Global Health Project Manager — DFAT Programs (HiT3 & ASPHA)

University of Melbourne; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 111,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

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Health & wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

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Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time Project Manager to coordinate two DFAT-funded global health programs HiT3 and ASPHA from the Doherty Institute. You will manage international partnerships, oversee budgets, risk, governance, and reporting to ensure safe, ethical, and impactful outcomes across the Indo-Pacific region.

Join a leading infectious diseases institute within the Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences faculty.

Qualifications

• Hold a tertiary qualification in public health, global health, international development or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrate strong project management capability, including work planning, communication and risk management across complex programs.
• Build and sustain productive relationships with government, multilateral and in-country partners across diverse cultural contexts.
• Produce high-quality reports, briefings and correspondence, tailoring communication to donor, technical and executive audiences.
• Apply GEDSI and safeguarding principles, showing commitment to safe, ethical and inclusive global health practice.
• Have the ability to travel within the Indo-Pacific region and work flexibly across time zones to support program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational delivery of HiT3 and ASPHA, maintaining aligned workplans, budgets and comprehensive risk registers.
• Organise and service governance meetings and working groups, preparing documentation and driving follow-up on agreed actions.
• Manage travel, visas, procurement and contracting, ensuring compliance with University policies and DFAT accountability requirements.
• Monitor program budgets and financial acquittals with finance colleagues, aligning financial and programmatic reporting and mitigating risks.
• Support DFAT reporting, GEDSI, safeguarding and MEL integration, maintaining accurate records and continuously improving program processes.

Skills

Project management

Work planning

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in public/global health/international development

Job description

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time Project Manager to coordinate two DFAT-funded global health programs HiT3 and ASPHA from the Doherty Institute. You will manage international partnerships, oversee budgets, risk, governance, and reporting to ensure safe, ethical, and impactful outcomes across the Indo-Pacific region.

Join a leading infectious diseases institute within the Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences faculty.