Where excellence meets opportunity - discover your next chapter with cohealth

• Full time, fixed term role until May 2027
• Based in Footscray
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

The Improvement Lead plays a pivotal role in partnering with Executive Directors, business, finance, and operations leaders, as well as frontline teams across cohealth, to identify, prioritise, monitor, and evaluate technology-enabled improvements that deliver measurable value across the organisation.

This role works collaboratively with stakeholders from all directorates, KIT teams, and enabling and services networks to support operational initiatives and organisation-wide technology programs.

Your duties include:

• Lead the development and delivery of technology-enabled improvement initiatives across cohealth.
• Shape and support the prioritisation of improvement initiatives in partnership with Directorate, business, finance and operations leadership, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, capacity and governance requirements.
• Ensure all improvements are planned, delivered, monitored, and evaluated using standardised tools, frameworks, and governance processes including clearly defined success measures, benefits and accountabilities for adoption and sustainment

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a health-related field, information systems, business improvement, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a quality improvement, digital transformation, or leadership role within a healthcare setting.
• Desirable accreditation or certification in improvement methodologies (e.g., IHI Improvement Science, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci Change Management, or equivalent)

Application Process

To download the PD, and to apply for this job go to: https://cohealthcareers.org.au/Current-Jobs & enter ref code: 6895196.

Applications close 03 June 2026 at 10pm

You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter as well as address the key selection criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Gavin Russell Gavin.Russell@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working with Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.