The Manager, Office of the Senior Director provides strategic advice and support to the Senior Director, Healthcare Purchasing and Funding Branch and branch executive. You will support the Senior Director with key operational functions and undertakes a lead role in planning, initiating, developing, evaluating, and managing projects/programs of work that align to the organisational objectives. You will work collaboratively, build, and maintain strong relationships with other areas within Healthcare Purchasing and Funding Branch, HPSP, Department of Health and Hospital and Health Services to ensure consultation, operations, and strategic direction is aligned.

What you'll do

You will manage and facilitate responses to complex and sensitive requests from the office of the Senior Director, other executive officers and Deputy Director-General ensure resolution of issues to completion and a successful outcome is achieved. You will also manage the key relationships and communication with internal and external stakeholders across the agency, the effective coordination of responses to correspondence, briefs, reports, and submissions, and ensure that effective and efficient processes are implemented to support operations.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• Experience in providing sensitive, coordinated, confidential and complex support to senior executives within large complex public sector organisations.
• Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal skills, as well as good team building and networking skills.
• Experience in leading and managing support functions for a division with a de-centralised business model for operational areas.
• Strategic, conceptual, critical thinking, and analytical capability relevant to a range of social and health priority areas and a proven record of accomplishment in identifying, negotiating, influencing, and implementing solutions to complex problems.
• Project management skills, including the capability to develop, implement, analyse and evaluation policy and program-related projects.

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing & professional development

• 36.25 hour full time work week
• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.