Job Summary
- $96,260 - $104,463 per annum + salary packaging + super
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 23rd Jun 2024
- Regional QLD > Cairns & Far North
Fixed Term, Full time (1.0 FTE) or Part Time (0.8 FTE) Contract – until May 2026, based in Cairns
Base Salary $96,260 to $104,463 per annum (Total remuneration package including superannuation $120,959 to $130,232 per annum)
Do you have a passion for engaging with and mobilising stakeholders, strong project management skills, and experience or ability to undertake research administration tasks?
Menzies is looking for a Project Coordinator to undertake engagement and co-design research activities.
If this sounds like you, join our team to help make a difference.
Enter The Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership commenced in 2011 in the Northern Territory and expanded into Far North Queensland (FNQ) in 2016.
Originally focussed on the establishment of a clinical register and research activities to improve the care and outcomes for women (and their babies) who have had a pregnancy complicated by diabetes, our work has now expanded to include a focus on type 2 diabetes in children and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
This leadership role will undertake engagement and co-design research activities with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait women and communities to reduce diabetes risks before, during, and after pregnancy.
This role is designated for a woman who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and the successful candidate will work within a strong, supportive team.
As a motivated individual, you will come with a passion for engaging with and mobilising stakeholders, strong project management skills, and experience or ability to undertake research administration tasks.
You also have:
Please see a full list of primary responsibilities and selection criteria in the position description.
Menzies is a national leader in research and education that improves health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and populations across our region. As a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses, Menzies continues to translate its research into effective partnerships and programs in communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Please note this is a female identified role. An applicant's gender is a genuine occupational requirement of this position, authorised by s35 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) and Division 4 (s30, ss1 & ss2a,c,g,e,& h) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and section 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT). This position therefore only be open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
Menzies is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Applicants who have support or access requirements, are encouraged to advise this at the time of their applications, to ensure appropriate assistance is provided throughout the recruitment process.
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact:
Tara Dias, Senior Research Officer
Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Project Coordinator - Cairns enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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Phone: 08 8946 8409 or
Email: Human Resources at [email protected], using the subject line: Project Coordinator - Cairns enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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