Manager - Performance and Reporting

Turn Numbers into Better Patient Outcomes

At Hunter New England Health, our mission is clear: to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and equitable healthcare. As Manager, Performance and Reporting, you’ll lead a high-performing team, deliver strategic insights, and drive data-informed decisions that measure and improve performance deliverables.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds finance, analytics, health management or beyond. What matters most is your ability to lead, shape direction, and turn data into decisions that make a difference.

Do Work That Matters

In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to executives, a mentor to a skilled analytics team, and a key voice in shaping strategic direction across the district.

You will collaborate with clinical directors, finance leads, and technical experts to ensure Hunter New England Health’s performance reporting is accurate, insightful, and deeply aligned with our mission to improve patient outcomes. Your leadership will help ensure that every level of care from policy to patient, is driven by data-informed decisions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of critical performance and compliance reporting.
• Oversee corporate data strategy and maintain the district’s enterprise data asset, the Local Reporting Solution.
• Provide expert analysis and insights that guide executive planning, policy, and resource allocation.
• Support the delivery of the district’s annual service agreement and measure the impact of key initiatives.
• Mentor and guide a talented team of data managers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Build partnerships with clinical networks, ICT teams, and the Ministry of Health to ensure alignment on strategic reporting and data use.
• Translate complex data from local and state-wide sources (including the MoH Enterprise Data Warehouse) into meaningful insights that support decision-making at all levels.
• Represent the finance portfolio with credibility and clarity, engaging with diverse stakeholder groups including clinicians, executives and NSW Health.

 
Benefit From:

• The opportunity to lead transformational data and reporting initiatives with real-world impact
• Professional growth and development in a forward-thinking and supportive environment
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero 
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
• Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing 
• Fitness Passport - discounted gym options for you and your family 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members 

At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace.  Our commitment to a workforce that reflects the community we care for is essential for delivering the highest quality healthcare to our community. We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact Rebecca.Caldwell@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process. 

This is a Category B position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases  for Category B positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.