Job description
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The Primary Partnership and Contract Manager is a member of Orygen’s Primary Leadership, and the responsibility of the role includes stakeholder and partnership engagement, contract management, performance & reporting, management of the administration services across Primary services and management of the relationships with corporate services across Orygen national.
Reporting to the Operations Director, Enhanced and Community Care you will:
- Actively develop and promote productive partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders to ensure we are delivering high quality services within the contract expectations while further building the capacity of the Programs and foster productive relationships with our key partners including Victoria University, headspace National, Sunbury-Cobaw Community Health and NWMPHN.
- Manage the state and federally funded contracts that Orygen National has in place to deliver primary services, ensuring all contract and key performance requirements and deliverables are met.
- Lead the administration teams that support the 5 headspace sites, supporting the Practice Managers and their teams to deliver timely, efficient and effective administrative and reception support to staff and for young people and their families attending headspace premises.
- Ensuring that accurate and timely reports are prepared per specifications and guidelines for appropriate parties including Executive, Consortium, and funding bodies, and submitted within timelines.
What you’ll need
You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:
- A suitable tertiary qualification in the health, social sciences, business or education disciplines.
- Experience in managing projects and programs and a proven ability to design and implement robust systems and structures.
- Experience with contract negotiation, monitoring and performance management.
- Previous experience with service delivery oversight including monitoring and reporting against key performance indicators and service deliverables.
- Previous experience supervising and managing team members in all aspects of their performance including preparation and implementation of personal development plans.
What you’ll get in return
- Salary between $120,000 – $130,000 commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
- Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
- Opportunity to contribute to the success of a purpose driven organisation.
- Flexible working culture.
Orygen – leading the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.
Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
Join the revolution
If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link here.
This is a full-time, ongoing position.
Applications will close on the advertised date, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.
All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.
