Director - Part Time

Job description:

Director (Part-Time)

• Help shape the future of Hearing Australia, a large Federal Government business enterprise delivering vital hearing and research services across a broad retail network.
• Work with a highly dedicated team to support commercial growth and ongoing improvements to hearing services through business and digital transformation
• Make a meaningful contribution to a profit for purpose organisation that helps thousands of children and adults to improve their hearing health each week

Join a Board with Purpose

Since 1947, Hearing Australia and its research arm, the National Acoustic Laboratories, have supported over two million Australians with hearing loss.

We deliver clinical services, hearing assessments and device fittings—serving around 2,000 people daily and enjoying customer satisfaction rates over 85%. We've been voted Australia's Most Trusted Hearing Services Brand five years in a row.

Our work helps children and adults with hearing loss connect with their loved ones and with their community, whether at school, at work or at play.

Your Opportunity

As a Board Director, you'll contribute to the future strategy for the organisation, oversight enterprise risk and monitor performance, ensuring delivery of value to clients, Government, and stakeholders.

You'll work with the Chair, fellow Directors, and the Executive team to:

• help set the organisation's strategic direction
• ensure Hearing Australia is commercially successful in a highly competitive sector
• represent the interests of Hearing Australia to the Minister and external stakeholders
• work with the Managing Director and the Executive Team to monitor and improve the ongoing performance of Hearing Australia, and
• ensure Hearing Australia meets its legislative, regulatory and policy obligations.

Board members are expected to lead with integrity and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.

What We're Looking For

We seek individuals with:

• strategic leadership and governance experience

• demonstrated commercial acumen, business and digital transformation experience

• strong financial and risk management skills
• excellent stakeholder and communication skills
• strong public sector governance knowledge (or ability to develop this quickly)
• a diverse background including lived experience with hearing loss.

This is a Ministerial appointment under the Australian Hearing Services Act 1991, with remuneration set by the Remuneration Tribunal. This is currently $39,580 per annum plus 12% superannuation. The Board meets five times annually in Sydney, with additional virtual meetings. Members are expected to visit Hearing Australia centres and engage with staff and clients.

Shortlisted candidates will undergo a mandatory due diligence process.

For interested candidates please apply using this link and include a one-page cover letter addressing the criteria and your CV. If you would like a copy of the JD, email

Applications will close 25th October 2025

Let's create the gold standard of hearing care

We will require the successful candidate to be willing to have a Police Check conducted (we pay), a current driver's licence and must have rights to work in Australia.

Hearing Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. We are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive culture from within.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and applicants from different cultures who are bilingual to apply.

We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.