Project Officer Health and Wellbeing

DEECA; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) in Melbourne seeks a role focused on coordinating health and wellbeing initiatives, monitoring outcomes, and maintaining essential project documentation for reporting.

You will join a small, collaborative team and support departmental programs promoting employee health, wellbeing and psychological safety.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects, programs or initiatives in health, wellbeing, safety, HR or related field desirable.
• Experience supporting program administration, stakeholder engagement and reporting activities desirable.
• Experience preparing communications, presentations and project documentation desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities in a complex environment desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects, programs or initiatives in health and wellbeing.
• Monitor program outcomes and maintain project documents for reporting.
• Support delivery of departmental programs and initiatives promoting employee health and psychological safety.
• Prepare communications and presentations to support stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

Project coordination

Program administration

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting and documentation

Job description

15h ago , from Victorian Department of Energy and Climate Action

Are you skilled in coordinating projects, monitoring program outcomes and developing and maintaining project documents to support effective reporting? Do you have an interest in supporting the delivery of departmental programs and initiatives that promote employee health, wellbeing and psychological safety? If so, DEECA is looking for someone like you to join our small team of health and wellbeing professionals, working within a collaborative and supportive environment.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects, programs or initiatives in health, wellbeing, safety, human resources or a related field is desirable.
• Experience supporting program administration, stakeholder engagement and reporting activities is desirable.
• Experience preparing communications, presentations and project documentation is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities and support project delivery in a complex environment is desirable.

This is an ongoing position. The work location for this position is flexible within Victoria with hybrid work arrangements available.

To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.

Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the , including the mandatory requirements.

Applications close 11.59pm on Tuesday, 17 November 2026.

Other relevant information

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

An inclusive, culturally safe and flexible workplace

DEECA fosters an inclusive workplace culture and is committed to a fair, accessible, and equitable recruitment process.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We recognise the strengths, knowledge and perspectives First Nations people bring and DEECA is committed to a culturally safe and respectful workplace. If you need support to participate, please contact ***************@deeca.vic.gov.au.

We support flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work, varied hours, part-time work and job sharing. For more information about our recruitment processes, visit applying for a role with us.