Senior Project Officer

• Employment Type: Full - time (35 hours a week)
• Duration: Fixed Term contract until 30 Nov 2026
• Remuneration: $113,926 base, plus 17% superannuation and leave loading 
• Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
• Location: WFH/Flexible, Kensington, Sydney

School of Population Health

At UNSW School of Population Health, we believe everyone has the right to good health. 

As the oldest and largest health management program in Australia, our School is a pioneer in public health, global health, infectious diseases intelligence, and health leadership and management. Our response to emerging threats and health challenges includes producing high quality research, providing the next generation of leaders with the skills to transform health systems, and advocating with passion to address health equity. We’re proud to be recognised in the top 20 universities globally for public health research.

Details of the role

The Senior Project Officer plays a key role within the Implementation to Impact Program in providing high-level coordination and analytical support across multiple digital health initiatives, with a focus on cancer related projects.

Working closely with the Deputy Director, this role will coordinate project activities, manage communications and stakeholder engagement, assist with ethics and governance submissions, and contribute to the evaluation and reporting of digital health tools. 

The role reports to the Deputy Director and has no direct reports.

Some key skills required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Develop and monitor the delivery of implementation science-based health projects and initiatives within the field of digital health to achieve operational and strategic goals.
• Support the design, coordination, and delivery of evaluation activities for digital health projects, including preparation of ethics and governance applications, data collection and analysis, and development of evaluation reports and manuscripts.
• Contribute to participatory and user-centred design activities to inform the development and implementation of digital health tools, ensuring stakeholder perspectives and implementation science principles are integrated throughout project design and delivery.
• Assist with the preparation of funding proposals, project documentation, and progress reports to support the sustainability and translation of digital health initiatives across health service and research settings.
• Experience supporting the design and delivery of evaluation activities for health or digital health projects, including data collection, analysis, and preparation of evaluation reports.
• Familiarity with participatory or user-centred design approaches (e.g., co-design, design thinking, human-centred design) and an interest in applying these methods to the development and implementation of digital health tools.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the preparation of research ethics applications, funding proposals, and scholarly or technical publications.

Please refer to the position description for full details.

UNSW Benefits and Culture 

• 17% Superannuation and leave loading​ 
• Flexible working ​ 
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period​ 
• Access to lifelong learning and career development ​ 
• Progressive HR practices​ 

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.  

How to apply:

Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Contact

Frank McHenry, Talent Acquisition Associate

E:  f.mchenry@unsw.edu.au    

Applications close: Thursday 20^th November before 11.30pm Sydney time

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.