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Shape Healthcare Governance - Coordinator Board Services at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network!

Join SA Health's Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as a Coordinator Board Services and play a crucial role in supporting executive governance across one of Australia's leading healthcare organisations. This full-time contract position offers you the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, coordinating and supporting the delivery of high-level board papers, capturing important decisions through minute taking and coordinating seamless meeting logistics. Be part of a team that's transforming healthcare delivery while enjoying competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and the satisfaction of contributing to better health outcomes for South Australians.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Director - Office of the Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretariat, some of your duties for the role will include:

• Support the SALHN Board Secretariat in meeting the legislative and compliance obligations of the Board and CEO
• Support the preparation, and distribution of Board (and committee) papers and meeting logistics
• Attend meetings, take minutes in accordance with contemporary practice, and distribute and follow up actions in a timely manner.
• Facilitation of on-boarding and induction of new Board and Committee members
• Collaborate and consult with a wide range of internal/external stakeholders, including across government agencies as required 
• Identify, research, and evaluate policies, procedures, and processes across SALHN and DHW to ensure compliance and currency with relevant legislation, regulations, and standards

About you:

• Ability to evaluate information quickly, critically and accurately, and grasp the core complex or ambiguous problems and analyse and summarise key issues
• Experience in providing high-level support to committees, including agendas, committee paper preparation, minute taking and follow up actions
• Demonstrated high level of attention to detail and organisational and time management skills to manage multiple competing priorities under broad direction, within tight deadlines
• Experience in the application and use of relevant corporate governance and compliance platforms including basic system administration and records keeping practices in accordance with state government policy requirements. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Director - Office of the Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretariat                       

0435 697 090 or Melanie.Bailey@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date:  11.55pm Sunday 12th October 2025

Attachments:

• 915860 Coordinator Board Services - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  915860