Associate Director

**Job no**: 519647

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Location**: Melbourne

**Division**: Management Consulting

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our health, ageing and human services (HAHS) clients solve complex challenges, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow. We are a market leader in the provision of advice to government and public and private health service providers.

In Victoria, we work with a range of clients throughout government and across the health sector to solve complex problems and transform healthcare organisations. Together with our clients, we design, innovate and implement, providing enduring advice that support our clients and the services they deliver. Our clients vary in size but all share in a common goal: to embrace change and deliver services that make Australia a better place. We are looking for talented individuals who would like to join us on the journey.

**Your Opportunity**

Your role as an Associate Director in the HAHS team in Management Consulting will see you:

- Developing relationships with our government and non-government clients to understand their challenges and build trust
- Managing teams comprised of a diverse range of professionals delivering a range of concurrent projects in the areas of domestic and family violence, child protection and child and family services, social housing and homelessness and Indigenous affairs
- Managing and delivering projects with excellence to address our clients’ challenges, including:

- Conceptualising, scoping and structuring human services engagements
- Considering different perspectives to develop innovative solutions to clients’ issues
- Synthesising and analysing findings and presenting them in clear and compelling ways
- Preparing reports and presentations
- Contributing to business development activities, including developing and maintaining client relationships, preparing proposals, and contributing to the development of new solutions to address complex problems facing our human services sector
- Taking a strong focus on continuous professional development with ongoing training and mentoring in one of the world’s most respected and trusted professional services firms.

Some of the types of projects you might be involved in include:

- Client centred policy and service redesign
- Governance and quality of care in health
- Operational improvement
- Policy reforms and strategy development
- Reviews and evaluations of services, programs and policies
- Digital transformation.

**How are you Extraordinary?**

You are motivated by a strong sense of empathy and care about delivering great outcomes for clients. Your passion for developing solutions to address the challenges faced by clients and to make a difference to our human services sector will be backed by the following attributes and experience:

- Highly developed strategic and innovative thinking skills in health care policy with the ability to develop tailored solutions to address complex issues across the sector
- Tertiary qualifications, preferably at postgraduate level, or experience in a social policy or service delivery environment
- Demonstrable experience in managing multiple and concurrent projects using project management methodologies
- Outstanding skills in leading teams, and in working effectively and collaboratively as a team member
- Honed stakeholder management skills and the ability to adapt, manage and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
- Highly developed writing and reporting skills, including excellent analytical and research skills
- Demonstrated strengths in communicating with a broad range of organisations and individuals including through interviews, workshops, and presentations
- Demonstrated expertise in the collation and analysis of data and information, with the ability to assemble information from multiple means and distil key issues
- Prior experience working in environments such as a professional consulting firm, within Government, or in the non-government human services sectors across Australia with a focus on the areas of domestic and family violence, child protection and child and family services, social housing and homelessness and Indigenous affairs
- A willingness to travel within Australia.

**The KPMG Difference**

We offer rewarding careers for outstanding professionals, ongoing learning and development opportunities, a collaborative and inclusive culture, and flexible and agile work practices that focus on our people's wellbeing to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. We also believe that our business plays a distinct and vital role in helping solve important social and environmental issues; and use our unique skills and expertise to help create positive and lasting impacts for our communities.

We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens re