Manager Strategic Engagement

About the Agency

As the steward for digitally enabling Australia’s health system, the Agency plays a key role in coordinating national engagement, delivery, and adoption of digital health to facilitate person-centred, connected healthcare. Our responsibilities span national digital health services and systems, including My Health Record, Electronic Prescriptions, and the MyHealth App.

At the Australian Digital Health Agency, we celebrate the agility of remote work while fostering collaboration with your colleagues. Join us to grow, develop, and advance your career without the need to relocate or compromise your current lifestyle. We promote an inclusive workplace culture where everyone at the Agency lives our values in pursuit of a healthier future for all Australians. Our passion and commitment to reconciliation demonstrates our dedication to create inclusive environments, and social responsibility, all to support you in seamlessly balancing life and career.

About the Role

Policy, Programs and Engagement Division: Embark on a career with our Policy Programs and Engagement Division, a hub of excellence that drives national programs and portfolio priorities. We inform policies and manage external stakeholder relationships, fostering a collaborative network based on trust. This is your chance to be a pivotal force in an environment where policy, technology and health outcomes converge.

Are you looking to start 2025 with a new, exciting and challenging professional opportunity, where you can utilise your excellent communication skills to improve health outcomes for Australians through the digital enablement of healthcare systems?

Then read on!

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced executive level manager to join our team in the role of Manager, Strategic Engagement. The role offers a unique opportunity to lead engagement initiatives by directly supporting Agency executives in their interactions with external stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and productive network.

You will be responsible for developing comprehensive briefing materials, presentations, and impactful advice that maximise our engagement opportunities, aligning with our agency and Government priorities.

The position will require you to exercise sound, responsive decision making and judgement to produce high level strategic advice. You will engage in complex problem solving and issues management requiring critical analysis and thinking skills, and actively manage key stakeholder relationships and provide leadership to a work team.

APPLY NOW for this dynamic and rewarding opportunity.

For all queries relating to the responsibilities of the position, please contact Ides Wong at ides.wong@digitalhealth.gov.au.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven track record of writing briefing materials and presentations for executive leadership
• Experience managing and influencing a wide range of stakeholder relationships.
• Relevant tertiary qualification

Eligibility

• Ability to obtain and maintain national police check.
• Australian Citizenship is a condition of eligibility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a baseline security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a higher clearance if required by the Agency.

Our Benefits

• Ask us about our 2025-26 salary increases, annual performance reviews and superannuation employer contribution of 15.4%.
• Salary packaging (also known as salary sacrifice) is available.
• Work From Home & Attractive Flexible Working Arrangements: All staff can apply for flexible work arrangements that offer a range of options for how, when and where you work.
• Generous leave opportunities including Parental (primary & secondary), compassionate, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leave, Cultural, Emergency Response, Defence, Half Pay option, and Portability of leave across most State and Federal government agencies.

Additional Information

The position maybe filled in Brisbane, Sydney or Canberra, and locations outside of these Agency office centres will also be considered. To apply, submit your resume and a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience align with the responsibilities of the position.

Applications will close on Sunday 19 January 2025 to accommodate end of year holiday period.

It is anticipated that interviews will commence in the first half of February 2025

Please contact the recruitment team at careers@digitalhealth.gov.au with queries relating to the application process

Order of Merit: Applicants rated as suitable will be placed in a merit pool that may be used to fill similar ongoing or non-ongoing positions throughout the Agency for up to 18 months.

Closing Date: Sunday 19 January 2025, 11:00pm

Salary: This role offers between $116,075 - $132,386 plus 15.4% superannuation depending on skills and experience.