Sustainable Healthcare Education & Climate Lead

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

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