Permanent part-time opportunity (23 hours per week)

Enjoy genuine flexibility with the ability to structure your workday around school hours and family commitments

Base location negotiable across office locations: Tweed Heads, Ballina, Coffs Harbour or Port Macquarie

Hybrid work with office/home-based option.

About the role

The Commissioning Lead ensures consistent and high-quality management of HNC contracting activities. The function involves:

managing the development and performance monitoring of commissioned services contracts and grant agreements

support for a wide range of activities relating to the procurement process

managing quality improvement projects related to commissioning.

The role also has input into engagement, planning, design, data and evaluation activities, and provides an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge working in partnership with subject matter experts across the business.

Who we are

Healthy North Coast (HNC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of our North Coast communities through quality primary health care. We proudly deliver the Primary Health Network (PHN) Program across the stunning north coast region from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie across Bundjalung, Githabul, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti, Birpai and Yaegl lands.

Benefits, culture & inclusion

be part of a high performing team making an everyday difference to the health of North Coast communities

above award salaries, plus not-for-profit salary packaging perks available up to $18,549 p.a. to help increase your take-home pay

14 weeks paid parental leave and additional paid leave at end of year

organisational ACON membership

commitment to professional growth with learning and development support

Employee Assistance Program.

At Healthy North Coast, we are committed to creating a workplace where diversity,



equity and inclusion are lived values. We recognise, respect and celebrate Aboriginal peoples, LGBTQ+ people, people with experiences of disability and neurodiversity, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees and people seeking asylum, people across different ages and life stages, people from rural and remote communities, people with caring responsibilities, and all who contribute their skills, perspectives and lived experience. Our workplace is grounded in safety, dignity and belonging — free from discrimination, harassment, and exclusion — so that every person can thrive.

About you

To excel in this position, you will have:

experience in contract management/project delivery – including scoping, planning, implementing, monitoring, reporting on and evaluating projects/contracts/grants

post-secondary qualification in contract management, procurement, business management or a related field is highly regarded and/or equivalent 5+ years’ experience in a similar role

the ability to actively identify improvement opportunities, lead quality improvement projects, change management processes and embedding activities

excellent spoken communication and professional writing skills, and experience developing and delivering presentations

experience taking initiative for your own high-quality work and meeting deliverable deadlines

the ability to acquire proficiency in the commissioning administrative systems

proficiency in interpreting and analysing financial reports, key performance indicators and other data relating to commissioned service delivery

knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity, Cultural Safety and continuous improvement principles.

Please contact us if you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at ****@hnc.org.au

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📌 Commissioning Lead (Contract Management) part-time (Port Macquarie)
🏢 Healthy North Coast
📍 Port Macquarie