• Do you possess strong project management and engagement skills,with expertise in data management and analysis?
• Are you passionate about improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations impacted by climate change?
• If this sounds like you, join our team to help make a difference.

The Role:

Menzies is looking for a Project Manager to work as part of the newly established Remote Health Systems and Climate Change Centre (RHC3) based in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). RHC3 embodies a rapidly growing health systems strengthening and multi-sectoral research program emphasising equitable service delivery and the social determinants of health in remote Australia and overseas.

The Project Manager will work closely with study investigators to ensure the smooth running of a program of climate research in RHC3. The role will include the preparation of applications and reports to ethics committees, data custodians, health service research governance offices and funding bodies. In addition to research project management, the ideal candidate will have expertise in data management and analysis.

About you:

As a highly motivated individual, you come with highly developed communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, to a range of audiences including people from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.

You also have:

• A relevant tertiary or postgraduate qualification (e.g. Public Health, Environmental Science); or extensive relevant experience; or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
• Experience in research-related project management and/or coordination, including preparation of research-related documents (e.g., ethics documents, requests for health administrative data from data custodians).
• Demonstrated financial management experience, including a sound knowledge of budgetary processes, invoicing, payments and acquittals, and experience in managing multiple budgets concurrently.

Please see a full list of primary responsibilities and selection criteria in the position description.

Why Menzies:

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.

Menzies is committed to providing a culturally inclusive and supportive work environment, and ensuring our workforce is representative of the people with and for whom we work. We seek to amplify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in all aspects of our work, and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for this position.

The Benefits

• Base Salary $114,014 - $124,170 per annum (Total remuneration package including superannuation $140,169 - $151, 747 per annum).
• Generous leave provisions including 6 weeks annual leave.
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum and $2,650 meal and entertainment card tax free.
• Option to increase Super to 14%.

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:

Supriya Mathew

Associate Professor

Email: [email protected] using the subject line: Project Manager - Alice Springs enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached, alternatively you can view it on the Menzies’ careers website: http://careers.menzies.edu.au or

Phone: 08 8946 8409 or

Email: Human Resources at [email protected].

How to Apply:

Click' Apply Now' to visit our Careers Page to submit your application.

Applicants are required to provide the following supporting documents:

• Updated resume
• A statement addressing the selection criteria (No more than 2 pages)
• Any other relevant supporting documentation