About The Role

The Director, Health Service Interface, Collaboration and Maternity is responsible for strengthening the Department's strategic partnerships with public health services across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria, while leading statewide maternity, newborn and fertility policy, performance and reform initiatives. The role provides stewardship, oversight and system leadership to support safe, high, quality, integrated and sustainable health services and ensure local system intelligence informs statewide policy, funding and service design decisions.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Health Service Interface and Collaboration, the Director leads multidisciplinary teams that work collaboratively with health services and sector partners to identify emerging issues, address complex challenges improvements, and deliver high-priority projects that support the health and wellbeing of Victorians. OFFICIAL The Director performs a critical leadership role in coordinated engagement, oversight and targeted improvement activities across Victoria's public health services. As the departments senior relationship lead for health services, the Director builds trusted partnerships, facilitates collaboration and works with health services to resolve strategic and operational issues.
The Director also leads statewide policy, reform, improvement and partnership initiatives across birthing, maternity and newborn services including the public fertility program, to improve equity, access, safety and outcomes for Victorian women, babies and families.
To be successful in this role, you will be an accomplished health system leader with demonstrated experience operating in complex environments and building productive relationships with diverse stakeholders. You will bring strategic insight, sound judgement, and the ability to provide authoritative advice in high-pressure, fast-moving contexts. Combining strong analytical capability with a collaborative and adaptable approach, you will lead high-performing teams to strengthen the department's stewardship of a safe, high-quality and integrated health system.

About The Role

The Director, Health Service Interface, Collaboration and Maternity is responsible for strengthening the Department's strategic partnerships with public health services across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria, while leading statewide maternity, newborn and fertility policy,



performance and reform initiatives. The role provides stewardship, oversight and system leadership to support secure, high, quality, integrated and sustainable health services and ensure local system intelligence informs statewide policy, funding and service design decisions.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Health Service Interface and Collaboration, the Director leads multidisciplinary teams that work collaboratively with health services and sector partners to identify emerging issues, address complex challenges improvements, and deliver high-priority projects that support the health and wellbeing of Victorians. OFFICIAL The Director performs a critical leadership role in coordinated engagement, oversight and targeted improvement activities across Victoria's public health services. As the departments senior relationship lead for health services, the Director builds trusted partnerships, facilitates collaboration and works with health services to resolve strategic and operational issues.
The Director also leads statewide policy, reform, improvement and partnership initiatives across birthing, maternity and newborn services including the public fertility program, to improve equity, access, safety and outcomes for Victorian women, babies and families.
To be successful in this role, you will be an accomplished health system leader with demonstrated experience operating in complex environments and building productive relationships with diverse stakeholders. You will bring strategic insight, sound judgement, and the ability to provide authoritative advice in high-pressure, fast-moving contexts. Combining strong analytical capability with a collaborative and adaptable approach, you will lead high-performing teams to strengthen the department's stewardship of a safe, high-quality and integrated health system.

About Us

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe,



and our communities are more connected.
We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and protected. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

About You

Qualifications/ Specialist Expertise:

- A tertiary qualification in fields related to health, business, and/or management would be desirable.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in managing and supporting ministerial, cabinet, parliamentary and departmental executive functions and processes.
- A high degree of understanding and knowledge of the Victorian health system and/or maternity and newborn services relevant departmental systems and environments and the ability to build increased capability in others.
- Exceptional advisory, negotiation, communication and relationship building skills, with demonstrated capacity to work effectively within a politically sensitive context.
- Knowledge of contemporary approaches to maternity and newborn services, health system demand and capacity management and response, and its role in the wider context of government policy and reform priorities.

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.

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. All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity see inclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.

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📌 Director, Health Service Interface, Collaboration and Maternity (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Department Of Health
📍 Melbourne