About us

Our vision is for community where good health is available for everyone. We work with others to create and deliver the best possible health and community care system for the people of our region. We strive towards this by listening to the community, reorienting the health system toward care being closer to home and building capacity of providers and partners to meet health needs. We are passionate about living our values each day: collaboration, integrity, diversity, courage, and impact.

The opportunity

Work with the management team, offering strategic guidance for policy development to ensure that commissioned services align with government objectives, address the health needs of the community, and contribute to enhancing overall health outcomes in the realms of mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drugs.

Duties and Responsibilities (for full details, see Position Description)

• Lead the development and implementation of systemwide strategies that underpin the joint regional plan, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders, including community organisations and people with lived experience, to ensure planning is person-centred and locally responsive.
• Apply human-centred design principles to ensure services and strategies are co-designed, inclusive, and meet the diverse needs of the community.
• Establish and support commissioning opportunities with Metro North HHS, Brisbane North PHN and potentially other funders, informed by the regional plan.
• Provide strategic analysis, policy advice, and reporting to support governance and continuous improvement of the joint regional plan.

Base salary $130,687pa + 11.5% super + salary packaging (total remuneration package up to $151,652pa).

To view the full Position Description, please paste the following into your browser: https://brisbanenorthphn.org.au/web/uploads/downloads/Position-descriptions/PD_Manager_MentalHealthStrategyandPartnerships_Apr252.pdf

About you (for full selection criteria, see Position Description)

• Tertiary qualifications in health services, social science or related discipline are desirable, with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded
• Knowledge of Australia’s mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment systems, including current challenges and reforms
• Experience in undertaking health research, needs assessment and/or developing health service plans
• Experience in the development and maintenance of effective relationships and collaborative mechanisms with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to motivate, influence and gain, commitment
• Strong project management skills and ability to develop strategies to meet specified targets and standards.

Joining us means…

• Great workplace culture with exposure to national programs
• Flexibility can be negotiated depending on business needs, including the potential to work from home up to 3 days per week, flexible hours, accrued days off, and flexible start/finish times
• Generous salary packaging arrangements, including NFP tax-free benefits
• Annual professional development funding
• Modern Lutwyche office base with free undercover parking
• Five weeks' annual leave per annum
• Social and friendly work environment, great kitchen breakout facilities and close to shops, cafes and transport
• Access to Employee Assistance Program for you and your family

Apply to join our team

To apply please -

1. Review the full position description.
2. Direct any queries about this role to [email protected]
3. Upload your current resume and a covering letter (letter maximum 2 pages, that directly addresses how you meet the selection criteria, via the 'Apply' button.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on receipt and therefore reserve the right to close the position listing before the stated deadline.

We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with lived experience of mental illness and people with disabilities.