Director, Strategy

Job no: 946589
Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Executive
  • Department for Health and Wellbeing – Strategy and Governance
  • Classification – SAES Level 1 – Full Time / Term Contract (Temporary up to Three Years)

Overview:

Sitting within the Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, the Health Strategy Team focuses on priority system‑level health issues that sit across jurisdictions, funding and accountability boundaries and cannot be resolved locally. It enables deliberate decisions, effective escalation and coordinated engagement with the Commonwealth to address interface issues between services and sectors.

Leading the Health Strategy team, the Director is the key advisor on a range of system level strategic projects encompassing state and national policy matters. The position supports and facilitates system level discussion on cross portfolio matters with a key focus on the interface between Local Health Networks (LHNs) and the primary care, aged care and disability care systems.

The role will oversee the development of a system level approach to issues that advance SA Health’s whole of portfolio strategic priorities.

The Director, Strategy will participate as an integral member of the Strategy and Intergovernmental Relations executive team, significantly contributing to the leadership, vision and strategic direction setting for the Branch.

 

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working 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 appropriate immunisation requirements.

 

Job ref:  946589

 

Criminal History Screening Requirement

·       A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

 

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

  

Enquiries

Caz Guterres

Executive Director Strategy and IGR

Phone: 0421 427 704

E-mail: carolyn.guterres2@sa.gov.au

 

Application Closing Date

Thursday, 6 August 2026 – 11:55 PM

 

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Categories

SA Health

Locations

Metropolitan South Australia

Work type

Local Health Network / Business