Banyule Community Health and Merri Health have successfully completed their merger recently, forming a single, unified organisation. Both entities were stand-alone, not-for-profit community health organisations with charitable status, governed by their respective Boards of Directors to fulfil their missions. Now, as a merged entity, they will continue to operate across multiple sites, providing a wide range of care and support services in the primary health, aged care, and social care sectors. Registered as a community health service under the Health Services Act, the new organisation is committed to delivering high-quality services to the communities they serve. A new name and strategic direction are currently being developed to reflect this exciting new chapter.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this role will form part of the Executive Group and be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the following functions:

• Information Technology,
• Human Resources and
• Infrastructure

The Executive Director will play a major role in building a robust culture of performance, safety and continuous improvement across all levels of the organisation and will have a clear focus of adding value by supporting the CEO to drive organisational culture through a range of strategies and initiatives that will align people, work practices and systems to strategic and operational objectives. The role is both strategic and tactical, supporting the achievement of the organisation's strategic objectives by providing excellent service, people leadership and trusted advice.

To be considered, you will be an energetic, experienced and ethical leader with a demonstrated track record of building high performance cultures in large, complex, purpose-driven organisations. You'll be qualified with a relevant degree and aligned to the values of the organisation, particularly as it transforms into a shared and unified entity. As an experienced Executive and “allrounder” you will have a strategic, innovative and forward-thinking approach to building culture and a strong focus on operational excellence. Your well-developed communication, engagement, and leadership skills will enable you to influence a range of staff and stakeholders, whilst your ability to solve problems in a large, complex environment will be valued highly. Experience with organisational mergers will be highly regarded, as will your appetite to take an active role in leading change. Ideally, you will have significant skills and experience across at least two of the portfolio areas of responsibility.

For further information about this position and the application process, go to the Searchlight Group website and download some additional information:

http://searchlightgroup.com.au/careers

For a confidential discussion contact Michael Holdway, Searchlight Group on 0400 006 513. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as initial interviews will commence prior to the closing date.