Manager, Sustainable Healthcare

University of Melbourne; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 125,000 - 136,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time, fixed-term appointment to coordinate sustainable healthcare education, research and engagement across MDHS. You will shape climate and planetary health practice by working with leaders, students and partners to deliver outcomes with tangible health system impact.

You will lead initiatives across six MDHS Schools, manage planning for Sustainability, Climate and Health strategies, supervise student projects, and pursue funding opportunities to

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong project management capability delivering multi-stakeholder initiatives on time and within scope.
• Apply rigorous quantitative and qualitative research methods to sustainability, climate change and healthcare policy.
• Engage confidently with academic, clinical and professional stakeholders to influence outcomes without formal authority.
• Contribute to university teaching or curriculum, particularly in sustainability or planetary health.
• Work independently in complex organisations balancing priorities with high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate sustainable healthcare education, research and engagement initiatives across all six MDHS Schools.
• Manage planning, implementation and reporting for MDHS and MMS Sustainability, Climate and Health Strategies and projects.
• Supervise student internships and small research projects with robust methodologies and meaningful outcomes.
• Identify funding opportunities and contribute to grant applications to support growth of sustainability teaching programs.
• Represent sustainable healthcare priorities in Faculty forums and strengthen partnerships with hospitals and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Research methods

Stakeholder engagement

Teaching involvement

Independent work

Education

Undergraduate qualification in healthcare or environmental science

Masters degree (highly regarded)

Job description

Role type: Part-time (0.5-0.8 FTE); Fixed-term (12 months)
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Salary: UOM 8; $125,191 - $135,504 p.a. plus 17% super

• Faculty-wide sustainable healthcare leadership / connect research, teaching and hospitals / drive impactful climate and planetary health change
• Faculty-wide sustainable healthcare leadership / connect research, teaching and hospitals / drive impactful climate and planetary health change
• Investing in you - 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Melbourne
We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website.

Your next career opportunity
You will coordinate sustainable healthcare education, research and engagement across MDHS, shaping climate and planetary health practice.
You will work closely with leaders, students and partners to deliver projects with tangible health system sustainability outcomes.

What you will deliver:

• Lead and coordinate sustainable healthcare education, research and engagement initiatives across all six MDHS Schools.
• Manage planning, implementation and reporting for MDHS and MMS Sustainability, Climate and Health Strategies and projects.
• Supervise student internships and small quality assurance or research projects, ensuring robust methodologies and meaningful outcomes.
• Identify funding opportunities, contribute to grant and philanthropic applications, and support growth of sustainability teaching programs.
• Represent sustainable healthcare priorities in Faculty forums, strengthening partnerships with hospitals, institutes and external stakeholders.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold an undergraduate qualification in healthcare or environmental science; a relevant Masters is highly regarded.
• Demonstrate strong project management capability, delivering complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives on time and within scope.
• Apply rigorous quantitative and qualitative research methods to sustainability, climate change and healthcare policy or practice.
• Engage confidently with academic, clinical and professional stakeholders, influencing outcomes without formal line authority.
• Contribute to university teaching or curriculum, particularly in sustainability, planetary health or healthcare-related programmes.
• Work independently in complex organisations, balancing competing priorities while maintaining high ethical and professional standards.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural leave, and menstruation and menopause leave.
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team
You will join the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, a leader in health and medical education. MDHS is rapidly expanding its sustainability, climate and planetary health work across six Schools and partner institutions.

Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.

We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.

Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at ***********@unimelb.edu.au.

• Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at ***********@unimelb.edu.au.

Want to know more?

• For queries related to this specific position, contact Forbes McGain at *************@unimelb.edu.au
• For questions related to our recruitment process email Tara at **********@unimelb.edu.au
• For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on [phone] or at **********@unimelb.edu.au (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').