Description:
About us
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The College is a not-for-profit organisation that represents more than 8600 surgeons and 1300 surgical trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates.
RACS also supports healthcare and surgical education in the Asia-Pacific region and is a substantial funder of surgical research. There are nine surgical specialties in Australasia being: Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery.
About the Role
You’ll play a pivotal role in driving strategic outcomes and delivering value across a diverse portfolio of transformation projects. Working in close partnership with business stakeholders and project teams, you will shape solutions that enhance user experience and operational excellence—ultimately supporting the success of our members and the broader surgical community.
This is your opportunity to lead the analysis and design of impactful business solutions, manage complex projects, and champion change in a collaborative and mission-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate business analysis across a wide range of initiatives
- Partner with stakeholders to understand current challenges and future needs
- Recommend and design solutions to deliver on strategic objectives
- Support change management and user adoption activities
- Document business requirements and process improvements
- Balance competing priorities across multiple projects with ease
- Champion user experience and ensure value-driven outcomes
This role is for a 12 month maximum term contract.
About You
You're an experienced business analyst with strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and a knack for bringing people together to solve complex problems. You enjoy working in both Agile and Waterfall environments and have a passion for continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
Skills and Experience
- Experience in a senior business analyst or equivalent role
- Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Proficiency with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
- Experience in change management practices
- A degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach
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Benefits
At our organisation, we are proud to have a positive impact on improving health outcomes in the community. Our people are especially important to us, we treat everyone fairly and are mindful of our colleagues and their wellbeing. Working at RACS, you will thrive in our environment where we recognise that we are all one team. Our employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives, so by joining our team you will have:
- flexibility to combine working from home with time spent in the office
- RACS Professional Development Framework (Grow at RACS)
- access to a wellbeing app
- annual wellbeing reimbursement
- additional, gifted leave at the end of the year
- access to online learning portal THRIVE with a catalogue of 89,000+ courses
- access to an Employee Assistance Program which includes counselling for personal and work-related issues, support for family members, legal support, career development and planning, nutrition & lifestyle advice as well as financial counselling
We genuinely care about our employees’ health and wellbeing and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.
How to apply?
To apply for this role please submit your application by clicking on the “Apply Now’ button to submit a cover letter and resume.
Please note we will be reviewing applications as they come in.
Enquiries can be directed to careers@surgeons.org however, applications emailed to this address will not be accepted.
RACS is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workforce. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as the traditional landowners of Australia and Māori as the tangatawhenua (people of the land) of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Māori and building an environment that is inclusive, culturally safe and appropriate.