Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

Your role at St John of God Health Care
We are seeking a strategic leader to oversee our contract compliance, risk management, and process optimisation. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the quality and performance of major third-party service contracts, both current and future.

Working closely with operational leads, you will drive the implementation of robust, end-to-end contract frameworks that align with best practice standards. Be part of a team that values accountability, quality, and innovation in contract governance.

The Position

• Design, Develop and implement a scalable 'best practice' contract governance function for use across the organisation that is compliant with existing SJGHC risk and governance frameworks.
• Oversee the development of policy and procedure that details SJGHC's contract management function.
• Provide direction to the Contract Governance Lead in monitoring SJGHC's compliance with contract policies.
• Directly manage this governance function for third party major Clinical service contracts.
• Develop, recommend and implement continual improvement protocols to ensure improvements to SJGHC governance standards are incorporated into the clinical contract management function where required.
• Provide support and guidance to Hospital contract owners and end-users to enable them to administer contracts effectively and within proper governance frameworks.
• Oversee a centralised service that carries out contract management and administration tasks for hospital-based Contract Owners of Facility Management Service Contracts.
• Assist Group Procurement and hospitals to develop and carry out tenders including, where necessary, advising on requests for tenders' documents.
• Conduct contract strategy meetings with key internal stakeholders to identify issues and Hospital requirements and obtain internal input on timelines and deliverables.
• Identify gaps within existing contract management practices and within Service Level Agreements for existing contracts and implement processes with key internal stakeholders to close identified gaps and improve service delivery.
• Develop and establish an end-to-end and scalable contract performance management framework that meets the needs of key internal stakeholders and encompasses best practices in contract and risk management.
• Develop and implement continual improvement protocols to ensure that the contract management function evolves in line with best practice parameters.
• Develop a reporting regime appropriate for each specific contract to meet the needs of prescribed stakeholders, including a continual improvement process addressing feedback from key stakeholders.
• Manage the reporting regime for third party major, service contracts.

You will have a strong background or demonstrated experience in understanding contract law concepts and the operation of service-related contracts, ensuring compliance and effective management. You will also bring expertise in key clinical concepts and operational requirements, with a clear understanding of the nuances that drive clinical practices and service delivery.

Your excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills will enable you to engage effectively with stakeholders, while your ability to manage and motivate a small team of contract administrators will ensure the smooth execution and success of contractual obligations.

To succeed in this role, you will need the capacity to present confidently to key stakeholders and represent SJGHC effectively in contract negotiations, ensuring the organisation's interests are well communicated and protected. You will demonstrate strong conceptual and analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends and issues, and make informed recommendations that drive positive outcomes.

Your proven organisational skills, combined with a sound approach to adapting to rapidly changing business environments, will ensure you can thrive in a dynamic and evolving workplace. A qualification in law, business administration or healthcare administration is desirable.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $185,650 to $206,278 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Based at our Perth CBD or Melbourne CBD offices.
• Central CBD location, close to bus and train stations
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Working from home Arrangements
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For enquiries, contact Sarah Asmussen, Chief of Staff, Strategy & Planning, on 0422 644 505.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.