Associate Director – Policy, Economics and Public Impact

About Us:
KPMGs Policy Economics and Public Impact (PEPI) practise provides cutting-edge strategic advice on policy structural and governance reform. We deliver innovative solutions that help modernise and transform service systems driving better policy and service delivery outcomes across Australia.

Within PEPI our healthcare team is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Australians through evidence-based data-driven approaches to healthcare service planning system transformation and strategic advice. We work on some of the nations largest and most complex health reform programs collaborating with diverse stakeholders to deliver measurable and lasting role provides a rare opportunity to build shape and lead a growing national Health Service Planning team playing a foundational role in developing capability culture and practice leadership.

Your Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced health service planning professional to join our high-performing PEPI team. As an Associate Director focused on health service planning you will lead the design and delivery of innovative and practical solutions for clients across complex healthcare systems. Your strategic insight problem-solving expertise and ability to build trusted relationships will enable clients to address pressing challenges and meet evolving community needs.

Key areas of focus include:

• Needs Assessment and Service Planning: Use data guidelines and frameworks to develop evidence informed needs assessments and actionable service and system-level plans.
• Innovation in Planning Approaches: Champion innovative approaches in service planning to adapt to dynamic healthcare environments and evolving population health demands.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain trusted relationships with decision-makers clinicians and communities to ensure planning meets the differing needs of important system stakeholders.
• Client Delivery: Oversee the delivery of projects spanning strategic policy reform health system transformation commissioning programme review and performance improvement.
• Leadership & Team Development: Manage and mentor multidisciplinary teams fostering a culture of collaboration capacity building and professional development.
• Business Development: Lead business development activities producing winning proposals (e.g. RFPs RFTs and RFQs) and identifying opportunities to expand our health service planning practise.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving: Partner with clients and internal teams to co-create and implement solutions that are evidence-based sustainable and impactful.

How Are You Extraordinary

At KPMG your unique experiences build stronger teams and deepen our impact on clients and communities. To excel in this role we value the following skills and attributes:

• Healthcare Expertise: A deep understanding of the factors shaping the demand and supply for healthcare and better practice and emerging models to meet community need. 
• A trusted expert: Demonstrated experience and expertise in health service planning including in using data frameworks and guideline to deliver system and service-level plans.
• Stakeholder Relationships: A demonstrated understanding and an ability to respond to the differing needs of stakeholders within the health system including consumers clinicians and service and system leaders.
•  HandsOn Technical Delivery Required
  Were looking for a candidate who thrives on handson technical delivery in health service planning and enjoys producing highquality evidencebased outputs. Youll have the opportunity to apply your expertise directly shaping impactful planning work rather than focusing solely on project oversight
• Project Leadership: Strong project and program management capabilities including managing concurrent complex engagements scoping projects and delivering high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including experience writing for government audiences and effectively presenting complex findings in clear actionable ways.
• Team Leadership: A collaborative team-oriented approach with experience in managing mentoring and building the capacity of others.
• Ability to Innovate: A track record of driving innovation in service planning approaches demonstrating creative problem-solving to meet evolving system challenges.
• Professional Experience: Experience in health policy development health planning consultancy or service delivery in areas such as public hospitals primary care community health or private healthcare systems.

Qualifications :

• A relevant degree at undergraduate or postgraduate levels (e.g. health management health planning economics public policy or related fields).
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience in health service planning healthcare system reform or health policy.
• Experience in management consulting or public sector health service planning (preferred but not essential).

Additional Information :

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate highly skilled professionals whove got your back. Youll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive equitable culture.

At KPMG youll take control over how you work. Were embracing a new way of working in many ways from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks including retail discounts health and wellbeing initiatives learning and growth opportunities salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time