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• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Location Negotiable within Region
• Salary: ASO6 $98,478 - $104,165 p.a + Superannuation + Leave Loading + Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Ongoing Full Time role working over a 5-day roster 

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

This position offers the opportunity to work at the heart of organisational governance, supporting the Governing Board and Executive leadership in delivering strong governance outcomes. You will play a critical role in shaping decision-making processes, ensuring compliance, and maintaining transparency across BHFLHN.

You will gain exposure to strategic planning, policy development, and risk management while providing expert advice and high-level administrative and secretariat support. This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the organisation’s governance framework, engage with senior stakeholders, and provide your professional expertise in governance and compliance within a health setting.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network offers opportunities across our sites, from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO:

• Has demonstrated experience in governance, risk, compliance, or a related discipline within a complex organisation (health experience highly valued but not essential).
• Has proven high level experience in board level or executive level governance and secretariat functions.
• Can analyse complex information, provide clear, actionable advice, and maintain a high level of discretion and professionalism.
• Thrives in environments where accuracy, structure, and relationship building are essential.
• Is looking to advance their governance career in a role with visibility and strategic impact.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Drive high quality governance outcomes across the Governing Board, Committees, and Executive leadership.
• Lead the coordination of complex governance processes, including strategic agendas, papers, and minutes that influence high level decision making.
• Strengthen BHFLHN’s governance integrity through oversight of decision registers, conflict of interest management, compliance reporting, and transparency mechanisms.
• Monitor and interpret legislative, accreditation, and policy obligations to ensure network wide compliance.
• Support the organisation’s strategic direction by contributing to governance frameworks, policy development, and risk and compliance systems.
• Build strong working relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders, acting as a source of expert governance advice.

This is a role for someone who sees governance as a strategic enabler, not just as an administrative function.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you. 
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you. 

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

HELP IS HERE!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 929080), or reach out to Tanya Jarvis, Manager - Governance Risk and Compliance on Phone: 0403 224 642 or via E-mail: tanya.jarvis@sa.gov.au 

To find out what you need to apply, and what is required to be offered a role, please refer to the Applicant Checklist BHFLHN Applicant Checklist.pdf. Please also click here for our Australian applicant guidelines

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on Wednesday 4th March 2026 at 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

929080 ASO6 Role Description