Senior Manager, Financial Improvement and CapabilityJob posted: 18/12/2024
Job type: Full time / Until 30 June 2028
Organisation: Department of Health
Occupation: Finance
Reference: VG/DH/HV/SENMANAGER
Closes: 05/01/2025
Classification: VPSG6
Salary Range: $134,593 - $180,115
The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We're focused on supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks, notifying them of contact with communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, or accelerating medical research.
About the role: Are you a strategic leader with expertise in revenue optimisation, capability building, and delivering complex, high-priority programs?Are you skilled at building strong stakeholder relationships, including cross-jurisdictional collaboration, to drive meaningful financial improvements?Are you committed to delivering evidence-based advice, leading high-performing teams, and driving impactful financial reforms in a dynamic environment?The Senior Manager, Financial Improvement & Capability, plays a key leadership role in driving financial sustainability across Victoria's health services. This position leads critical initiatives such as revenue optimisation strategy, analytics, and sector implementation. It requires a forward-thinking leader who can deliver high-priority programs with significant budgets while adapting to a dynamic and evolving landscape.
Leading a high-performing team, the Senior Manager supports the Director with timely and evidence-based strategic advice, analytics, and implementation activities (including significant tendering and contract management) along with significant government engagement. This role demands exceptional leadership, adaptability, and the ability to drive initiatives that deliver meaningful and lasting financial improvements across Victoria's health services.
How you'll make a difference: Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate: Knowledge and Skills Leadership - Builds team commitment by demonstrating personal conviction; translates organisational strategy into meaningful long-term plans and objectives for own area of responsibility; motivates others to deliver against goals.Financial Acumen - Demonstrated experience in the provision of financial support within complex organisations and ability to see the big picture and align funding and revenue strategies with the health service's operational performance and outcomes.Commercial Skills - Undertakes and acts on cost benefit analysis; knowledgeable about financial issues and responsibilities; proactively seeks more efficient ways of doing things; focuses on activities and projects that will bring the best business return for the team and organisation.Written communication and Presentation Skills - Prepares complex briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise and grammatically correct language.Personal Qualities Conceptual and Analytical Ability - Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems.Relationship Building - Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements.Decisiveness - Takes rational and sound decisions based on a consideration of the facts and alternatives; makes tough decisions, sometimes with incomplete information.Qualifications / Specialist Expertise Qualifications - An appropriate tertiary qualification in project management, health, accounting, commerce, economics, political science, public administration or public policy.Specialist Expertise - Exceptional advisory, negotiation, communication and relationship building skills, with demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a politically sensitive context.What we offer: The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enabling Victorians to be the healthiest people in the world.A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service & Sector.A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.How to apply: Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. Click the 'Apply' button to view further information about the role including key contact details and the advertisement closing date.
We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians.
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