The Team:
The team operates within the Department of Health Tasmania, supporting the delivery of strategic health initiatives that improve services and outcomes for the Tasmanian community. As part of a dynamic and collaborative project environment, the team is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing complex health projects across the state.
Working closely with internal stakeholders, clinical experts, and external partners, the team ensures that projects are aligned with departmental priorities and government health strategies. The Senior Project Manager plays a key leadership role—guiding project teams, managing risks, ensuring timelines and budgets are met, and delivering high-quality outcomes that support the Department’s mission to provide safe, effective, and sustainable health care.
The Role:
The Senior Project Manager will provide leadership, direction, support, and facilitation of assigned projects and provide high level specialist expertise and authoritative advice regarding strategic and policy issues impacting on various Health ICT commissioned projects.
You will need to:
- Provide leadership, direction, support, and facilitation of assigned projects, including the implementation of strategic project initiatives and the development of policies across the Department of Health (DoH).
- Provide high level specialist expertise and authoritative advice regarding strategic and policy issues impacting on various Health ICT commissioned projects, including identifying, defining, and developing options for complex policy and project delivery outcomes.
- Effectively manage the delivery of assigned project and program components associated with the reform of the Health ICT systems and services in Tasmania to effect change in a structured and formalised manner.
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.
Salary: $139,470 to $148,863 per annum. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
- Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
- Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study from a recognised tertiary institution
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Position Features:
- Some intra and interstate travel is required
- May be required to work outside of normal business hours
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
*Applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Scott Carlson
Position: Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer
Phone number: 0459 416 078
Email address: scott.carlson@health.tas.gov.au
What it is like working at the Department of Health?
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellent are the key values to work in Department of Health. Listen to some of the lived experiences from within the department through some of our wonderful staff and hear about their journey in relocating to Tasmania!
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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.
