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The Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool (the Administrator) and the National Health Funding Body (NHFB) were established through the Council of Australian Government’s National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) of August 2011. NHFB is a small, high-performing agency based in Canberra.

The primary functions of the NHFB are to assist the Administrator in:

• calculating and advising the Commonwealth Treasurer of the Commonwealth’s contribution to public hospital funding in each State and Territory ($30 billion in 2024-25)
• reconciling estimated and actual public hospital services, and adjusting Commonwealth payments (over 46 million activities in 2024-25)
• undertaking funding integrity analysis to identify public hospital services that potentially received funding through other Commonwealth programs
• monitoring payments of Commonwealth, State and Territory public hospital funding into the National Health Funding Pool (the Pool)
• making payments from the Pool to each LHN
• reporting publicly on funding, payments and services
• developing and providing three-year data plans to the Commonwealth, States and Territories
• supporting additional funding streams to be transacted through the Pool.

About the position

The Director, Data, Modelling and Analysis (DMA) is a critical leadership role within the National Health Funding Body, reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Group. The Director is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team of analysts and data specialists who calculate, reconcile and report on Commonwealth public hospital funding contributions to all States and Territories, work that directly informs hundreds of millions of dollars in payments each year.

Operating under the National Health Reform Agreement Addendum 2026–31, the Director ensures that funding calculations are accurate and delivered on time, that the integrity of Commonwealth hospital funding is actively protected through data matching programs, and that stakeholders, including Treasury, IHACPA, AIHW, jurisdictions and the Administrator, receive high-quality analysis and advice.

This is a high-trust, high-consequence role. The Director is expected to bring deep technical knowledge of public hospital funding frameworks, strong leadership capability, and a collaborative, outward-facing approach to stakeholder engagement.

The Director also contributes to corporate governance, strategic planning and organisational performance to ensure the NHFB operates as a high performing agency, promoting the NHFB’s values and behaviours (“One NHFB”, “Enhance trust”, “Open Communication”, “Own it”) alongside the APS values. 

Why NHFB?

The National Health Funding Body is a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.

The NHFB values health and wellbeing of employees and offers a range of benefits to support staff including:

• flexible work arrangements
• fostering a positive workplace culture and encouraging work-life balance
• providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.

In the 2025 Australian Public Service Employee Census, the NHFB ranked in the top 10 from 104 APS agencies for ‘Wellbeing Policies and Support’, ‘SES Leadership’ and ‘Innovation’.

The key duties of the position include:

About the role

The National Health Funding Body is seeking an experienced analytical leader who combines deep technical expertise in public hospital funding with strong people leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Under limited direction, you will lead the DMA section to:

• calculate, quality assure and communicate Commonwealth public hospital funding contributions to all States and Territories, including oversight of the Commonwealth Contribution Model under the NHRA Addendum 2026–31
• lead DMA’s funding integrity programs, including MBS and PBS data matching, to identify hospital services funded under more than one Commonwealth program
• produce bilateral data packs, service category analyses, trend reports and activity insights, and contribute to NHFB and Administrator annual reporting
• build and maintain trust-based relationships with key external stakeholders including IHACPA, AIHW, Treasury, Services Australia and State and Territory health departments
• lead, develop and support a multidisciplinary team of 12 staff across four work streams, building capability and eliminating single-person dependencies
• maintain oversight of DMA’s risk profile, ensure compliance with relevant legislation, and manage DMA’s budget and procurement within approved parameters
• contribute to NHFB’s corporate governance, strategic planning and organisational performance as a member of the Executive Leadership Group.

Selection criteria

NHFB will assess applications against the APS Integrated Leadership System at the EL2 level, your demonstrated ability to perform the duties of the position, and your potential contribution to the Executive Leadership Group.

The successful candidate will have, proven experience leading high-accuracy analytical work in a complex government environment, and the stakeholder management skills to operate effectively across Commonwealth, State and Territory boundaries, and also preferably deep knowledge of the Australian public hospital funding framework.

Essential requirements

• demonstrated experience leading analytical, statistical or quantitative teams in a complex policy or government environment
• proven ability to manage high-consequence, high-accuracy analytical work and deliver zero-error outputs to senior executives and ministers
• demonstrated capability to build, lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team
• strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with Commonwealth, State and Territory government counterparts
• understanding of PGPA Act obligations and Commonwealth public sector governance requirements.

Eligibility

The successful applicant must be an Australian Citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a security clearance at the Baseline Vetting level. A loss of security clearance may result in termination of employment.

It is an expectation that all NHFB employees will perform their jobs professionally, respectfully and in accordance with the principles and practices of workplace diversity, workplace participation and in support of a safe working environment. 

Notes

Please supply a one-page pitch, outlining your skills and experience relevant to the role on offer and selection criteria. 

To apply, send your pitch, your current CV (no more than three pages), and a completed Candidate Application Form (Opens in a new tab/window)to nhfbhr@nhfb.gov.au by the closing date.

For further information, please contact the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Leonie Clemson, on (02) 5132 0840.

Contact

Contact officer 
Leonie Clemson 

Contact phone
Phone (02) 5132 0840 

Agency Employment Act 
PS Act 1999 

Position number 
20023143 

Vacancy number 
VN-0770305

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