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Manager - Priority Projects, Health Funding


Multiple locations across Metro South

Lead innovative projects that shape healthcare sustainability!

Join Metro South Health as the Manager – Priority Projects, Health Funding and lead complex strategic initiatives that optimise Activity Based Funding outcomes and support the long-term financial sustainability of one of Queensland's largest health services. This influential role combines advanced analytics, stakeholder engagement and innovative funding strategies to deliver evidence-based solutions that improve performance, mitigate risk and enhance healthcare delivery across Metro South Health!

Job details

Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Accounting and Finance
Classification AO8
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS06685586
Closing date 30-Jun-2026
Job duration Permanent
Contact person Thinh Nguyen
Contact details 0499 892 150
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About your role

As the Manager – Priority Projects, Health Funding, you will provide strategic leadership and expert advice to support Activity Based Funding (ABF) initiatives across Metro South Health. 

In this role, you will:

  • Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of Activity Based Funding strategies
  • Provide high-level strategic advice to Executive and clinical leaders
  • Deliver advanced analysis of complex health and funding data
  • Lead priority projects that optimise performance and funding outcomes
  • Identify and implement innovative funding models and improvement opportunities
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the health system
  • Influence decision-making through expert analysis and evidence-based recommendations
  • Monitor emerging national and state funding frameworks and policy developments

About you

You are a strategic and analytical leader with a passion for improving healthcare performance and funding outcomes. You thrive in complex environments and enjoy transforming large volumes of information into practical solutions that influence decision-making. 

You will demonstrate:

  • Expertise in health funding, performance improvement or data analytics
  • Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
  • Advanced analytical, statistical and evaluation skills
  • Experience leading complex projects and organisational initiatives
  • Ability to provide high-level advice to executives and senior stakeholders
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities
  • Ability to translate complex information into meaningful insights

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What we can offer you:

  • We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
  • We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
  • We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
  • You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About the Health Funding Analysis Service
Health Funding Analysis service provides information and analysis to assist with:

  • Activity Based Funding,
  • Monitoring activity performance and trends in service delivery,
  • Technical efficiencies, funding compliance and improvements,
  • Supporting quality improvement activities,
  • Planning new services, and
  • Comparisons of activity for benchmarking between services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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