Business Officer

SA Health
Job reference: 945784
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Womens & Babies (WABS) - Admin, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary - ASO4 ($82,212.00 - $86,180.00 Annually) + 12% Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full-Time, Ongoing Role

About WCHN
Join the Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN), South Australia's leading provider of care for women, babies, children and young people. We're shaping the future of healthcare through compassion, innovation and excellence — with our communities at the heart of everything we do.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Access to salary packaging benefits of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (e.g. mortgage, rent, utilities, groceries), plus an additional $2,650 each FBT year for meal entertainment expenses.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital for SA Health metropolitan hospital staff (excludes network community sites)
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.
• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further i.nformation.

About the role

The Business Officer provides essential business and administrative support that helps team run smoothly that includes managing finances, coordinating equipment purchases, support staffing and operational processes, improve business systems, and ensure resources are allocated efficiently to deliver high-quality services.

Key duties of the role

• Maintain accurate and current recording/reporting systems within the Directorate (including managing budgets, monitoring expenditure and effective resource allocation)
• Identify opportunities for performance improvement in the areas of system integration, report preparation and reduction in manual effort.
• Maintain and provide regular reports on workforce data and performance to Directorate Clinical Leads and the Business Support Team.
• Monitoring and reporting on workforce KPIs, including police checks, performance reviews, contract end dates and ensuring accurate data in maintained in systems.

Skills and Experience

• Appropriate tertiary qualification (e.g. Accounting, Workforce, Business, Commerce or Related Discipline) or willingness to undertake studies in such areas.
• Proven ability to communicate and negotiate effectively and concisely with all levels of management, staff and stakeholders.
• Ability to cope with competing demands, priorities work and meet deadlines.
• Experience in actively leading senior Managers in the management of administrative, workforce, financial and business resources at an operational level. 
• Experience in the monitoring of staff plans for budgeting and resource management purposes.
• Intermediate experience in the use and application of computer software packages, particularly Microsoft and databases.

Enquiries can be directed to

Sarah Horner

Business Support Consultant

04•••••993

••••@sa.gov.au

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To learn more about this role — including key selection criteria, special conditions and minimum requirements — please refer to the attached role description and the document checklists below:

If you would like further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 20th August 2026 at 11:55PM

Applications close: 20/08/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.