Operational Planning Manager - Strategy and Community Affairs
Bendigo
Work in an environment that offers:
- An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
- An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting
- A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies
The Position
Job Reference: 2570
Position Title: Operational Planning Manager
Classification: HS7
Salary per Annum (exc. super): $125,000- $150,000 (Dependant on Qualifications and Experience)
Hours per fortnight: 76
Employment Status: Ongoing Full Time
Closing date: 27/07/2025
Are you passionate about driving strategic outcomes through effective planning?
Join Bendigo Health as our Operational Planning Manager, where you'll play a key leadership role in shaping the future of our organisation.
In this pivotal position, you will lead the development, coordination, monitoring, and continuous improvement of annual operational plans across the organisation.
Working collaboratively with Executive Directors, Business Directors, and Directors, you’ll ensure our operational plans align with Bendigo Health’s Strategic Plan and the Government’s Statement of Priorities.
You’ll also play a vital role in building planning capability across the organisation—educating and coaching leaders to embed best-practice planning and implementation processes.
If you're a strategic thinker with strong leadership and collaboration skills, and a passion for continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
Working with Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.
Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.
Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.
Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including:
- Staff health and wellbeing programs
- Career development and education opportunities
- Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program
If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.
Your New Division
Strategy and Community Affairs includes Bendigo Health Fundraising & Foundation, Corporate Affairs, Governance and Strategy and Volunteer Services. All four teams work to advance the organisation’s key priorities, values and vision. Areas of focus include internal and external communications, development of fundraising appeals, stakeholder liaison, management of the volunteer program, and coordination of governance and mandated reporting. Together, they promote the brand of Bendigo Health, supporting the entire organisation in their pursuit of Excellent Care. Every Person. Every Time.
Bendigo Region
Bendigo is one of Victoria’s largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region’s population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you! Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.
Need more information? Please contact Craig Bosworth on 03 5454 8188 or Cam Olsen on 03 5454 8198 for a confidential discussion.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
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