Senior Manager, Strategy

Employment Type: Permanent full time

Location: Hybrid working available with travel to and working from Richmond Corporate office, Heidelberg Hospital and Werribee Hospital.

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Contact: For a copy of the full position description, please contact Katrina Rushworth at

Where there's life, there's Mercy.

Where there's care, there's You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we're on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

Mercy Health is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join our high-performing Strategy & Planning team as Senior Manager, Strategy & Planning– Health Services. This is a pivotal role that supports the development and delivery of Health Services Strategy and leads coordination efforts across Mercy Health's Local Health Service Networks (LHSNs).

About the Role

Reporting to the General Manager, Strategy & Planning, this role provides strategic leadership across Mercy Health's health services portfolio. In the first six months, your focus will be twofold:

• Overseeing the development of the Health Services Strategy, which will be led by an external consultant. You will guide the process, ensure alignment with Mercy Health's Strategic Framework, and facilitate engagement with internal stakeholders to shape a future-focused strategy that reflects sector trends and community needs.

• Leading coordination efforts across Mercy Health's two LHSNs, ensuring effective integration, collaboration, and alignment with each network's Statement of Expectations and strategic priorities.

You will also support the implementation of Mercy Health's Integrated Planning Approach, helping teams develop annual business plans and KPIs that drive performance and strategic outcomes. Your strategic advice will inform Executive and Board decision-making through high-quality briefing papers and presentations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of the Health Services Strategy in partnership with an external consultant

• Lead internal coordination and engagement across Mercy Health's LHSNs

• Support integrated planning and business performance across Health Services

• Provide strategic advice and reporting to Executive and Board audiences

• Contribute to key strategic initiatives and projects

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Postgraduate qualifications in health services management, strategy and planning, or a related field

• Proven leadership experience in complex organisational settings (e.g. public health, government, large NFPs)

• Strong commercial acumen and exceptional business writing skills

• Demonstrated experience in strategy development, execution, and performance monitoring

• Ability to prepare high-impact reports and business cases for Executive and Board audiences

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. 

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.