Project Manager - Community Aged Care

St Vincent's Care Services; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

St Vincent's Care Services is seeking a Project Manager to lead end-to-end transformation initiatives within Community Aged Care. The role involves coordinating across operations, finance and technology to deliver reform programs, service models, and improved processes.

This 12-month fixed-term contract offers hybrid work from Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne offices, with a focus on governance, reporting and change delivery to meet strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex projects or transformation initiatives.
• Strong planning, risk, and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience in process improvement and operational change delivery.
• Sound understanding of governance, compliance, and regulated environments.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of reform initiatives within Community Aged Care.
• Translate requirements into practical solutions, including service models and business processes.
• Take accountability for addressing performance gaps and implementing corrective actions.
• Lead collaboration across operations, finance and technology teams to ensure aligned delivery.
• Oversee implementation activities including planning, communications, training and rollout.
• Prepare high-quality reporting, dashboards and briefing materials to support oversight and decision-making.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Process improvement

Change management

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Nursing, Allied Health, Business or related discipline

Job description

St Vincent's Care Services – Bowen Hills QLD

Permanent

Hybrid

3mo ago , from St Vincent's Care Services

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent's kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

What's on your CV is important, but what's in your heart matters more

Because at St Vincent's, kindness works for us.

A rewarding opportunity currently exists for an experienced Project Manager to join our growing Community Aged Care team in a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (Possibility of extension)

The position can be based in one of our offices in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

This will be a Hybrid position - working a mix of onsite and from home.

Lead the end-to-end delivery of key transformation initiatives across Community Aged Care, including system stabilisation, reform implementation, and national standardisation. This role drives integrated planning and execution across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and operational needs.

1. Project Planning & Delivery

• Lead the planning and delivery of reform initiatives within Community Aged Care, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities

2. Analysis, Solution Design & Continuous Improvement

• Translate requirements into practical, actionable solutions, including service models and business processes

3. Risk, Issue & Performance Management

• Take accountability for addressing performance gaps and implementing corrective actions

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-functional Leadership

• Lead collaboration across operations, finance, and technology teams to ensure aligned delivery

5. Implementation & Change Delivery

• Oversee implementation activities including planning, communications, training, and rollout

6. Governance, Reporting & Evaluation

• Prepare high-quality reporting, dashboards, and briefing materials to support oversight and decision-making

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience delivering complex projects or transformation initiatives
• Strong planning, risk, and stakeholder management capability
• Experience in process improvement and operational change delivery
• Sound understanding of governance, compliance, and regulated environments
• Excellent communication and influencing skills

Desirable:

• Experience in aged care, healthcare, or community services
• Knowledge of Support at Home Reform
• Relevant tertiary qualification in either Nursing, Allied Health, Business or related discipline (mandatory)
• Change management certification (desirable)