Program Coordinator: 12‑Month Contract with Extension

NACE; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 114,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Paid parental leave

Inclusive culture and committees

Job summary

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is seeking a Program Coordinator to join the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) and oversee project reporting, budgets, and stakeholder engagement within a leading health research network. The role supports continuous improvement and successful delivery of health research projects.

This is a 12-month contract, offered full time, with potential extension, and part-time consideration at 30.4 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business, project management, public health, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in project coordination, grant management, or similar role.
• Proficiency in budget and financial reporting tools, including MAGIQ and Power BI.
• Experience analysing and interpreting data to identify trends, risks and opportunities and support informed decision-making.
• Proven ability to prepare comprehensive reports for government funders and stakeholders.
• Experience establishing and managing agreements with project partners, including invoices and amendments.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, reporting and impact framework with Project Leads.
• Support project budget reporting through MAGIQ and PowerBI.
• Lead internal and external stakeholder and donor reporting.
• Manage NACE sub-awards and agreements, including reporting, invoices and amendments.
• Coordinate and lead preparation for key stakeholder meetings, including the Strategic Council, Leadership Group, Stream meetings

Skills

Project coordination

Grant management

Data interpretation

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor/master-level qualification in business, project management, public health, or related field

Tools

MAGIQ

Power BI

Job description

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is seeking a Program Coordinator to join the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) and oversee project reporting, budgets, and stakeholder engagement within a leading health research network. The role supports continuous improvement and successful delivery of health research projects.

This is a 12-month contract, offered full time, with potential extension, and part-time consideration at 30.4 hours per week.