The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is looking for enthusiastic and high-performing leaders to fill EL2 role vacancies in the South Australia/Western Australia (SA/WA) Local Network, based in Adelaide, South Australia and Perth, Western Australia.

As a Director in the Local Network, you will lead and manage regional teams responsible for engaging with older people, communities and stakeholders to ensure effective stewardship of aged care services across Australia. Reporting to the State Manager and serving on the SA/WA Branch executive, you will drive engagement and solution development across the client journey, manage sector issues and risks, and promote best practice and innovation in aged care service delivery. You will also generate local intelligence and insights to inform national policy, operations and strategic-decision making.

The successful candidates will be strong leaders, with demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills and an ability to lead and facilitate collaborative work with system partners to identify issues of concern, address priorities, and design local solutions to improve the aged care system.

Key responsibilities

- Lead and manage regional teams to deliver high-quality engagement, stewardship and operational outcomes that support older people, aged care providers and local communities.
- Provide strategic leadership and direction across the Local Network, ensuring activities align with organisational priorities, government objectives and aged care reform initiatives.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with aged care providers, government agencies, community organisations and other key stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and improve outcomes for older Australians.
- With a strong focus on the needs of older people, including those from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, understand the needs of stakeholders and issues on the ground, be responsive to cultural requirements and remain open to diverse ways of engaging.
- Identify, monitor and respond to emerging sector issues, risks and service delivery challenges,



developing and implementing effective solutions in partnership with stakeholders.
- Generate and communicate local intelligence, insights and evidence to inform policy development, operational decision-making and strategic planning across the department.
- Lead complex projects, programs and initiatives, ensuring the effective allocation of resources, sound risk management and achievement of agreed outcomes.
- Foster an inclusive, high-performing and geographically dispersed workforce by developing capability, promoting collaboration and supporting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Represent the department in external forums, meetings and engagements, influencing outcomes and promoting confidence in the aged care system.
- Contribute as a member of the SA/WA Branch executive team by supporting organisational leadership, strategic planning, governance and continuous improvement activities.
- Promote best practice approaches to aged care stewardship, community engagement and service improvement, ensuring a strong focus on quality, accessibility and client outcomes.

Key capabilities:
- Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills, including an ability to drive, manage and coordinate cross-agency collaboration initiatives, activities and relationships.
- Robust leadership and management skills, including the ability to foster trust, collaboration and a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Ability to engage, consult and negotiate with a broad range of diverse stakeholders, including First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, other governments, industry and community groups, to navigate complex issues, build relationships and broker practical solutions.
- Experience managing complex projects and/or programs,



including an ability to set strategic direction, adapt plans and strategies in response to changing circumstances, and lead a team to achieve program objectives.
- Ability to work in a complex policy environment, including undertaking critical analysis and developing solutions.
- Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills to engage and work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders and promote understanding, respect and trust.
- Sound understanding or experience of the health and/or aged care system, legislation and reforms, or ability and willingness to quickly acquire.

- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made.
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant, a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check,
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where required),
- Providing evidence of qualifications (where required), and
- Obtaining and maintaining a security clearance at the required level.

- For this role applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance or hold a current security clearance at an appropriate level.
- To be eligible for the role, applicants must hold a Current Driver’s license and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Working with Vulnerable People screening check.

- Applications close Friday 27 November at 11:30pm AEDT.
- Applicants are asked to quote reference number 26-OPCSEDIV-32439 to assist when making an enquiry.
- This recruitment process is being used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions. Non-ongoing positions will be offered on a specified term basis for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of being extended (this will not exceed a total of 24 months in the same or similar role).

📌 Executive Level 2 - Director - South Australia/Western Australia Local Network (Adelaide)
🏢 Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
📍 Adelaide