Planning & Strategy Manager

Ageing Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks leave

Hybrid working

Professional development

Wellbeing day

Parental leave 12 weeks

EAP access

Discounts through Flare

Job summary

Ageing Australia seeks a Strategy & Planning Manager to connect strategy, priorities and business planning across the organisation. Reporting to the CFOO, you will lead the organisation-wide planning approach, align unit plans, identify interdependencies, and provide insights for Board decision-making.

The role offers flexibility (0.8 FTE considered) and travel as required. This full-time, ongoing position requires collaboration across leaders to embed transparent, insight-driven planning and to

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in strategy, business, management, commerce, economics or related discipline.
• Experience establishing strategic planning or organisational performance frameworks across an organisation.
• Experience translating priorities into practical organisational plans and reporting to executives or boards.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise planning and integration aligned to strategic priorities.
• Consolidate business unit plans to show organisational activity and alignment.
• Identify interdependencies and sequencing issues to support coordinated planning.
• Provide executive decision support with insights and recommendations.
• Prepare clear reports on priorities, progress, risks and capacity.
• Collaborate with leaders to foster planning discussions and shared priorities.
• Link planning with workforce, technology and financial resources.
• Refine planning tools and processes for efficiency and impact.

Skills

Strategic planning

Executive reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Digital literacy

Strong communication

Travel flexibility

Independent worker

Education

Tertiary qualification in strategy or related

Tools

Contract management systems

Microsoft Office

Zoom/Teams

Job description

Ageing Australia is the national peak body representing providers across the aged care landscape, including retirement living, seniors housing, residential care, home care, community care, and related services. We advocate for our members, providing expert advice, resources and tailored services to ensure they deliver exceptional care to older Australians.

What we offer you

Join a collaborative, values-driven organisation where your work contributes to better outcomes for older Australians. We also offer:

• Five weeks’ annual leave to support time away from work and recharge.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Professional development support to continue building your skills and capability.
• One wellbeing day each year to focus on your health and wellbeing.
• 12 weeks’ paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access for you and your immediate family.
• Flare employee discounts across a range of popular retailers.
• A collaborative and values-driven workplace where people are encouraged to contribute, connect and make an impact.

About the role

The Strategy & Planning Manager plays a key organisation-wide role in connecting strategy, priorities and business planning across Ageing Australia.

Reporting to the Chief Financial & Operating Officer, this role leads the organisation-wide planning approach, bringing together business unit plans and priorities to strengthen alignment, identify interdependencies and competing priorities, and provide clear insights to support Executive and Board decision-making.

This is a full-time, ongoing role, with flexibility to consider a 0.8 FTE arrangement for the right candidate. Business-related travel will be required from time to time.

Key responsibilities include

• Enterprise planning and integration: lead a practical organisation-wide planning approach aligned to strategic priorities.
• bring together business unit plans and priorities to provide a clear view of organisational activity and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Organisational alignment: identify interdependencies, duplication, competing priorities and sequencing issues to support coordinated planning across the organisation.
• Strategic advice and decision support: consolidate planning and organisational insights to inform executive discussions, prioritisation and decision-making.
• Executive and board reporting: prepare clear, high-quality reports on organisational priorities, progress against business plans, emerging risks, pressures and capacity considerations.
• Facilitation and engagement: collaborate with leaders and teams across the organisation to facilitate planning discussions, strengthen alignment and build a shared understanding of priorities.
• Capacity and resources: provide visibility of organisational capacity and connect planning with workforce, technology and financial resource considerations.
• Continuous improvement: refine planning frameworks, tools and processes to keep them practical, efficient and fit for purpose.
• Embed a culture of transparent, insight driven planning.

About you

You will bring

• Relevant tertiary qualification in strategy, business, management, commerce, economics or a related discipline, or equivalent significant professional experience
• Demonstrated experience establishing strategic planning, or organisational performance frameworks and embedding them across an organisation.
• Experience working with senior executives and translating strategic priorities into practical organisational plans
• Demonstrated experience developing Executive and/or Board-level reports.
• Experience working across organisational boundaries and influencing without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate planning, prioritisation and alignment across diverse stakeholders, acting as a trusted connector and building shared understanding and practical outcomes across organisational boundaries.
• Proven ability to set and manage multiple priorities and complete tasks to deadlines while adjusting to shifting priorities and challenges with a positive and flexible approach.
• Excellent interpersonal and strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Strong digital literacy, including advanced skills in record-keeping, word processing and document formatting using approved AI tools to increase efficiency, proficiency in the Microsoft suite and online meeting programs such as Zoom & Teams.
• Familiarity with contract management systems.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and be a proactive team player.
• Willingness to engage in business related travel if required.

We require federal police check as an essential selection component for this role, please consider this requirement when submitting your application.

We believe diverse and inclusive workplaces create strongerorganisationsand better outcomes for the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of allbackgrounds, experiences and identities and are committed to fostering a respectful,inclusiveand welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued.

Ageing Australia strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is committed to supporting meaningful reconciliation, culturalsafetyand respectful practice across ourorganisation.