The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is now available for a Project Officer to join Burnet! This newly created role will support, and implement activities initiated by Programs and Disciplines. You will also liaise and work with the various professional service units within Burnet to support the implementation of the Program and Discipline activities.

You will also:

• Support the Senior Manager, Strategy & Engagement with coordinating the Burnet internal seed funding.
• Coordinate workshops, meetings and other forums initiated by the Programs and Disciplines.
• Provide systems administrator support for online workflow processes.
• Coordination of workshops, meetings and other forums to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across Programs and Disciplines.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across various Burnet professional service units.
• Support website updates and updates of other marketing tools for Programs and Disciplines
• Facilitate collecting information from Programs and Working Groups for the Annual Report.

This is a 0.8 to Full Time (optional), 2 year contract. You will have flexible working hours as well as part time working from home option.

Refer to the attached position description for full details.

Let’s talk about you

The following criteria are essential requirements:

• A minimum 2 years of experience in a project support role.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to build strong relationship across diverse team.

The following criteria are preferable but not essential:

• Proficiency in using survey/data management tools e.g. REDCap.
• Experience working in public health, life sciences, international development, or other research area.

The Burnet experience…

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do – achieving a more equitable world through better health.

We offer:

• A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging
• Opportunities for career and professional development

Who are we?

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation passionate about social justice, equality and evidence-based research.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues. Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Disease Elimination, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Bring your whole self to work

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE). If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know by emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Sounds great! How do I apply?

Click Apply now and attach the following documents:

• Resume
• Brief Cover Letter

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.

Burnet is a child safe organisation. The successful applicant will be required to apply for a National Police Check and/or Working with Children. Current Australian working rights are required for all applicants.

A position description is attached.