Manager - Major Programs

WorkSafe is Victoria's workplace health and safety regulator. We are also the workplace injury insurer. Our job is to reduce workplace harm and improve outcomes for injured workers. This is our promise to the Victorian community and the reason we exist.

• $157,266.00 per annum + Superannuation
• Full Time Fixed Term until 27/06/2025
• Geelong Location (Hybrid working model)

About the role

WorkSafe are transforming the way we manage workers compensation in Victoria. At WorkSafe we're dedicated to supporting all Victorians to be healthy and safe at work and to recover from any workplace injury or illness as quickly as possible. Our Passion for safety and wellbeing is what unites us.

This Manager, Major Programs is accountable for major health and recovery projects, strategies, and support the design of recovery products and services that contribute to achievement of the strategic outcomes detailed in the WorkSafe strategic plan.

The Manager, Major Programs is responsible for the identification of current best practice policy/services within the health sector and for using these to inform the development of innovative strategies, products and services for WorkSafe. This position is also accountable for the development and maintenance of high quality strategic relationships/partnerships with key external stakeholders, and requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking and a proven record to deliver on significant initiatives and projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a high functioning team that will design, develop, test and facilitate implementation of complex or specialised recovery products and services that have strategic and operational significance. Monitor the team's work flow and performance.
• Accountable for the development and delivery of innovative, customer centric, health and recovery related strategies, products and services, with strategic and operational implementation options
• Accountable for the identification of ongoing relationships and partnerships with external health stakeholders including via peak bodies and relevant agencies and government bodies to support the delivery of innovative strategy and initiatives
• Lead data analysis, stakeholder consultation and internal/external environmental scanning to identify best practice health trends for translation into strategy
• Accountable for driving a shared understanding of issues, building alignment and influencing strategic outcomes between key external and internal stakeholders
• Responsible for the provision of evidence-based, authoritative and strategic advice across WorkSafe, in relation to health and recovery strategy and engaging and working with relevant stakeholders
• Accountable for high quality planning, analysis and cost / benefit / resource estimations to support successful strategy delivery
• Accountable for identifying, building and maintaining strong working partnerships with key internal stakeholders to facilitate effective strategy development and implementation
• Lead the translation of knowledge from external health policy/reform/strategy into strategy opportunities for WorkSafe
• Accountable for the delivery of and contribution to effective project management, governance and reporting systems on relevant programs of work.
• Accountable for creating and capturing accurate and complete records of the business activities related to this position, in accordance with approved policy and procedures. This is applicable to both hardcopy and electronic information, including email
• Adhere to all WorkSafe's policies and procedures and any legislative requirements relevant to this position
• Any other reasonable and related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of WorkSafe

Please click here to view a copy of the Position Description for further accountabilities on the role.

About you

You thrive in working as a leader in agile environments and have a strong background in mental health, disability and /or workers compensation. You are a highly motivated individual that can work autonomously and feels confident in supporting stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for injured workers.

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience in leadership/management
• Extensive experience and/or knowledge in the health and disability sector
• Leading a culture that promotes alignment to values and human centred design approaches
• Proven ability to lead in an ambiguous environment where a responsive and flexible approach is required to ensure key business needs are meet
• Ability to coordinate and assume responsibility for complex projects or work programs that have strategic and/or operational significance
• Demonstrated experience contributing to strategic decision making
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and consultative skills with the ability to converse and influence a diverse group of stakeholders (internal and external) including stakeholders at an executive level to achieve a desired outcome
• Excellent time management, prioritisation, organisational and problem solving skills
• High level experience in executing quality written reports, briefs, presentations, training and strategic communications (oral and written) for internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification(s) in health or related project/business management field is preferred.

What's next?

Applications close 11:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist, Alysha Grandy on *************@worksafe.vic.gov.au

About Us

At WorkSafe our passion for the wellbeing of Victorian workers brings us together. Our people come from a wide range of professions and with no two days ever being the same, diverse thinking comes naturally to us. As we build the WorkSafe of the future we're committed to delivering industry best practice to our people, our customers and the community.

Our Future

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind - reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don't shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that's why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.