Strategic Innovations Officer
- Part time - Ongoing
- Attractive Salary Packaging
- Culture that Supports Work-Life Balance
About Sunraysia Community Health Services
SCHS is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model of health to prevent illness, disease and injury. Influencing the agenda for health policy, providing access and equity to health services for our community and encouraging innovation and flexibility to ensure services match community need is a priority.
The Role
The Strategic Innovations Officer helps SCHS turn great ideas into real improvements for our community. This role works across the organisation to make sure new research, insights and quality learnings are understood, used and embedded into the way we deliver services.
You’ll work closely with the executive team and a wide range of partners to support smart, evidence-based decision-making. Using data and practical frameworks, you will help shape new and innovative ways of working that respond to community needs and sector changes.
A key part of the role is leading and coordinating projects—planning the work, managing risks, keeping things on track, and checking that changes are making a real difference. You’ll be an important part of a team that focuses on doing things better, embracing new technology, improving processes, and helping SCHS stay at the front of community health innovation.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Mandie Hayes, Quality, Safety and Innovation Manager on (03) 5022 5444 or mhayes@schs.com.au
Apply
To apply, please forward your covering letter, CV, responses to Key Selection Criteria and contact details of three professional referees addressed to Manager Human Resources, careers@schs.com.au
Applications must be received by 8am Friday 9 January 2026.
Compliance
PLEASE NOTE: SCHS is committed to the application of the Child Safe Standards. All positions are subject to thorough credentialing and safety screening prior to commencing employment. This includes reference checks and National Police Check for all SCHS employees. Any prospective employee who has resided and worked overseas in the past 10 years for a continuous period of 12 months or more will be required to undergo an International Criminal History Check. Where applicable, employees may also be required to hold a current Working With Children check issued in the state of Victoria and have a current NDIS Clearance (NDIS Worker Screening Check).
For more information on the NDIS Worker Screening Check, please click here.
Department of Health Guidelines for Immunisation of Health Care Workers require all staff to demonstrate immunity to specific preventable diseases. As part of the recruitment process, the preferred applicant is required to provide evidence of immunisation (and/or serology) to confirm they are protected from risk.
