Strategic Direction

Facilitate Strategic Partnerships

Collaborative relationships with strong strategic partners to position Karitane as a thought leader, program innovator and trusted provider of parenting services
Create a Strategic Partnership Blue Print (SPBP) to prioritise and guide partnership strategy development and implementation
Develop business plans based on SPBP priorities to support the investment and development of key partnerships
Support and review the Partnership Manager progress to SPBP
Align marketing and product development to the SPBP

An organisational culture that values innovation, governance and a performance orientation, supported by systems that are capable of supporting the delivery of best practice services and programs
Develop and maintain a Workforce Plan to guide the acquisition and deployment of staff
Develop and maintain a Talent Plan
Develop and implement a Triage Process to assess and stream all services
Establish an Intellectual Property Protection Regime
Implement and Monitor Culture Change Processes
Create and maintain regular recognition and reward programs
Develop and implement a Client Service Evaluation Process
Implement Clinical Governance Processes
Review and enhance the WHS & Risk Management Programs
IT Systems Review

Diversified funding built on a broad and sustainable base, supported by an effective allocation of investments and an organisation wide accountable budgeting process
Develop an annual investment plan to prioritise product and service development for Board approval
Develop and implement a Board approved annual budget process
Identify and implement a business case approval and implementation program
Develop and implement a program/service cost analysis process to establish clear benchmarks
Conduct a financial review of all facilities and programs to determine optimum utilisation of Karitane’s resources (Clinical Services Plan)

Products and services that are leading edge, positioned as Karitane branded that have national and inter national recognition as professional and highly innovative
Develop a detailed marketing plan that includes a brand hierar chy and positioning strategy, as well as product and program management plans
Implement a Product and Program Review Process
Establish a Karitane Research Centre
Leverage Technology to Optimise Program and Product Delivery
Prioritise Product and Program Innovation
Develop and market Educational Programs for Parenting Services

A leadership culture that is dynamic and goal oriented, and treats Karitane’s people with respect and dignity in order to support the delivery of innovative high quality services
Develop a clear set of leadership values to guide the formation of a Karitane culture based on accountability and responsibility
Identify an appropriate leadership training program and prioritise leader training
Implement a 360 leadership performance evaluation process to guide leadership development
Develop and implement an organisation wide performance manageme nt process to set goals, measure outcomes and reward success
Identify and implement a Governance Review process for directors and the Board