Enterprise Risk Project Lead
Strategy, Performance and Allied Health
Fixed term full time, up to 76 hours per fortnight
Commencing May 2026 until October 2026 (6 months)
Managers & Administrative Workers Enterprise Agreement (HS6) $55.91 per hour
(Junior rates apply to employees aged under 19 years)
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Are you an experienced project lead with a passion for strengthening governance, risk management, and legislative compliance? West Gippsland Healthcare Group is seeking an Enterprise Risk Project Lead to play a pivotal role in embedding a consistent, sustainable, and organisation‑wide approach to enterprise risk and compliance.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director Strategy, Performance and Allied Health, this role offers the opportunity to operationalise our Enterprise Risk Framework, implement Riskman to enhance enterprise risk management, and design systems and processes that support our legislative compliance obligations.
Working collaboratively with clinical, non‑clinical, and corporate teams, you will help uplift capability, drive change, and support staff to confidently meet their responsibilities through effective frameworks, tools, and education. If you are a detail‑focused, proactive professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to strengthening organisational safety, accountability, and performance, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting contribution.
Our preferred candidate will have:
* Demonstrated experience in project management or coordination, with experience in structured project delivery within a complex organisation.
* Proven experience producing, maintaining, and managing project documentation and artefacts, including templates, registers, reports, and governance documentation.
* Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise-wide initiatives across multiple business areas, including the collection and analysis of organisational information (e.g. process documentation)
* Strong experience engaging with diverse stakeholder groups at all levels, including clinical, non‑clinical, and corporate teams, to support information gathering, coordination, and delivery of activities and coaching to build capability.
* Demonstrated capability using M365 tools (including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and related collaboration tools) to support project delivery, documentation, and communication.
* Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality, privacy, and information handling requirements, particularly within a healthcare or public sector environment.
The following experience/qualifications would be considered advantageous:
* Formal qualification or certification in project management
* Demonstrated experience delivering project outcomes within a hospital or healthcare setting, with an understanding of clinical and non‑clinical operating environments.
* Experience supporting change management, communications, or training coordination, preferably within healthcare or similarly complex service environments.
* Experience in risk or legislative compliance management.
IMPORTANT: Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.
About our organisation
The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:
* Flexible working arrangements
* Professional development
* Access to employee assistance program
* Salary packaging
* Free Parking
Working with us:
All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.
Further details and how to apply
Further information is contained in the Position Description. Applications must be submitted via seek.com.au and must include a current CV and a cover letter. Responses to the selection criteria are recommended. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees. If you have any further queries, please contact Belinda Brookes, Executive Director Strategy, Performance and Allied Health, 03 5624 3*** (***************@wghg.com.au)
Applications close on Wednesday, 8 April 2026.
Please apply at your earliest convenience, shortlisting may commence prior to the closing date.
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As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.
As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.