About the role

Hepatitis B is major public health issues in Australia and there are ambitious targets to address their impact on the affected communities. The Vietnamese community is one such community that is disproportionately affected by hepatitis B and the liver damage that it can cause. There is much work to be done in improving the health and wellbeing of people living with viral hepatitis in NSW and this project looks to do just that with a strong focus on meaningful engagement with communities, taking healthcare to people, and increasing awareness of hep B. The project will centre around organising and delivering our comprehensive liver screening and hepatitis testing program for Vietnamese communities across Sydney.

This role requires fluency in both English and Vietnamese, written and oral. The role is part-time, 4 days/ 28 hours per week.

The Hepatitis B team consists of four part-time project officers (Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean) who lead the development and delivery of our hepatitis B and liver health areas of work with multicultural communities. This may sometimes involve working together or sometimes separately on projects or events but will always involve collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders and partners to make community outreach events a success.

The team will primarily be responsible for the planning, organisation, and delivery of a high-quality collaborative testing project enabling access to rapid, point-of-care hepatitis B and C testing in the community. This will involve working closely with a diverse group of stakeholders including researchers, Hepatitis NSW staff, local health district staff, multicultural health services, and community members in rolling this research study out.

This exciting new area of work will take much-needed liver healthcare to affected communities, offer hepatitis testing with immediate results, and link people into care if they test positive. Each event will require significant planning work, collaboration, organising of both internal and external staff, and delivering the research study on the day.

This role will require performing finger-prick testing for hepatitis B and C in the community. Applicants must be comfortable working with blood and in healthcare and non-healthcare settings. However, there is no need for previous experience in this area nor any clinical background. There is also no requirement to have strong knowledge of hepatitis and liver health. Any successful applicant will receive extensive training and support to be confident delivering this project. Staff will be trained and supported to conduct finger-prick testing as well as the required data collection that goes with the project.

Key areas of work will include:

• Building and establishing strong connections with Vietnamese communities across Sydney.
• Lead Hepatitis NSW’s engagement with the Vietnamese community in NSW including leading outreach events and delivering community education and engagement
• Developing, planning, and organising health promotion outreach events in community settings.
• Collaborating with partner organisations in the implementation and delivery of an innovative, community-driven model of rapid hepatitis B and C testing.
• Conducting finger prick blood testing at outreach events.
• Data collection as part of health promotion events and research studies we are part of.
• Liaising with and organising our pool of Vietnamese casual staff and volunteers, including our lived experience staff, to assist with outreach events.
• Assisting in the development of hepatitis B resources, particularly with Vietnamese language versions.
• Helping to drive the hepatitis B response in NSW through various projects, channels, relationships, presentations, and inputs.
• Involvement in external reference groups, collaborations, projects, and advisory panels.

The role has a statewide reach though the majority of the work will occur across the Sydney metro area. As such, a NSW Driver’s Licence is required for this role. There may be some very occasional work on evenings and weekends, as negotiated. Some occasional interstate travel may also be required to attend conferences and other relevant meetings.

This role will require out of office work at health promotion and testing events, usually during business hours. This will also come with light physical demands such as transporting resources to and from events. The position is 4 days per week, 28 hours, and will be based at our offices in Surry Hills. Further details can be found in the attached job pack.

What we are looking for

Hepatitis NSW is seeking a motivated and community-minded person to join our hepatitis B team to drive an innovative multicultural liver health project.

Hepatitis NSW is seeking a candidate who has high level proficiency in both English and Vietnamese. Applicants who do not have Vietnamese language competency will not be considered for this role.

People with lived experience of hepatitis B or a family history of hepatitis B are strongly encouraged to apply for this role. Hepatitis NSW highly values lived experience and a personal connection to the communities we work with and for.

Next steps

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Please ensure you have completed the selection criteria questions in both English and Vietnamese and attached this as a separate document along with your CV.

Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by phone after the closing date.

If you have not heard from us by the interview date, then your application has not been successful.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 3rd of August 2026.

Please download the attached position description for more detail about the role and organisation.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please email Kyle Leadbeatter (Programs Manager) at [email protected] using the subject line: Vietnamese Project Officer - Hepatitis B Community Testing enquiry via EthicalJobs or call on 02 8217 7707. I'm more than happy to discuss the role and provide any additional details and clarifications.