Program Manager

Monash University; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 137,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Monash University is seeking a part-time Program Manager to coordinate the STOP-CPE MRFF program across multi-site activities. Based at The Alfred Centre, the 12-month fixed-term appointment covers governance, ethics submissions, contracts, and budget monitoring.

You will work with eleven Chief Investigators, nine partner institutions and clinical sites, ensuring milestones are met, progress reports are prepared, and strong stakeholder engagement supports research integrity.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in health, public health, biomedical science, research management, or related discipline.
• Experience coordinating multi-site health or clinical research programs.
• Experience preparing HREC applications and working with National Statement and GCP.
• Strong financial management and grant reporting skills.
• Experience managing research contracts and partnerships across institutions.
• Clear, confident communication across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central coordination point across multi-site research activities and partner organisations.
• Establish and manage the governance framework with secretariat support to committees.
• Coordinate HREC ethics applications, contracts, subcontracts, and data-sharing agreements.
• Monitor MRFF milestones and budgets, preparing progress reports and forecasts.

Skills

Multi-site coordination

HREC submissions

Budget monitoring

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication with teams

Education

Postgraduate qualification in health, public health, biomedical science, research management, or related discipline

Job description

Program Manager

Job No.: 698857

Location: The Alfred Centre

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.6)

Duration: 12-month fixed term appointment

Remuneration: $124,343 - $137,251 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales represent one of Australia's most serious and rising antibiotic resistance threats. STOP-CPE is a $3.9 million Medical Research Future Fund program bringing together eleven Chief Investigators, nine partner institutions, and clinical sites across four states — and this part-time, fixed-term role keeps it all moving.

What the Role Involves

• Serve as the central coordination point across multi-site research activities, governance committees, and partner organisations
• Establish and manage the governance framework, including secretariat support to the Steering Committee, Working Groups, Consumer Advisory Group, and Data Management Committee
• Coordinate HREC and institutional ethics applications, research contracts, subcontracts, and data-sharing agreements in liaison with Monash Research Office and partner institutions
• Monitor MRFF milestones and budgets up to $2.9M, preparing progress reports and maintaining financial forecasts and risk registers

What You Bring

• Postgraduate qualification in health, public health, biomedical science, research management, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-site health or clinical research programs
• Hands-on experience preparing and submitting HREC applications and working within National Statement and GCP frameworks
• Strong financial management skills, including budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, and grant compliance reporting
• Experience managing research contracts and collaborative partnerships across institutions — ideally within a Monash or university research environment
• Clear, confident communication across multidisciplinary teams including consumer representatives and policy stakeholders

Why This Program

Based at The Alfred Centre, you'll work at the intersection of policy, advocacy, and scientific innovation on a nationally significant program. Monash University offers generous above-SGC superannuation, substantial leave entitlements, and a genuine commitment to research integrity and inclusive practice. The work is complex, the team is expert, and the outcomes have real consequence for Australian healthcare.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail] in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Dr Nenad Maćešić, Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Infectious Diseases and Deputy Director, Centre to Impact AMR - [e-mail]

Position Description: Program Manager

Applications Close: Tuesday 3 November 2026, 11:55pm AEDT