General Manager, Women, Children and Family Health

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is the largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in metropolitan Adelaide. We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to access services, guided by our values of Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency.

We are seeking a dedicated General Manager to lead our Woman, Children & Family Health team. If you’re driven to make a meaningful difference and have experience in health leadership, we want to hear from you!

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who is passionate about improving health outcomes, strengthening culturally safe services and working alongside Aboriginal communities to deliver meaningful and sustainable change.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Executive Manager, Health Services, the General Manager provides strategic leadership across Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s Women, Children & Family Health Services.

As a cultural leader you will be able to translate organisational strategy, community priorities and service agreements into effective service plans, Models of Care, operational priorities and measurable outcomes.

You will provide leadership to Team Managers and multidisciplinary teams, with accountability for:

- Strategic and operational leadership across the portfolio
- High‑quality, culturally safe and responsive primary health care, including health promotion, prevention and early intervention
- Clinical governance, quality, risk and service performance
- Service planning, development and continuous improvement
- Workforce capability,



leadership and performance
- Budget, resource and funding accountability
- Community engagement, participation and co‑design
- Strategic partnerships with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, government, health and community service providers
- Contributing to broader organisational strategy, governance and development

A key focus of the role will be identifying emerging community needs and service gaps and translating these into evidence‑informed service development, innovation and sustainable Models of Care.

Skills And Experiences

About You:

You are an experienced senior health or community services leader who can operate confidently at both a strategic and operational level.

You will bring:

- Strong understanding of Aboriginal health, cultural safety and the social determinants of health
- Significant senior management experience within community health, primary health care, health and wellbeing or a related service environment
- Demonstrated experience working respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal people, communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, developing managers and building high‑performing, accountable workforces




- Solid capability in service planning, performance management, quality improvement, risk and governance
- Experience managing budgets, resources, service agreements and funding requirements
- The ability to identify opportunities, lead change and translate strategy into practical outcomes
- Highly developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Sound judgement and the ability to manage complex and competing priorities with integrity and discretion

Experience in women’s, children’s and/or maternal and family health will be highly regarded.

A relevant tertiary qualification is required. Current professional registration, including Registered Nurse registration with the NMBA or another relevant clinical registration, will be highly regarded.

Why Nunkuwarrin Yunti?

At Nunkuwarrin Yunti, you’ll be part of a purpose‑driven organisation committed to Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency in everything we do.

We offer:

- A culturally safe, values‑led workplace

- Child Safe Organisation commitment

- 2 weeks gifted annual leave over Christmas

- Salary packaging options to increase your take‑home pay

- Flexible working arrangements

- Ongoing professional growth and development opportunities

- An inclusive and equal opportunity workplace

Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are required.

NOTE: Nunkuwarrin Yunti is an Equal Opportunity Employer and open to all applicants, however we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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