Job Description
Director of Transformation
Req ID:  4760
Posting Start Date:  27/08/2025
Advertisement End Date:  01/09/2025
Work Location:  PYMHWS Parkville

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.
Job Description: 

Director of Transformation

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) 

Ongoing | 40 hours per week | 📍Parkville

 

We are now seeking Expressions of Interest for a visionary Director of Transformation to join our Executive Leadership Team.

This pivotal role reports directly to the CEO and will lead organisation-wide transformation and service planning initiatives that shape PYMHWS into a contemporary, consumer-led and future-ready service. You will head our Transformation and Service Planning team, delivering high-impact strategic projects, driving innovation, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking across the organisation. 

  • Join Victoria’s newest Public Mental Health Service dedicated to youth  

  • Permanent Ongoing Full-time role | Parkville based | Hybrid WFH  

  • Salary Packaging | Monthly ADO | 5 weeks Annual Leave 

 

 

About Us: 

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria’s newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.   

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning. 

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.   

The Opportunity: 

Our service is made up of compassionate, curious, and committed people. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a strategic and visionary Director of Transformation to lead organisation-wide change and service planning that positions Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) as a contemporary, consumer-led, and future-ready service for young people.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a new, purpose-built mental health service for young people in te north and west of Melbourne. The Director of Transformation will drive bold initiatives in service design, innovation, and system integration, while embedding lived experience and co-design at the heart of our work.

We’re seeking an adaptive leader who thrives on complexity, builds strong partnerships, and inspires others through collaboration and systems thinking.

 

 Why Join PYMHWS? 

  • Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria 

  • Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation 

  • Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings 

  • 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees 

  • Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible 

  • Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP 

  • Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture 

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development 

 

The Director of Transformation is a key executive leadership position reporting directly to the CEO. This role exists to drive organisation-wide transformation, service planning, and innovation – ensuring Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) delivers on its bold vision as Victoria’s first youth-dedicated public mental health service.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of PYMHWS, leading strategic initiatives that improve access, equity and outcomes for young people aged 12–25. This is a rare opportunity to help build a new service from the ground up, embedding lived experience, co-design and systems thinking into everything we do.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design, delivery and continuous refinement of PYMHWS’s transformation and service plans.

  • Drive large-scale organisational change, service innovation and strategic projects that position PYMHWS as a future-ready service.

  • Build and strengthen strategic partnerships across government, health services, and community organisations.

  • Provide expert advice to the CEO and Executive on emerging trends, policy reforms and system opportunities.

 

About You: 

You are a strategic, values-driven leader who thrives in complex environments and is motivated by creating better futures for young people. With a track record of driving transformation in healthcare, mental health or community services, you bring the skills and presence needed to lead change at scale.

You will also bring:

  • Proven experience leading organisational transformation, strategic planning, or large-scale change programs.

  • Strong systems thinking capability, with the ability to translate vision into action and measurable outcomes.

  • Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and build trusted partnerships across diverse groups.

  • A leadership style that fosters collaboration, inclusion, and psychological safety.

  • Commitment to embedding lived experience, co-design, and cultural safety in all aspects of your work.

This is an opportunity for an adaptive, innovative leader who is ready to help shape mental health health care for young people.

 

Ready to Make a Difference? 
If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful—we’d love to hear from you. 

For a confidential discussion, contact Leigh Russell at leigh.russell@pymhws.org.au
Advertisement Contact (Name and phone):  Leigh Russell

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.