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Senior Director, Partnerships & Strategic Projects


Metro North Health Precinct, Herston

Permanent full time opportunity to lead with a strong background in healthcare reform, partnership development, and program and project delivery. Possess excellent skills in engaging stakeholders, driving change, and navigating complex healthcare environments. Committed to delivering equity, and excellence in service delivery while ensuring accountability, safety, and sustainability.

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Management
Classification HSO
Workplace Location Brisbane - North
Job ad reference QLD/MN663050
Closing date 10-Oct-2025
Job duration Permanent full time
Contact person Stephen Eaton
Contact details (07) 3647 9507
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About the role

Permanent full time opportunity to lead with a strong background in healthcare reform, partnership development, and program and project delivery. Possess excellent skills in engaging stakeholders, driving change, and navigating complex healthcare environments. Committed to delivering equity, and excellence in service delivery while ensuring accountability, safety, and sustainability.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

  • Provide strategic leadership to drive strategic projects, including innovation, and service redesign, ensuring alignment with Metro North Health's strategic priorities and health equity goals and state-wide objectives.
  • Foster key partnerships both within Metro North and across the wider Brisbane North area, including the Brisbane North Primary Health Network and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health to support system-wide optimisation of healthcare delivery.
  • Lead the design and delivery of strategic programs and projects that align with Metro North priorities and statewide health objectives.
  • Implement strong governance practices to oversee partnership and program activities, ensuring transparency, compliance, effective contract management, and accountability for outcomes.
  • Adhere to defined service quality standards, health and safety policies, and procedures to ensure high-quality, safe services and workplaces.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services;  and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

  • Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
  • Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
  • Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
  • Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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