Program Manager (Health Manager Level 5)

Lead work that improves healthcare outcomes at scale – with flexibility and strong organisational support

Temporary Full Time Exempt for up to 30th June 2028
Hybrid flexibility for work-life balance | Chatswood, St Leonards or Charlestown
Attractive salary, from $ $180,279 + 12% Super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Sunday 1st November 2026

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As Program Manager of the SIGNAL Program, you’ll drive complex statewide initiatives supporting notifiable conditions surveillance, case and contact management, and outbreak response.
Working alongside Health Protection NSW, Public Health Units and Local Health Districts, you’ll turn complex public health needs into practical digital solutions and drive the adoption of outbreak management tools across NSW.

Lead the delivery of critical, highly complex digital projects and programs that support statewide public health outcomes.
Partner with Health Protection NSW and Public Health Units to ensure system changes support how notifiable conditions are notified, investigated, managed and reported.
Drive statewide adoption of outbreak management tools across Public Health Units, aligned with established public health response processes.
Manage the full program lifecycle, including business cases, program plans, resources, budgets, governance, risks, benefits realisation and quality measures.
Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, creating a collaborative, accountable and high-performing workplace culture.
Build strategic stakeholder relationships across eHealth NSW, NSW Health agencies, Local Health Districts, Public Health Units, vendors and external partners.
Provide strategic advice on the feasibility and suitability of proposed solutions to improve business performance and program outcomes

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To be successful in this role you’ll need

Extensive experience and a proven record of achievement in project or program management within a large, complex organisation delivering major information system projects, with strong capability in program governance, stakeholder engagement, benefits management and problem-solving.
Demonstrated experience leading large, diverse and multidisciplinary teams, with the ability to build capability, manage performance and create a high-performing workplace culture.
Sound knowledge of NSW public health processes, including notifiable conditions surveillance, case and contact management, and outbreak response.
Experience delivering notifiable conditions or disease surveillance systems within a public health setting.
A strong understanding of the roles of Health Protection NSW, Public Health Units and Local Health Districts, supported by experience translating public health requirements into deliverable system changes.

At eHealth NSW, our benefits are designed to provide you with the flexibility, growth and support when you need it. We provide:

Hybrid and flexible working options to support balance and productivity
Salary packaging to maximise your take-home pay
Wellbeing initiatives like Fitness Passport to support your physical and mental health

Hear about how our team benefits from working at eHealth

Submit your cover letter and most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience. While we accept AI use - we want your application to feel genuine and true to you.
For questions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor and quote REQ703869.
Important information

This recruitment may be used to establish a Talent Pool for similar roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
For this role 'Exempt' is refers to a fixed term contract of more than 13 weeks.
If you currently reside outside NSW, please indicate in your application whether you are willing to relocate if successful.

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