Job Opportunity - Board Members – Australian Digital Health Agency

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Board Members – Australian Digital Health Agency

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The Australian Government is inviting expressions of interest to fill future board member positions on the Australian Digital Health Agency (Agency) Board. We are seeking a broad range of candidates with diverse professional and lived experiences from across Australia to enrich the Agency’s knowledge and capacity to deliver its objectives.

The Agency commenced operations as a Commonwealth Corporate entity in July 2016 to lead the digital transformation of healthcare and create a more connected health system for all Australians. The Board is the key decision-making body and is accountable to the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Aged Care. The work of the Agency is supported by all Australian Governments.

The Board maintains a watching brief over internal and external environments and is responsible for overseeing the Agency’s performance, governance, and resource allocation as custodians of Commonwealth and state and territory funding.  It is critical that the Agency is guided by a strong, diverse, high-performing Board that can set the strategic direction, objectives, and policies to ensure proper and efficient performance of organisational functions.

The Agency is charged with implementing an ambitious national agenda to connect Australia’s digital health system to support our world class health system. Candidates who have strategic senior leadership and board experience, possess subject matter expertise in the relevant fields outlined in Subsection 19(3) of the Agency Establishing Rule and have a deep understanding of digital transformation in a complex sector are encouraged to apply.

Key skill areas include but are not limited to digital innovation and transformation, informatics, technology standards and information management in large scale settings, delivery of health services, consumer health advocacy, risk and governance, financial management and legal services.

The Australian Government is committed to open and transparent recruitment processes for public sector board appointments. To ensure the Boards composition meets diversity requirements, gender balance and geographic diversity will be considered for future appointments. Applications from people with a diversity of skills, perspectives, abilities, cultures, life experience and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

 For further information on the roles, please contact Amanda O’Rourke Executive Search at admin@amandaorourke.com.au quoting Ref. No. 1124 in the subject line for an Information Pack.

 Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday, 18 February 2024.

Here is the link:

https://www.themandarin.com.au/careers/jobs/237695/board-members-australian-digital-health-agency/ 

It's fun to think how many of the present Board are qualified against this requirement!

Make a difference!

David.