Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO)

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO)

Location: Canberra

Employment Type: Full-time

Sector: Not-for-profit Health Accreditation

AboutAnmac

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (Anmac) protects the health and safety of the Australian community by ensuring high-quality education standards and assessment for nursesmidwivesand other healthcare professionals. As the national accreditation authority for nursing and midwiferyAnmacplays a critical leadership role in Australias healthcare workforce skilledmigrationand regulatory environment.

Operating independently from government and regulatorsAnmacworks collaboratively with the nursing and midwifery professions education providers regulatoryagenciesand sector partners to deliver impactintegrityand excellence while contributing to national policy leadership.

The Opportunity

The Deputy CEO plays a pivotal role in the leadership and management of the organisation overseeing day-to-day corporate and business operations and supporting the CEO in strategic planning and decision-making.

This position is responsible for overseeing the delivery of contracted services ensuring organisational governance and compliance financial sustainability strategic communications and organisational reputation enterprise project and program governance and fostering a unified culture across the organisation.

The Deputy CEO will represent Anmac as needed and drive efficiency and effectiveness through cultural change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Translate Anmacs strategy into effective operational plans provide executive leadership alongside the CEO and support Board decision-making and reporting including strategic project and risk reporting.

Lead oversight of projects policy and corporate services embedding strong performance management continuous improvement and service quality.

Oversee budgeting forecasting financial controls and reporting ensuring organisational sustainability contract viability and effective use of public and grant funding.

Lead workforce strategy organisational culture leadership capability performance and compliance

fostering a values-driven inclusive and high-performing organisation.

Provide executive oversight of marketing and communications strategy ensuring consistent accurate and values-aligned messaging across stakeholders channels and jurisdictions and supporting organisational reputation stakeholder confidence and strategic objectives.

Ensure compliance with ACNC obligations funding agreements and regulatory requirements while

maintaining effective risk management assurance and governance frameworks.

Build and maintain strong relationships with the Australian Government funders partners and sector stakeholders supporting collaboration advocacy and contract management.

Provide executive oversight of service delivery to ensure programs meet community needs contractual requirements and deliver measurable outcomes and impact.

Oversee ICT data systems and organisational infrastructure to support efficient operations compliance reporting and future growth.

Provide executive leadership and oversight of the Project Management Office (PMO) ensuring effective governance prioritisation resourcing and delivery of strategic projects and programs aligned to organisational objectives.

About You

You are a senior executive leader with experience in complex purposedriven organisations ideally within the notforprofit healthcare or regulated public sector. You bring strong strategic and systemsthinking capability with a proven ability to translate strategy into clear priorities and disciplined execution.

You have demonstrated experience overseeing enterprisewide functions including project and program governance and strategic communications to support organisational performance reputation and stakeholder confidence. You are a collaborative valuesled leader with strong financial and people leadership capability comfortable working with Boards government and industry partners to deliver sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in business publichealthor a related discipline
• Senior executive leadership experience within a complexorganisation
• Executive leadership training or equivalent experience
• Experience in not-for-profit healthcare or public sector environments is highly regarded

Why JoinAnmac

• Opportunity to influence national healthcare quality and workforce outcomes
• Values-ledorganisationwith a strong purpose and impact
• Collaborative executive team and Board
• Chance to shape strategycultureand long-term sustainability

How to Apply

Pleasesubmityour current CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

For a confidential discussion please contact the People and Culture

Next steps: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interviews anticipated in the second week of June.Applications close on 30 May 2026.