Lead Australia's Emerging Voice in Liver Health

Are you a visionary healthcare leader ready to drive transformational change? LiverWELL is seeking an exceptional CEO to lead its evolution from a state-based viral hepatitis organisation into Australia's premier national advocate for comprehensive liver health. 

About LiverWELL

With a proud heritage commencing as Hepatitis Victoria, LiverWELL is at an exciting inflection point. While maintaining its foundational excellence in viral hepatitis elimination and liver health, it is pioneering leadership in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Liver Disease (MASLD), which affects 1 in 3 Australians, taking a lead role in convening State and National Governments to ensure a collaborative approach.

Learn more: www.LiverWELL.org.au

LiverWELL’s Impact:

• $2M annual budget driving evidence-based health promotion
• 17 passionate team members delivering community health programs
• Strong partnerships with Victorian Department of Health and national stakeholders
• Emerging thought leadership through MASLD Symposium participation and peer-reviewed research 

The Opportunity

Reporting to an engaged Board, you'll provide strategic and operational leadership to implement the strategic plan and foster key partnerships while inspiring organisational buy-in. You'll build a high-performing culture, ensure operational excellence across health programs, and manage the $2M budget while diversifying funding streams for long-term sustainability. As LiverWELL's public face, you'll maintain critical government partnerships and champion health equity across all LiverWELL’s work. Key responsibilities include:

Unite & Inspire

• Energise and inspire a capable team through recent leadership transitions
• Bridge internal perspectives between viral hepatitis and MASLD priorities
• Foster collaborative culture aligned with LiverWELL’s values: Respect, Inclusion, Collaboration, Impact 

Strategically Transform

• Execute LiverWELL’s expansion into MASLD while maintaining our core viral hepatitis and liver health excellence
• Diversify funding beyond current 98% government dependence
• Establish clear organisational identity as national liver health leader 

Build & Partner

• Strengthen relationships with government, clinical, and community stakeholders
• Represent LiverWELL as the authoritative voice on liver health policy
• Develop sustainable funding strategies for ambitious growth plans 

What You'll Bring

Essential:

• Proven executive leadership in health promotion, public health, or NFP sectors
• Deep understanding of the Australian healthcare environment and government partnerships
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement including government and community agencies
• Strategic planning expertise with demonstrated financial stewardship
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with ability to negotiate, influence, and build consensus
• Strong knowledge of health equity and preventative health strategies
• Proven experience working with Boards 

Highly Valued:

• Health qualifications (nursing, medicine, pharmacy) or PhD in health sciences
• Clinical understanding of liver health, viral hepatitis, or MASLD
• National-level health promotion or advocacy experience
• Digital health or data-informed intervention experience
• Strategic fundraising and donor relations experience 

Lead transformational change at a pivotal moment in Australian healthcare. As CEO, you'll drive work that directly improves lives while building something significant in an area of high unmet medical need with strong government support. Join a passionate, capable team in a collaborative culture that offers flexible hybrid working and exceptional opportunities for national and international health promotion leadership. 

If you're passionate about health equity, skilled in organisational transformation, and ready to establish LiverWELL as Australia's definitive voice on liver health, we want to hear from you.

LiverWELL is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly those with lived experience of liver disease or connections to affected communities.

Download an Information Pack by entering your details below and pressing the 'Submit' button. The pack will then load in your web browser for you to download. For a confidential discussion and any questions call Michael Holdway, Managing Director, Searchlight Group on 0400 006 513.

e: michael@searchlightgroup.com.au

Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. All third party and unsolicited CV’s will be referred to Searchlight Group. Applications close midnight on Friday 15th August 2025.