Strategic Advisor

About The role

The Strategic Advisor has a key role to inform decision-making at WAPHA. They provide strategic, policy and reform advice to enable WAPHA to anticipate, interpret and respond to health reform and new and emerging Australian Government priorities. The role translates Australian and relevant/aligned State Government health policy, funding and system reform into actionable strategies aligned with WAPHA’s commissioning, capacity building, coordination and compliance outcomes.

The Strategic Advisor leads the development and update of internal strategies and policies, and analyses and translates Australian Government funding, guidance and policy requirements into evidence based and tangible capability building, coordination and commissioning initiatives to address primary health care needs within WA.

🔹Employment Type: Full time 2 Year Max Term

🔹 Location: WAPHA Head Office, Level 2, 1 Hood Street, Subiaco (Hybrid role)

🔹 Salary: Band 6 – $145,756

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Strategic Vision:  Lead provision of advice on WAPHA’s readiness and positioning to adapt and respond to emerging primary health care policy reform and Australian Government priorities, including the National Health Reform Agreement, Strengthening Medicare Taskforce recommendations, and Australia’s Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan 2022–2032.
• Policy Expertise: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Australian primary health policy context, and provide strategic and timely advice on implications, risks, and opportunities relevant to WAPHA.
• Strategic Planning: Lead the development of programmatic strategies that translate strategic, policy, and program objectives into clear priorities for action and commissioning investment. Contribute to the development of achievable and realistic implementation plans.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Utilise your subject matter expertise to inform the planning and design of new initiatives, make recommendations to improve existing activities to meet program objectives, and implement quality improvement activities.
• Cross-Sector Collaboration: Maintain a health sector and WAPHA-wide perspective to enable the identification and management of inter-program dependencies. Work collaboratively with Strategic Advisors and other stakeholders to connect, complement, and align initiatives across the PHN priority areas for targeted work.
• Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strategic relationships and leverage these to facilitate approaches to connect and integrate health care services in priority locations.

About you

To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the following selection criteria:

Essential experience and education

• Tertiary qualifications in a health-related field, clinical experience highly valued
• Experience within chronic conditions management, primary care, aged care and/or population health practice settings
• Demonstrated knowledge of Australian health policy context and priorities in the primary health care sector.
• Demonstrated experience in critical analysis of research, academic literature and policy frameworks with a capacity to synthesise complex material into operational advice and priority setting.
• Demonstrated experience preparing high quality submissions, reports, briefings, correspondence and presentations.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, health services, community organisations, general practice andconsumers
• Demonstrated ability to effectively contribute to and collaborate within a team environment, working constructively with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations and adapt and respond to rapid change
• Demonstrated culturally appropriate communication and collaboration abilities

Desirable knowledge and skills

• Understanding of regional, rural and remote healthcare challenges
• Experience working with culturally diverse groups
• Understanding of approaches to commission effective health services

What we offer

• Hybrid working arrangement that combines remote work from home with office presence in our modern Subiaco office.
• Commitment to employee development.
• Salary packaging - WAPHA's arrangement allows for a maximum of $15,900 for general living expenses and $2,650 for entertainment benefits per fringe benefit tax year.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Additional paid parental leave.
• Gifted paid day off during Christmas shut down period.
• Annual $200 health and wellbeing reimbursement scheme.
• All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Study leave options available.
• Option to purchase additional leave.
• 13 weeks long service leave after 10 years of continuous services (accessible on a pro-rata basis after 7 years).

To Apply

Please submit your application by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.

Your application should include your CV. As part of our recruitment process, you will be invited to complete an online assessment. This assessment consists of interactive questions designed to give us further insight into your experience and approach. It will simulate scenarios that you may encounter in the role.

Applications close –3 December 12.59pm

WAPHA reserves the right to commence shortlisting and interviews prior to the advertised close date. Applications will continue to be accepted until the closing date unless the advertisement is closed early.

For further information please email Jessica.wennagel@wapha.org.au. Please note that applications must be submitted via the link provided – applications received by email will not be accepted.

Disclaimer- Internal employees should advise their line managers before applying.

Applicants must hold current, unrestricted working rights in Australia to be eligible for this role. Candidates without valid authorisation to work in Australia will not be considered. Compliance with all relevant employment laws and regulations is mandatory.

Successful candidates will be required to provide relevant qualifications, along with documentation including a valid visa (if applicable), passport, and police check upon request.