• Bright and modern office in Melbourne CBD, featuring collaboration spaces and hybrid-work model
• Contribute to helping people across Victoria enjoy better health and wellbeing
• Dynamic team environment within an inclusive workplace

VicHealth is committed to ensuring appointments represent the range of lived experience in the Victorian community. Women, indigenous people, people with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

VicHealth is the world’s first health promotion foundation that supports independent, long-term, evidence-based health promotion practice, partnerships and leadership. We continue to be a global leader in health promotion, as a Collaborating Centre with the World Health Organization and technical partner to UNICEF.

About the role

The Investments and Partnerships Assistant provides assistance with the delivery of grant rounds; the development and maintenance of grant round project management plans; and the procurement of goods and services.

This exciting full-time, ongoing opportunity works as part of the Investments and Partnerships team and has a close working relationship across the broader organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Support the procurement of large partnerships
• Grant round management and administration
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and with quality outputs
• Monitoring and management of the Investments & Partnerships email inbox
• Building and maintaining a coordinated and efficient approach for stakeholder partnerships, including administration and record keeping for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs

About you

We’re looking for someone who has strong administration, communication and team work skills. If you have well-developed stakeholder management skills, you will thrive in this collaborative role.

Unit: Policy, Strategy & Impact

Tenure: Full-time, ongoing

Classification: VicHealth Grade B

Remuneration: From $64,477 per annum (plus superannuation and other benefits). See our Careers page for some of the benefits of being a VicHealth team member!

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant qualification at Advanced Diploma level and/or some demonstrable experience working in a procurement, project, or grant-making support role
• Demonstrated ability to learn new approaches and apply them in practice
• Well developed communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrable project management, time management skills, with the ability to meet required deadlines
• Strong commitment to collaborating within diverse team environments
• Demonstrated ability to learn new approaches and apply them in practice.

How to apply

Click "Apply Now". Applications must include a cover letter and a current resume.

The cover letter must include why the applicant feels they are suitable for the position, and also address the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.

Please refer to the position description attached to view the associated qualifications and experience associated with the position.

You may be required to undertake a Police Check, and Working with Children check.

For further information about the role, please contact Brea Pape, People & Culture Business Partner, on (03) 9667 1341 or [email protected] using the subject line: Investments and Partnerships Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.

VicHealth acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

A position description is attached.