Group Manager - Strategy, Planning and Performance

Employment Type: Fixed Term 

Hours: 38 hours per week 

Location: Mercy Head Office - Richmond 

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Contact: Kristy Aldridge - [email protected] 

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.  

Where there’s care, there’s You. 

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be? 

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we’re on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years. 

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. 

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.  

To do that, we need you.  

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.  

About the opportunity

At Mercy Health, you’ll become part of a proud history built on over 100 years of expertise, skill and care. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity with a strong focus on driving execution of the current strategy and supporting early planning for the next strategic cycle. 

You will lead the organisation’s Integrated Planning Approach, ensuring strategic priorities are translated into aligned business plans, measurable outcomes, and coordinated execution across diverse health and aged care services. 

Working closely with the Group Executive and senior leaders, you will: 

• Help align teams around what matters most 
• Build clear and practical planning and performance approaches 
• Provide insight into progress, risks, and opportunities 
• Support confident, informed decision-making at Executive and Board level 

The role also contributes to priority strategic initiatives and acts as a key point of coordination across the organisation for strategy execution. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Bring our Group strategy to life and support its ongoing evolution 

• Lead and continuously strengthen our integrated planning approach 

• Coordinate development of the annual Group Plan 

• Partner with leaders to build strong, practical business plans and KPIs 

• Provide clear, thoughtful insights and high-quality briefings for Executive and Board 

• Surface emerging risks, challenges, and opportunities early 

• Contribute to strategic initiatives and transformation efforts 

What you'll bring

You bring both strategic thinking and a grounded, collaborative approach to getting things done. You’re someone who enjoys connecting the big picture with practical action.

• Experience translating strategy into outcomes in complex environments 

• Strength in planning, performance frameworks, and KPI design 

• Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders 

• Strong analytical thinking and clear communication 

• A calm, pragmatic approach to navigating complexity 

• Experience in health, aged care, or similarly complex sectors (desirable) 
• Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve. 

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management. 

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment. 

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining: 

• A current Police Record Check 

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? 

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career. 

Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now 

Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process. 

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.   

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. 

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.