Position Details
Full-Time | Fixed Term until February 2029
Higher Education Officer Level 10 | $147,656 - $156,497 p.a.
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
College of Health and Enablement
At the College of Health and Enablement, we aim to be an innovator in contemporary education producing a safer and more resilient health and social care workforce. Our mission is to improve lives and empower communities, enabling better health and caring in the world through an exceptional student learning experience. At the College, our research mission is about co-creating new knowledge which promotes wellbeing, and better care and support, to individuals and communities across the lifespan. We work proactively with industry partners and professional bodies leading to more employable and innovative graduates.
About the Flinders HealthCare Centre
The Flinders HealthCARE Centre (FHC) is a multidisciplinary education, research, and healthcare facility located at the heart of Flinders Village and co-funded by the Australian Government and Flinders University. Scheduled to open in 2029, FHC will support the delivery of approximately 1,300 additional health graduates and up to 10,000 additional episodes of health and community care annually, bringing together education, research, and health and community services to enable new models of care, innovative use of technology, and transformative learning.
About the Role
The Lead, Health Placement Operations, is responsible for driving the strategic development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of the College’s placement partnership portfolio. The incumbent will lead the design and implementation of a comprehensive practice intelligence framework, incorporating data governance, reporting, analytics and dashboards to support evidence-based decision-making and drive the successful activation of the Flinders Healthcare Centre.
The role will oversee the development of systems and processes that provide end-to-end visibility of placement activity, enabling effective capacity planning, utilisation monitoring, forecasting and continuous optimisation.
The role is also responsible for:
Driving cross-functional initiatives to improve operational efficiency, system integration and process standardisation across placement activities.
Providing high-level strategic advice, analysis and reporting to senior leadership on placement partnership performance, placement trends, financial sustainability and service impact.
Embedding partnership frameworks and governance mechanisms, including agreements, performance measures and risk management processes that support sustainable and mutually beneficial outcomes.
Contributing to strategy and leading operations relating to the development, implementation and continuous refinement of a college-wide placement partnership strategy that supports financially sustainable, interprofessional student-led services and placement models.
Please refer to the attached position description, for a comprehensive list of role and responsibilities.
This position makes a significant contribution to the University’s strategic plan to changing 10 million lives, Every One Matters, by 2035 through process optimisation, system integration, standardisation, and performance enhancement
About You
You are an outcomes-focused leader with a proven track record of driving complex, organisation-wide initiatives that deliver sustainable value. You excel at translating strategic objectives into effective operational models, aligning diverse functions and stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
Your experience includes managing and optimising large partnership portfolios, with the ability to assess performance, identify growth opportunities, rationalise existing arrangements, and build high-value collaborations that support long-term organisational success.
In this role you will also demonstrate:
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build trusted relationships, influence senior stakeholders and negotiate outcomes across organisational and sector boundaries.
Proven experience driving large-scale operational improvements, including system integration, process standardisation and performance optimisation in complex environments.
High-level understanding of placement ecosystems, capacity planning, utilisation modelling and forecasting, with the ability to implement systems that improve visibility and coordination.
Ability to foster a culture of data-informed decision making, collaboration and continuous improvement, and to build capability across teams in placement partnership management and practice intelligence.
You will also have completed a postgraduate qualification and extensive relevant project management experience or an equivalent combination of extensive relevant experience and education/training.
Life at Flinders
They say know your place. We say you've found it right here.
Flinders University was founded on the belief that learning should open minds, celebrate individuality and give people the freedom to pursue their own point of view. That spirit lives on in our community of thinkers, doers and changemakers who challenge convention, and each other, to shape what comes next.
Rising to a challenge is nothing new for Flinders. During our first 60 years, we’ve navigated revolutionary changes in social and cultural norms, and have responded to transformative economic, environmental and technological developments. Through it all, we’ve continued to deliver for our students and community, innovating in learning and research to prepare graduates for the changing world they help create.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them.
So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Awarded the AHEIA Higher Education Award for Workplace Culture Excellence due to our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders staff wellbeing program
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our three SAGE Cygnet Awards
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Recognised as a Veteran Employer of Choice
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement as a separate document. This should be no more than 3 pages, and address the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description
Flinders University is committed to providing an environment where staff with disability are valued, supported and encouraged, and are able to, as far as practicably possible, participate fully and independently in the life of the University. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the selection process, including being accompanied by an accredited assistance animal with public access rights as per the Disability Policy , please advise the contact the Recruitment Team so that we can make appropriate arrangements through [email protected] or call 08 8201 2383.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Michelle Miller
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
23 July 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Flinders. Fearless.
