What’s in it for you?

• Immediate start available
• Maximise your pay through salary packaging including entertainment and novated leases
• Flexible Working Options
• Be part of a team who are passionate about making a difference
• Apply your project skills in a high impact role with ongoing career development and training
• Wonderful onsite facilities available – gym, childcare, cafes, hotel, shops, and bar
• Health and Wellbeing Program including free access to an Employee Assistance Program

The opportunity

We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Project Officer to join our team until 31 December 2023. This is an exciting opportunity to join the National Health and Medical Research Council and Beyond Blue funded Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Associated Anxiety and Depression at MCRI.

As the Project Officer for the CRE, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management and organisation of our research projects. This will include organising CRE meetings and events, coordinating internal and external communications such as newsletters, website updates, and dissemination of resources, engaging with stakeholders, maintaining the CRE budget, and providing administrative project support to members of the CRE team . With support and direction from the Chief Investigator, you will support a large and complex program of research, engage with diverse stakeholder groups, and work with investigators across multiple sites in two states.

As a part of your role, you will also assist in conducting telephone surveys with participating families at the Child and Family Hub at IPC Health in Wyndham Vale as part of the 12-month follow-up evaluation. Key challenges within this role will likely include contributing to a busy research program, engaging with diverse stakeholder groups, and managing competing priorities and fast-paced timelines.

This is a part-time position (0.6FTE) 22.8 hours per week that offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the prevention of mental health morbidity in children affected by adversity and adverse childhood experiences. If you are passionate about this cause and possess the necessary experience and skills, we encourage you to apply for this role. Join our team and make a real difference in the lives of children and families affected by childhood adversity.

Your responsibilities include:

• Organising CRE meetings (including taking and distributing minutes within a timely fashion)
• Broader CRE stakeholder coordination and management; coordinate and monitor internal and external stakeholder input; support activities CRE projects, investigators and partners
• Coordinating internal and external communication, including a regular CRE newsletter (via Campaign monitor), internal updates, and dissemination of resources
• Maintaining social media and online presence, including regular website updates (via Umbraco), regular Twitter posts and liaising with other Communications teams

About you

• Tertiary qualification in health (e.g., health science, public health), project management, administration, or relevant field
• Confident in project coordination or support
• Demonstrated experience working within a research environment
• Experience working in large, multi-site research studies is desired

Who we are

At Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, we share a powerful vision; to re-imagine the future of child health. We are the home to many life-changing scientific discoveries. We are renowned for our cutting-edge focus on early interventions, improved diagnosis, prevention, and development of potential cures. Our success is founded on a philosophy of collaboration through a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the toughest questions in child health. Murdoch Children’s is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, equity and respect that celebrates and values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our people. We strive to foster a positive working environment that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all and consideration for the diverse voices of our people and the communities we serve. Murdoch Children’s is a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and is a committed subscriber to Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and its principles.

For more information, please refer to the position description. Any specific questions related to this position should be directed to Anne Truong at [email protected] using the subject line: Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered, applicants should submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Responses to selection criteria via the position description

Please submit your application in one combined pdf document.

We welcome all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions and sexual orientations in our workplace and encourage talented people of any identity to apply to our vacancies. We will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace, please contact the People Leader listed above if this is needed.All applicants, please be aware that in line with the Murdoch

Children’s and VCGS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all Murdoch Children’s and VCGS workers must be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless a valid medical exception applies.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

A position description is attached.