- Work for Australia's most trusted and iconic charity
- Permanent Full-time position available
- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income

About Us

When people talk about the Flying Doctor, thoughts generally turn to red-bellied planes undertaking rescue missions in the Outback. However, the current Victorian story is one that reflects today's challenges for people living in remote and rural communities across the state. While we do still transport people by air and by road, this work is complemented by a range of primary health services that address the most common issues people living in country Victoria face when accessing health care.

About the Role

The Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing (OHS&W;) Manager is a critical leadership role responsible for driving RFDS Victoria's safety, wellbeing and risk management strategy across a diverse and geographically dispersed workforce. Reporting to the Director Quality, Safety & Planning, you will provide strategic direction, governance and assurance to ensure compliance, effective risk management and a strong culture of safety and wellbeing across the organisation.

Working closely with leaders, employees and key stakeholders, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, strengthen safety ownership and embed best-practice OHS&W; systems and frameworks. This role oversees injury management, psychosocial safety, critical risk controls and enterprise-wide safety performance reporting. You will also lead and develop a dedicated OHS&W; team while influencing meaningful organisational outcomes

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

- Lead the development and implementation of RFDS Victoria's OHS&W; strategy, annual plans and organisational objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement of safety management systems, policies,



procedures and governance frameworks.
- Provide oversight of critical health and safety risks, ensuring effective controls are implemented and maintained.
- Lead organisational assurance activities, including audits, compliance reviews, investigations and corrective actions.
- Oversee workers compensation, injury management and return-to-work programs.
- Champion psychosocial safety, employee wellbeing initiatives and preventative risk management practices.
- Build robust partnerships with leaders, employees, Health and Safety Representatives, regulators and external stakeholders.
- Lead, coach and develop the OHS&W; team while providing high-quality reporting and insights to Executive and Board stakeholders.

To be successful, you will need:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Occupational Health & Safety, Human Resources, Psychology, Business or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in a senior OHS/WHS leadership role within a complex or multi-site organisation.
- Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation, compliance requirements and contemporary safety practices.
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining safety management systems and governance frameworks.
- Proven ability to lead complex investigations, risk assessments and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship-building skills.




- Strong communication skills with experience presenting to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- A collaborative and values-driven leadership style, with a passion for fostering safe, healthy and high-performing workplaces.

What working at RFDS can offer you:

- Five non-accruable Office Closure Leave days each year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income
- Fitness passport - a discounted gym membership to gyms and pools that both you and your family can enjoy
- Access to discounted private health insurance
- Enjoy a full time role with flexible work arrangements to work from home and at our Richmond office, transitioning to our Collins Street office later this year, as well as options for purchased leave.
- Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Need more information?

For any enquiries, please email

To access the position description and to apply please click the 'Apply' to be redirected to our Career Centre.

Applications close on 4pm Wednesday 7 October 2026

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.

We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.

📌 Occupational Health Safety and Wellbeing Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria
📍 Melbourne