Reporting and Governance Lead Melbourne, Victoria

Bupa; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Reporting and Governance Lead role at Bupa in Melbourne, offering a six‑month fixed-term contract. Based in Melbourne or Sydney, you will steer program reporting, governance and analytics for health services initiatives, translating complex inputs into clear senior‑level narratives.

You will contribute to risk/issue management, template standardisation, and governance processes, partnering with risk and workstream leads to ensure timely, decision‑ready insights.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, project management, public administration, health management, information systems or a related discipline.
• Experience in program or project reporting, governance, PMO or related roles in large, complex, regulated or government service environments.
• Experience designing governance and reporting frameworks for mobilisation, transition, transformation or implementation programs.
• Experience consolidating multi-workstream information into concise reporting for senior governance forums, including risk, issue and readiness updates.
• Strong program reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex schedules, risk registers and inputs and convert them into clear insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and preparation of progress reports, consolidating workstream inputs into a single, coherent view of status, including schedule performance, milestones & riskissues
• Develop and maintain standard templates and cycles for workstream reports, risk and issue updates, and milestone tracking to support consistent and efficient reporting.
• Coordinate risk, issue and dependency management activities in collaboration with the Governance Manager, Chief Risk Officer and workstream leads.
• Prepare concise risk and issue summaries, clearly outlining impacts, proposed mitigations, options and recommendations, and track remediation actions through to closure
• Maintain a central repository of governance and reporting documents, ensuring version control, access management and alignment with contractual data requirements.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of workstream reporting, providing coaching and feedback to improve clarity, completeness and consistency of inputs.

Skills

Program reporting

Governance

PMO

Risk management

Data interpretation

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, project management, public administration, health management, information systems or related discipline

Job description

Reporting and Governance Lead Melbourne, Victoria

At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human.

We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we.

We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers. As we continue to expand our services and invest in innovation, you’ll help create a healthcare system that meets people where they are, responds to what they need and leaves them better than before.

Here, your work has purpose, your voice matters and your future is full of possibility.

Just imagine the impact you could make.

The purpose of this job is…..

As we navigate a major organisational transition, we’re strengthening our team to support our future direction. This role offers an opportunity to play an important part in shaping the next phase of our business.

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Reporting and Governance Lead to join our Health Services team, based in Sydney or Melbourne in a 6 Month FTC.

The role requires strong program reporting, governance and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex inputs into clear narratives for senior audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the coordination and preparation of progress reports, consolidating workstream inputs into a single, coherent view of status, including schedule performance, milestones & riskissues
• Develop and maintain standard templates and cycles for workstream reports, risk and issue updates, and milestone tracking to support consistent and efficient reporting.
• Coordinate risk, issue and dependency management activities in collaboration with the Governance Manager, Chief Risk Officer and workstream leads.
• Prepare concise risk and issue summaries, clearly outlining impacts, proposed mitigations, options and recommendations, and track remediation actions through to closure
• Maintain a central repository of governance and reporting documents, ensuring version control, access management and alignment with contractual data requirements.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of workstream reporting, providing coaching and feedback to improve clarity, completeness and consistency of inputs.

You will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, project management, public administration, health management, information systems or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in program or project reporting, governance, PMO or related roles in large, complex, regulated or government service environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating governance and reporting frameworks for mobilisation, transition, transformation or implementation programs.
• Experience consolidating multi-workstream information into concise reporting for senior governance forums, including risk, issue, schedule and readiness updates.
• Strong program reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex schedules, risk registers and technical or clinical inputs and convert them into clear, decision-ready insights.
• Proven ability to design and maintain governance processes, including meeting cadences, Terms of Reference, registers and action tracking, in a disciplined and transparent way.
• Formal training or certification in project or program management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, PMP) and/or PMO/governance disciplines is desirable.

Please note: This is a Security Cleared Position. Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.

Why you’ll love it?

We support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves.

Here at Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are committed to building diverse teams that are reflective of the communities we serve and fostering a fair and inclusive workplace free from discrimination, bullying and harassment.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants and are dedicated to removing barriers to participation.

If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s shape the future of healthcare, together.