• 12-month fixed-term contract (with the possibility of extension)
• Remote anywhere in Australia
• Part-time (approximately 0.7-0.9 FTE) depending on the level of appointment
• Coordinator or Lead appointment, depending on the successful candidate's skills, experience and the agreed scope of the role
• Salary package from approximately $92,000 (including superannuation), plus access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits. Appointment may be made at either Coordinator or Lead level depending on the successful candidate's skills, experience and the agreed scope of the role. A higher salary package may apply where appointment is made at Lead level.

Help power a national organisation creating better health and justice outcomes across Australia.

Great organisations don't run smoothly by accident.

They run because someone brings clarity to complexity, keeps important work moving, builds trusted relationships and ensures the right things happen at the right time.

If you're someone who enjoys improving systems, bringing order to competing priorities and enabling others to do their best work, we'd love to hear from you.

Health Justice Australia is looking for an Operations & Governance Coordinator (or Lead) to help keep our national organisation operating smoothly while supporting work that improves health and justice outcomes for people across Australia.

We're open to appointing at either Coordinator or Lead level, depending on the experience, capability and value the successful candidate brings to the role.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is more than an operations role.

It's an opportunity to become the organisational hub of a national organisation working to strengthen how health, legal, community and social service systems respond to complex and intersecting need.

Working closely with leadership you'll help coordinate governance, strengthen organisational systems, manage key operational relationships and continually improve the way we work.

You'll be trusted to identify opportunities, solve problems, improve processes and ensure the organisation has the foundations it needs to deliver lasting impact.

For someone who enjoys variety, autonomy and making a genuine contribution, this is a role where your work will be seen, valued and make a difference every day.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY & DELIVERY

In your first six months you might:

• coordinate your first Board meeting from start to finish
• improve a key organisational process that makes work easier for the team
• build trusted relationships with HJA's external HR, finance and IT partners
• become the person colleagues rely on to keep priorities organised and moving
• contribute ideas that strengthen how HJA operates.

More specifically you will be responsible for:

• Governance & Organisational Coordination - coordinate Board and governance activities, ensuring agendas, papers, minutes, calendars and governance records are accurate, timely and support effective decision making.
• Operations & Organisational System - coordinate organisational systems, workflows, contracts, compliance registers and operational records that enable the organisation to operate efficiently and meet its obligations.
• Operational Support & Delivery - coordinate grants, tenders, reporting activities, meetings, travel, events and organisational logistics while supporting the CEO and Deputy CEO with key operational priorities.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Coordination - build productive relationships with finance, HR, IT and other external providers while ensuring internal and external stakeholders have clarity around responsibilities, timelines and next steps.
• Continuous Improvement - look for opportunities to improve systems, templates, processes and ways of working that strengthen organisational capability and make it easier for the team to deliver meaningful outcomes.

ABOUT YOU

You may currently work in operations, governance, executive support, project coordination, business administration, office management, professional services, government, legal, health or the not-for-profit sector.

You enjoy bringing structure to complexity, take pride in delivering high-quality work and are known as someone people can rely on.

Essential for the role:

• experience coordinating work across multiple priorities and stakeholders
• excellent organisation and communication skills
• strong attention to detail and the ability to stay organised in a changing environment
• confidence using business systems and digital tools
• an interest in governance, operations or organisational coordination
• a proactive approach and a willingness to take initiative.

It would be great if you also had experience with Board governance, grants administration, Salesforce, SharePoint, Monday.com or similar organisational systems.

Health Justice Australia is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ communities and people with lived experience relevant to our work.

Don't Meet Every Requirement?

We know that great candidates don't always meet every criterion.

If you're excited by this opportunity, believe you have transferable skills and think you could make a meaningful contribution to Health Justice Australia, we'd encourage you to apply.

ABOUT HJA

Health Justice Australia is a national charity, field catalyst and systems intermediary working to strengthen how health, legal, community and social service systems respond to complex and intersecting need.

Rather than delivering services directly, we build the capability, evidence and infrastructure that help organisations and systems work together more effectively to improve outcomes for people and communities.

Everything we do is guided by curiosity, courage, integrity and respect, and we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people feel supported, valued and able to contribute meaningfully.

At Health Justice Australia, you'll join a small, collaborative and values-led team working to strengthen systems that improve health and justice outcomes across Australia.

We offer:

• Remote work from anywhere in Australia.
• Flexible, trusting and supportive ways of working.
• Meaningful work that contributes to lasting systems change.
• The opportunity to work across governance, operations, strategy and organisational improvement.
• A culture that values curiosity, courage, integrity and respect.
• Genuine opportunity to shape how the organisation works and continues to grow.

This is an opportunity to build your career while helping create the organisational foundations that enable meaningful national impact.

APPLY NOW

Applications should be submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

To apply, please submit:

• A cover letter outlining your interest in the role experience relevant to achieving the role’s outcomes; and
• Your current resume.

To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work permit or visa, proof of identity, proof of qualifications (where applicable), and satisfactory National Criminal History Check.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact: [email protected] using the subject line: Coordinator - Operations & Governance - Remote / Work from Home enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.