• Salary: $78,000 - $85,000 + 11% Super (1.0 FTE)
• Term and Hours: Full time or Part-time (0.8 FTE), initial 18 month term
• Location: Remote (Anywhere in Australia)

Overview

As a Sustainable Healthcare Officer, you’ll be excited to support our work in the niche space of climate justice and healthcare. Working closely with the Sustainable Healthcare Manager, you’ll work on CAHA’s core strategy of “Supporting the health sector to cut emissions and build climate health resilience and reduce its ecological footprint”. In this role, you’ll use your knowledge and experience to assist the health sector to cut emissions and build climate resilience.

Climate and health alliance

Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) is the national peak body on climate change and health in Australia. A coalition of more than 100 health groups, representing more than 500,000 health professionals, CAHA’s mission is to build a powerful health sector movement for climate action and sustainable healthcare. Collaboration is at our heart.

Our vision is for the health sector to play a leading role in restoring a safe climate, and an ecologically sustainable, just and healthy world.

your role

The Sustainable Healthcare Officer is a key member of the CAHA team. This role involves assisting in the coordination of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network in the Pacific region, delivering the CARE program (Community of Action for the Reduction of Emissions), specific sustainable healthcare projects, communities of practice, shaping our annual Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum, and supporting the healthcare sector in Australia and New Zealand to implement sustainable, low-carbon and climate resilient healthcare.

Selection criteria

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

• Excellent project management skills
• Leadership: has the ability to lead work collaboratively and take responsibility for own area of work
• Adaptability: has the flexibility and agility to work in a changing environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Initiative: takes the initiative and can identify opportunities to advance opportunities in their area of work while being aware of the overall organisational goals
• Self-management: has the ability to manage work autonomously while working collaboratively on shared goals within a small busy team. Has a strong level of self-awareness and insight
• Collaboration: works well with others, responding to their needs and adapting ways of working and communicating to achieve the best result for everyone
• Communication skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate proficiently orally, and in writing, demonstrated ability to engage and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong digital literacy and proficiency across a number of platforms such as: Microsoft Google, Monday.com, Zoom, slack etc.

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience:

• Direct experience working in the healthcare and/or leading sustainability initiatives in healthcare
• Degree or postgraduate qualifications in health and/or sustainability
• Sound knowledge of environmental determinants of health
• Familiarity with relevant reports, literature and frameworks related to sustainable and climate resilient healthcare
• Demonstrated interest in, and commitment to, action for a sustainable and climate resilient healthcare sector

Please read the attached position description for further information!

CAHA encourages applications from all peoples and aims to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for people from diverse lived experiences and backgrounds.

We are aware some people can be more uncertain about their skills and abilities than others and we encourage you to apply even if you are unsure if you fully meet all of the requirements.

If you have questions about the role, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Sustainable Healthcare Officer - Remote / Work From Home enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

A position description is attached.