Angela Josephs
Perth,WA
Summary
Highly capable Level 7 public sector leader with extensive experience across project portfolio delivery, financial management, and governance within complex health and human services environments. Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver strategic initiatives that integrate project management discipline with strong fiscal governance, performance reporting and risk management. Trusted and credible adviser to Executives, central agencies, Treasury and Ministers, providing clear, evidence-based advice to support sound decision-making and improved service outcomes.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
A/Principal Project Officer (Level 7)
WA Department of Health
09.2024 - Current
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Commonwealth and State budgets and expenditure for the Community Programs Directorate, delivering high-level advice and analysis to the Executive Team.
- Collaborate with Budget and Business Reporting, Budget Strategy, and the Office of the Deputy Director General to meet Directorate obligations to the Minister for Health, Expenditure Review Committee (ERC), and Department of Treasury and Finance.
- Lead budget, accrual, and forecast analysis for the Disability Program (DP) and Transition Care Program (TCP) portfolios, developing data-driven reporting mechanisms to support current and predictive budget positioning.
- Manage DP portfolio cost centres, providing monthly and quarterly updates to inform the Long Stay Program Management Framework, including progress tracking, risk identification, and mitigation strategies.
- Research, analyse, and prepare Briefing Notes, Ministerials, Budget Submissions, and Contentious Issues Briefing Notes for Executive and Ministerial review, supported by robust analytical data.
- Advise Managers and the Executive Team on FTE management, promoting flexible workforce strategies to meet business needs within budget and allocation constraints.
- Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships through effective communication strategies.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to empower and develop the IGRCP workforce across HR, Finance, Systems, and Operations, fostering collaboration, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.
Senior Project Officer (Level 6)
WA Department of Health
12.2022 - 09.2024
- Developed and maintained financial tracking tools to monitor current expenditure and forecast future budget requirements for MYR and full budget submissions.
- Led cost centre management, delivering monthly and quarterly updates on progress, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Monitored expenditure using financial systems including PowerBI; capture and analyse data for reporting and briefing purposes.
- Maintained ERC and Executive approval records to ensure accurate budget build and delivery.
- Provided monthly budget and FTE forecasting, accruals, and expenditure oversight to strengthen governance.
- Identified reporting gaps and implement proactive solutions; prepare journals to correct cost centre and account coding errors.
- Managed grant finance setup and monitoring via PDMS and Oracle.
- Acted as primary contact for DP and CP team queries, offering guidance and resolution.
- Reviewed and refined DP processes, addressing gaps and improving efficiency.
- Oversaw NDIS Long Stay Patient data capture, dashboard development, and emergency access reporting.
- Monitored contracts and workforce requirements; advise Managers on FTE budget management.
- Liaised with HR and Health Services Support to ensure recruitment compliance with delegation and CSA Agreement 2024.
Project Officer (Level 5)
WA Department of Health
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Analysed patient-level data to prepare interim funding requests, liaising with service providers for supporting documentation and quotes.
- Processed approved funding requests for budget forecasting; review invoices for accuracy and maintain financial records for monitoring and reporting.
- Collaborated with stakeholders (Specialist Support Coordinators, Guardians, Social Workers) to track NDIS plan progress and identify barriers to discharge, escalating issues to the Long Stay Working Group (LSWG).
- Consolidated multiple data sources to identify critical Long Stay cohorts, enabling evidence-based decision-making for patient discharge solutions.
- Coordinated LSWG meetings, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, and action tracking.
- Researched trends and best practices to inform policy and ensure compliance with government and public sector standards.
- Developed effective stakeholder relationships to achieve Disability Policy communication objectives.
Executive Assistant / Administration Officer
Mental Health Commission
- Provided high-level executive and governance support, coordinated ministerials, correspondence and executive committees.
Operations Support Officer
St John Ambulance WA
- Delivered project and operational support including asset registry development, hazard management and governance uplift.
Debt Recovery Officer / Service Improvement Coordinator
Department of Training & Workforce Development
- Delivered financial analysis, reporting and service improvements, achieving over 80% reduction in aged debt and supporting large-scale finance system reform.
Program & Project Coordination
Ergon Energy and Hewlett Packard (NZ)
- Supported large, complex project portfolios through PMO reporting, financial tracking, resource coordination and stakeholder management.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce & Administration - Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New ZealandSkills
- Project Management
- Strategic and Operational Planning
- Stakeholder Engagement and Management
- Budget and Cost Centre Management
- Research and Data Analysis
- Executive Level Reporting
- Operational and Workforce Management
- Effective Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring Skills
Certification
- PRINCE2, Foundation and Practitioner
- Project Management Principles
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers Micro Credential 1 (Health and Social Care Finance) and Micro Credential 2 (Practical financial skills for Non-Financial Managers in Healthcare)
- Financial Management Awareness
- Procurement and Contract Management in WA Health
- Seven Steps of Successful Managers Series
- Compassionate Leadership,
- Facilitative Leadership in Action
- Coaching Skills,
- Mental Health First Aid Officer Training
- First Aid Officer Training
Capability Profile
- Strategic project and program leadership: end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives including business cases, project planning, scheduling, governance and benefits realisation.
- Financial leadership and analysis: budget development, forecasting, accruals, cost-centre management, variance analysis and whole-of-portfolio financial oversight.
- Performance, monitoring and evaluation: development of dashboards, KPIs, reporting frameworks and analytical tools to support executive oversight.
- Governance and risk management: establishment of controls, compliance with delegations, public sector policy and accountability frameworks.
- Stakeholder engagement and partnerships: effective collaboration with health services, disability providers, central agencies and intergovernmental partners.
- Leadership and people management: coaching and mentoring staff, fostering high performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
Accomplishments
- Improved budget transparency, forecast accuracy and executive oversight through development of integrated financial and performance dashboards.
- Strengthened governance and risk controls across multiple programs, reducing financial and operational risk exposure.
- Recognised for driving continuous improvement and delivering results across health, disability, education and emergency services sectors.
Timeline
A/Principal Project Officer (Level 7)
WA Department of Health
09.2024 - Current
Senior Project Officer (Level 6)
WA Department of Health
12.2022 - 09.2024
Project Officer (Level 5)
WA Department of Health
10.2021 - 12.2022
Operations Support Officer
St John Ambulance WA
Debt Recovery Officer / Service Improvement Coordinator
Department of Training & Workforce Development
Program & Project Coordination
Ergon Energy and Hewlett Packard (NZ)
Executive Assistant / Administration Officer
Mental Health Commission
Bachelor of Commerce & Administration - Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations
Victoria University of Wellington