Senior Project Officer, RAMHP

Grand Pacific Health; Broken Hill; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,,

Grand Pacific Health Staff Conference

Employer paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Grand Pacific Health is seeking a Senior Project Officer to lead the RAMHP statewide delivery from a regional NSW base. The role focuses on complex project management, stakeholder liaison, and program improvement.

You will guide project officers, coordinate across teams, and ensure engagement, reporting and strategic planning are delivered within timeframes and budget. This is a permanent full-time position with flexible work arrangements and professional development benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and complex projects.
• Strong understanding of rural NSW mental health needs.
• Excellent report writing and briefing skills for senior stakeholders.
• Desirable lived experience in rural communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead RAMHP projects and guide project officers.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and impact.
• Plan strategically and oversee delivery within timeframes and budget.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Interpersonal communication

Rural NSW knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualifications in community development/public health

Job description

This is a permanent full-time role (38 hpw). We are seeking someone who lives remotely and is based in a regional, rural or remote location within NSW.

The Senior Project Officer (SPO) within the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) plays a pivotal leadership and coordination role in supporting the statewide delivery of the program.

This role leads complex projects, guides Project Officers and other team members, and acts as a key liaison between key stakeholders internally and externally. The role contributes to improving rural mental health outcomes through high-level project management, strategic planning, and the enhancement of program processes, engagement, and reporting across the team.

• A positive work culture by offering flexible work arrangements that support your wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and supervision
• Increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
• GPH Staff Conference
• Employer paid parental leave on top of the government PPL Scheme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program

Skills & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive experience in community development, health promotion, public health, social sciences, education, or project management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including guiding teams, managing projects, and fostering collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of the challenges and needs of rural and remote NSW communities and their impact on mental health.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills, with proven ability to prepare high-quality reports and briefings for senior stakeholders.
• Advanced organisational and project management skills, including strategic planning, priority-setting, and delivery of outcomes within timeframes and budget.
• Lived experience of rural community living (Desirable).

About Grand Pacific Health

What we care about most is supporting healthier, happier, more connected communities across NSW, ACT and QLD. We’re a for-purpose organisation delivering high-quality, low- or no-cost physical, mental and social health services. With over 25 locations across NSW, ACT and QLD we are a passionate team we’re here for everyone, especially those experiencing or at greater risk of disadvantage.

Interested?

Applications close: 8 November 2026

Shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

For more information contact: Kate Arndell, Service Manager on 0405 288 *** or ********@gph.org.au

We welcome applications from people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.