Beyond Blue’s vision is that all people in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Our mission is to work with the community to improve mental health and prevent suicide.

We aim to achieve this by:

• Promoting mental health and wellbeing
• Being a trusted source of information, advice and support
• Working together to prevent suicide.

Beyond Blue’s values are Collaboration, Respect, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.

The Strategy, Policy and Reform Group leads the strategic, policy and reform directions of Beyond Blue.

The Strategy and Planning Unit creates Beyond Blue’s strategy, objectives and business plans and ensures strategic alignment across the organisation. The unit also leads and coordinates Beyond Blue’s Enterprise Portfolio Management framework to ensure that our strategy is guiding our investments.

The Unit’s Strategic Planning team guides the continuous review of the enterprise strategy – Beyond 2020 – and its translation across the organisation within the context of our Enabling Beyond 2020 transformation. The team supports the Board and Executive through its strategic considerations and facilitates the development of program level strategies.

The incumbent will be responsible for investigating strategic issues and collaborating with teams to facilitate the co-design of their strategies and implementation plans, to ensure activities across the organisation are strategically aligned and focused on better supporting the communities Beyond Blue serves.

With extensive experience in a similar role, the appointee will collaborate with teams across the organisation to co-design program strategies, assisting teams to translate their thoughts into clear, logical and action-oriented recommendations and plans. Your substantial AGILE project management experience together with your detailed knowledge of strategy, planning and business architecture frameworks and methodologies will underpin your ability to successfully support the implementation of the Beyond 2020 Strategy and the development and implementation of a new Strategic Roadmap for Beyond Blue.

This is a terrific opportunity to work within an organisation that is in a growth phase and be part of shaping the future outcomes for the community.

Beyond Blue is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strongly encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Applicants are encouraged to view the Beyond Blue Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2020-2022.

To apply, Applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue and how your skills and experience would be attributes to the position. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required a Working With Children Check.

NOTE: Short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.