Ancillary Partnerships Account Manager

**The opportunity**

Health is rapidly emerging as the next big thing for business-savvy innovators. We’re adapting and growing to meet the new realities in healthcare. To achieve this, our agile culture brings together broad expertise to offer more far-reaching services to benefit people’s health and mental wellbeing. This adds variety to your role, presents fresh daily challenges and widens the range of projects and businesses you’ll work across. Collaboration is deeply embedded into our way of working. There’s no blame game here. We lean into the future, celebrate wins and fail forwards together. This means you’ll achieve more working with open-minded, supportive colleagues who create a positive and inspiring environment.

Bupa is seeking an experienced and strategic **Ancillary Partnerships Account Manager** to play a key role in the execution of our network and partnership strategies. This role will be responsible for implementing an elevated level of analytical and risk management strategies in the onboarding and management of ancillary providers contracted to Bupa. The growth in ancillary networks needs to ensure delivery of the best possible health outcomes for members at a sustainable cost to the business. This position requires a proactive, results-driven individual with a strong ability to manage complex partnerships and leverage analytical insights to optimize provider performance.

**What will you bring?**

If some of the skills and experiences outlined below resonate with you, we’d love to hear from you
- Experience with Ancillary Providers and Contracts with a proven background in dealing with ancillary providers and managing contracts is highly desirable.
- Strong collaborative and relationship building skills.
- A strong track record in risk management, forecasting, and reporting, with the ability to drive strategic decisions based on data and insights.
- Demonstrated experience in managing stakeholder relationships, including the development and execution of strategies.
- Experience in collaborating with external bodies such as professional associations and regulatory agencies.
- Proven Track Record to meet deadlines and deliver results in high-pressure, high-volume environments.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- A proactive, enthusiastic team player who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced settings and can adapt quickly to changing demands.
- Ability to negotiate effectively and find mutually beneficial solutions.
- Highly organised and excellent time management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience managing complex stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to work independently, taking ownership of projects.
- High levels of computer literacy, including MS excel, word, power point, teams
- A solid understanding of relevant legislation, including the National Health Act, Privacy Act (Commonwealth), and other related regulatory frameworks.
- A current driver’s license to support business-related travel as required.

**What’s in it for you?**

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office.

We’re a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work.

We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance subsidies) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.