• Work in Parkville, just a hop away from the CBD, Melbourne Zoo & Queen Victoria Markets
• Attractive salary $104,965 - $109,207 per annum (pro rata if part time) + super
• 12-month part time or full time contract (30.4 – 38 hours per week)

What’s in it for you?

• Make an impact and contribute to Australia's largest child health research institute
• Work with culturally diverse teams from across the Indo-Pacific
• Maximise your pay through salary packaging including entertainment and novated leases
• Enjoy flexible working options
• Ongoing career development and training

The opportunity:

MCRI’s Global Health Strategic Initiative is part of a global effort to place children and adolescents at the centre of sustainable development and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our approach to sustainable development is enabled by the co-location of research, education and care at the Melbourne Children’s, which promotes learning within health systems to improve child and adolescent health.

Our Global Health Strategic Initiative has global reach, with implementation focused in the Indo-Pacific region. We collaborate with the World Health Organization, governments in the Indo-Pacific, research institutes, universities, health care services and non-government organisations to support a learning health systems approach.

The Senior Project Finance Officer (Global Health) will lead the development, strengthening and implementation of processes that comply with relevant legislation, standards and donor requirements for financial management of projects conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The position will support MCRI Finance Teams, project managers and researchers in project financial management in LMICs. They will support relationships with LMIC partners and collaborators to strengthen the financial management of projects operating in the Indo-Pacific. This role will develop and deliver training, support a learning culture and support the establishment and management of new relationships and processes to support operations in some settings.

This role may include travel to countries in the Indo-Pacific.

Your responsibilities include:

• Develop, strengthen and implement financial management procedures that are compliant with relevant legislation, standards, guidelines and donor requirements for operations in LMICs
• Liaise with MCRI Chief Financial Officer, Business Partner and other finance functions, project managers and researchers in the development and implementation of financial policy and procedure
• Conduct training and support a learning culture within MCRI to facilitate the implementation of new or strengthened project finance management, MCRI policy and processes
• Work with MCRI project managers, researchers and partner organisation personnel to conduct due diligence and comply with donor financial reporting requirements

About you:

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Financial Management or related discipline
• At least 3 years’ experience in an Australian non-government organisation (NGO) in international development project finance management
• Demonstrated experience in developing, strengthening or implementing new finance processes or systems
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish strong relationships

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 Jane Hawtin on [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Project Finance Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered, applicants should submit:

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

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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.