tax free!
• Employee Assistance Program At Anglicare, we care about your mental wellbeing, both at work and at home. Our confidential Employee Assistance Program provides free counselling as you need it.
• Employee Referral Program Be rewarded with a $1,200 incentive every time you help us find the right person for a permanent role! Simply go to our careers page, refer a friend for a permanent role, and if they're hired, you’ll receive an additional $1,200 (taxable) payment when they reach six months of service.
• Formal Recognition The Performance Review process supports your professional goals through ongoing conversations and feedback from your manager. Your Annual Review Conversation provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward outstanding performance through career progression, skill development and secondment.