Strategy and Innovation Manager

Bolton Clarke Groupone of Australias largest independent not-for-profit providers of home care retirement living and residential aged care operating nationally and Clarke Residential group now has 88 Aged Care Homes across QLD NSW VIC SA & WA with the inclusion of the Allity McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

About the opportunity

Join Bolton Clarkes Strategy & Innovation Team and work directly with executive leaders to shape the future of aged care. This high-impact role combines strategy innovation commercial thinking and execution - giving you the opportunity to solve complex challenges drive growth initiatives and deliver meaningful outcomes that improve the lives of Australians.

Key activities

• Support development of the Group strategy agenda through strategic analysis portfolio benchmarking market scans strategic deep dives initiative prioritisation and executive-level recommendations.
• Shape and advance Innovation Hub opportunities by identifying priority problems assessing emerging technologies partnerships start-ups / scale-ups and new business models and developing clear opportunity theses and pathways to test partner or scale.
• Mobilise strategic and innovation initiatives including work planning stakeholder engagement cross-functional squad coordination issue resolution decision support and benefits tracking.
• Design and maintain targeted strategy reporting and portfolio monitoring to track progress against Group priorities identify risks and dependencies and support timely executive decision-making.
• Build Strategy and Innovation team capability by coaching junior team members strengthening tools and ways of working and bringing relevant external insights methods and benchmarks into the organisation.

About you

You are a highly structured commercially minded and entrepreneurial individual who can move confidently between strategy development analytical deep dives innovation opportunity shaping stakeholder engagement executive storytelling and practical delivery support.

To be successful in this role you have:

• Strong structured problem-solving capability with the ability to break down ambiguous problems apply analytical rigour and develop clear evidence-based recommendations.
• Demonstrated strategy experience including market analysis portfolio benchmarking strategic planning and initiative prioritisation.
• High comfort with ambiguity with the ability to move from problem framing to evidence options recommendations and action.
• Strong financial and commercial analysis capability including business case development investment assessment benefits sizing and sensitivity analysis.
• Entrepreneurial and innovation mindset with experience identifying and assessing emerging technologies partnerships start-ups / scale-ups or new business model opportunities.
• Effective executive communication skills including the ability to create compelling written visual and verbal narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Proven stakeholder and project leadership with experience leading workstreams facilitating workshops influencing without authority and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership and delivery discipline with the ability to manage competing priorities maintain high-quality outputs and drive work toward measurable outcomes.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership and capability building including coaching junior team members and contributing to team tools frameworks and ways of working.
• Experience in strategy consulting in-house strategy corporate development innovation or transformation is highly regarded; exposure to health aged care human services not-for profit or regulated sectors would be advantageous.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs

• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support

• Career progression and development opportunities

• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits claim up to $18550 tax free

• Private health insurance and gym discounts

• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Apply Now: Our application process takes 10 minutes to apply please follow the below link to start your application.

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age disability race nationality ethnicity sexual orientation gender identity intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.

If you have any further queries please contact Troy Groves ()

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1