Employment Type: Ongoing Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 6
Remuneration: $197,473 - $215,676 p.a plus Superannuation
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW
Hours Per Week: 40 hours
Requisition ID: REQ690924
Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Join the Workforce Planning and Analytics team at Ministry of Health for an exciting ongoing opportunity and be part of the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

About us

- Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are more than just words - they are the guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work.
- While regular office presence is essential, we offer flexible work arrangements to support your needs.
- Committed to fostering diverse and inclusive workplace for all.

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About the role
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we are enhancing health and wellness while developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

This is an opportunity to lead a newly established central Workforce Planning function that will shape how workforce planning is undertaken across NSW Health.

Reporting to the Director, Workforce Planning and Analytics, you will lead a team of workforce planning specialists responsible for establishing a consistent and strategically aligned approach to workforce planning across one of Australia's largest and most complex workforces.

You will oversee the development of workforce planning frameworks, methodologies, tools and governance that support high-quality workforce plans and workforce strategies across NSW Health. Working closely with Health Agencies, senior executives and key stakeholders, you will help identify workforce risks, emerging priorities and opportunities to improve workforce sustainability through evidence-based planning, workforce optimisation and workforce redesign initiatives. Including establishing the approaches which underpin more sophisticated skills and needs based workforce planning and provide the foundation for future workforce optimisation, skill mix and workforce redesign strategies.

This role is ideally suited to a workforce planning leader who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence, partner and drive change across a large and federated organisation.

For more information, please read the .

What you will be doing

- Lead NSW Health's central Workforce Planning function, providing strategic direction, leadership and oversight of workforce planning activities across the system.
- Establish and continuously improve workforce planning frameworks, methodologies, standards and tools that support consistent and high-quality workforce planning.




- Provide expert advice on workforce planning, workforce strategy, workforce optimisation, skill mix and workforce redesign opportunities.
- Lead a team of workforce planning specialists and foster workforce planning capability across NSW Health.
- Partner with Health Agencies, clinical leaders and executive stakeholders to support the development of workforce plans and workforce strategies that align local priorities with statewide needs.
- Identify emerging workforce risks, trends and opportunities and translate these into practical workforce strategies and actions.
- Assure the quality and consistency of workforce plans and workforce strategies developed across NSW Health.
- Identify, evaluate and scale workforce initiatives and better practices that deliver sustainable workforce outcomes across the system.
- Lead strategic workforce projects, including the implementation of statewide position and establishment management approaches that support improved workforce governance, planning and optimisation.

About you
We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

- Extensive experience leading workforce planning, workforce strategy or workforce transformation initiatives within a large and complex organisation.
- Deep expertise in workforce planning and workforce optimisation, including skill mix, workforce redesign, role redesign and contemporary skills-based workforce approaches.
- A track record of establishing workforce planning frameworks, governance and capability that improve organisational decision making and workforce outcomes.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with proven experience partnering with executives to drive strategic workforce priorities and system-wide change.
- Strong strategic leadership capability, with the ability to identify emerging workforce challenges, develop practical solutions and translate successful initiatives into scalable approaches across a complex organisation.

How to apply
At The Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you will get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and cover letter (1-2 pages) AND respond to the two target questions below.

Target Questions * NSW Health is establishing a centralised Workforce Planning function to improve consistency,



capability and strategic workforce decision making across a large and diverse health system. Drawing on your experience, describe how you would approach improving workforce planning maturity across such an environment, while balancing statewide priorities with local operational needs.

- Tell us about a time you identified a workforce challenge that could not be solved through recruitment alone. How did you approach workforce optimisation, skill mix, role redesign or workforce redesign, and what impact did it have?

Use the link below to access our Capability Application tool, designed to help you excel in the recruitment process. Practice your responses with the example questions provided to effectively highlight your achievements and the strategies you used to accomplish them.

Candidates may use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. However, the information provided should be authentic, accurate and genuinely represent your skills, experience, and capabilities, as these will be assessed when determining your suitability for the role.

For role related queries or questions contact Rian Thompson at and quote REQ690924.

As an organisation we are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive workplace. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact .

For more information about adjustments for individual needs, please visit the and .

Closing Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 (11:59PM)

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
At the Ministry of Health, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and versatile environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. For more information, please visit .

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit .

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

Additional information * This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

- For more information on applying visit the

. * Please note that the selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

Do not miss your chance to embark on this fulfilling journey! Apply now!

Applications Close: Wednesday 14 October 2026 (11:59PM).

📌 Program Director, Workforce Planning (Saint Leonards)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Saint Leonards