Executive Program Director - HRMIS

Hello, are you… An innovator? A problem solver? A team player? A customer focused thinker? Committed to helping others? Interested in contributing to the health of all Western Australians?

This is an exciting time for HSS and we’re looking for adaptable, motivated, and resilient people to join our growing team.

Before you read this job ad, please note, HSS can make reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process. If this is relevant for you, please refer to the contact details under the ‘Application and Interview Support’ section of this job ad.

About HSS

As the Western Australian Government agency providing shared services to the state’s public health system, we provide a suite of financial, ICT, procurement and supply, and workforce services to more than 65,000 employees across WA’s public health services and hospitals.

Put simply, we work behind the scenes to ensure the WA health system runs smoothly.

Whether you work in our corporate offices, at our customers’ sites, or at our warehouses Boorda and Jindakoort located in Jandakot - we are one united team of over 1,700 people.

Our vision is to provide great services to our customers, be a valued partner, and support the health of all Western Australians. We seek to achieve this by delivering on our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care.

Find out more about us www.hss.health.wa.gov.au

Your new role

We are seeking a motivated and suitably experienced professional to join our Program Delivery team as the Executive Program Director for the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) Program.    

This is a Fixed Term Full Time appointment until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension(s). 

WA Health currently has multiple standalone systems to manage rosters, payroll and Human Resources (HR) employee information for over 60,000 staff. The HRMIS Program is a major ICT program to replace and reform payroll and rostering systems across the WA Health system by introducing a single HR, payroll and rostering solution that is simple, reliable and accessible. The HRMIS Program is being led by HSS in partnership with the Department of Health, Health Service Providers as well as other entities.

As the Executive Program Director for the HRMIS Program, you will be responsible for:

• Providing executive and strategic leadership to ensure the successful execution of the program and implementation of a new payroll system for WA Health in line with approved schedules and financial parameters.
• Regularly interfacing and reporting on program status, providing objective and impartial advice and insights to the HSS Chief Executive and Board, Director General, relevant governance groups or Government representatives.
• Proactively scanning internal and external landscapes to identify emerging risks and issues, ensuring appropriate interventions and mitigation strategies are implemented to avoid delays, financial implications, and reputational damage.
• Leading and advising on all program decision-making, ensuring decisions are appropriately informed, strategically aligned, commercially and fiscally responsible, and delivery focused.
• Ensuring robust financial and resource governance, management and controls exist and overall program budget health and performance is maintained.
• Overseeing the technical design, development and configuration of a fit-for-purpose payroll system, including user acceptance testing to identify and urgently remediate technical issues to enable successful solution deployment.
• Maintaining oversight of WA health system-wide readiness reforms and change management activities to enable an effective and efficient system transition.
• Fostering a delivery-focused culture across all levels and directly driving a high-performing senior leadership team.

Please view the Job Description Form (JDF) attached which provides a full statement of duties for the position.

If you thrive in a fast paced, multifaceted working environment, and are eager to contribute to our purpose of supporting our customers to provide excellent health care, we would love to hear from you.

Why join our team

Be part of an organisation that enables you to make a meaningful contribution and positively impact the community in which we live.

We’re guided by five values in everything we do at HSS – in the way we work, how we make decisions and the way we behave:

• We put our customers at the heart of what we do
• We value and care for each other
• We promise, we own, we do
• We will find a way
• We make a difference together

At HSS, we embrace diversity and believe that our best services come from a workplace where varied perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged. We are committed to creating an equitable and diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, members of our LGBTQIA+ community, women and youth.

HSS is committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply

Benefits of working with HSS

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer you a range of benefits, which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• 11.5% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Access to generous salary packaging arrangements
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
• Flexible working and leave arrangements
• Discounts with our corporate partners
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other professional and location-based allowances.

Want to know more?

Please contact Scott Goder, Acting Chief Executive on 08 6373 42***or via email at ***********@health.wa.gov.au if you would like to discuss more about the role and the team you’ll be working with.

Are you ready to apply?

To be successful with your application, you are required to:

• Have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).
• Undertake a criminal record screening, working with children check (if required for the role), a pre-employment health assessment and integrity check, as part of the appointment process. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

Application and interview support

If you have any access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, please contact the HSS Work, Health and Safety team.

If you are an Aboriginal person who would like assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64.

How to apply

You’ve heard from us, now we’d like to hear from you.

Submit your application online by clicking the ‘Apply for Job’ button at the bottom of this page. You will need to provide:

• a cover letter of no more than 3 pages demonstrating your relevant skills and experience (as outlined in the JDF), with particular focus on the following selection criteria;

1. Extensive knowledge of and demonstrated experience in delivering largescale and high-value technical programs, projects, and associated reforms in complex organisations or environments, in line with approved schedules and financial parameters.
2. Advanced strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess and anticipate emerging risks, challenges and opportunities to enable timely and effective intervention and management.
3. Ability to work constructively and collegially as an executive member, including the ability to provide objective and impartial advice and insights to senior stakeholders such as the HSS Chief Executive and Board, Director General and other governance groups.
4. Strong skills in leadership and experience fostering a high-performing and delivery-focused culture, including the ability to motivate, inspire and empower large teams to achieve objectives.
5. High level interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential for maintaining relationships, resolving conflicts, managing stakeholder expectations, and securing necessary resources and support for the program. Must be able to adapt and respond to audiences at all levels to influence and advocate persuasively for program interests.

• a comprehensive CV that clearly shows your experience relevant to this role; and
• the names and contact details of two professional referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to be your current supervisor or manager. 

Please allow plenty of time to submit your application, as late, emailed and proforma applications will not be accepted.

Submitting your application

Your application must be submitted online by 5pm Thursday 01 May 2025. You must have a current, valid email address to apply online and this email address will be used by HSS to communicate with you.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact HSS on 13 44 77 (select option 2 from the menu options) for immediate assistance during business hours.

As the submission is system generated, any submissions on, or after, 5:00pm cannot be accepted. 

Other information for applicants

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill this vacancy, it may also be used to appoint applicants, assessed as suitable during this selection process, to the same or other similar positions at HSS for up to 12 months.

Thank you for considering a role with HSS.