Introduction

Who are we?

healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.

Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disability, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.

Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in home and community support services can be tailored to an individual’s needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Why work with us?

Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.

When joining healthAbility’s supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are adaptable, evolving, creative and connected.

healthability is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders,



people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.

Description The Opportunity

We are looking for a Partnerships and Growth Lead to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams in a full time, 6-month project role.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

- Build and grow strategic referral partnerships across aged care, community health and allied health sectors.
- Identify and convert new business development opportunities that support organisational growth.
- Strengthen and grow healthAbility's provider network by analysing and evaluating performance and key metrics, identifying partnership opportunities, and building effective relationships that support high-quality service delivery and future growth.
- Design and embed referral management systems, tools and partnership frameworks that strengthen client pathways, support frontline teams and deliver sustainable growth outcomes
- Develop and manage a pipeline of partnership opportunities and referral sources.
- Implement effective CRM, referral management and reporting frameworks.
- Establish and expand CHSP and Support at Home partnership arrangements.
- Create business development collateral and stakeholder engagement resources.
- Strengthen provider networks to enhance service delivery and growth outcomes.

Skills And Experiences





Skills and Experience

- Proven experience in business development, partnership management, stakeholder engagement and driving growth outcomes.
- Demonstrated success building referral pathways, strategic partnerships, and strong stakeholder relationships.
- Tertiary qualification in Business, Marketing, Health, Community Services or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and significant experience in business development, partnership management, stakeholder engagement, or growth-focused roles.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify opportunities, analyse market trends, and translate insights into action.
- Experience using CRM systems (such as HubSpot, Salesforce or similar) to manage partnerships, referrals, customer relationships and pipeline activity.
- Excellent communication, influencing, project management and organisational skills, with the ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.
- Experience within aged care, community health, disability, health or human services sectors, with knowledge of Support at Home, CHSP or similar government-funded programs highly regarded.
- Established industry networks and experience developing partnership materials, stakeholder communications, or business development collateral will be highly regarded.
- Current Victorian Driver's Licence.

How to Apply To apply, please submit a copy of your resume, and optionally a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role.

Applications for this role will be reviewed as soon as they are received so be quick to apply.

See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.

📌 Partnerships and Growth Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 People Connect
📍 Melbourne