XR Innovation Lab Project Manager (Part-Time)

University of Melbourne; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 148,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time Project Manager for the XR Innovation Lab within the Centre for Youth Mental Health. This role supports coordination across researchers, clinicians and technologists to drive XR projects from concept to impact in youth mental health services.

You will manage lab meetings, project planning, risk and budget oversight, and maintain agile tools such as Jira/Trello, while developing demonstrations and reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in project management, research, health, innovation or technology.
• Demonstrate experience coordinating projects and priorities across multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.
• Bring strong organisational skills, managing competing demands and consistently following through on agreed actions.
• Communicate confidently with diverse stakeholders and facilitate effective meetings, workshops and collaborative activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Lab meetings, strategy days and collaborative activities, ensuring clear actions, follow-up and shared priorities.
• Support project leads with planning, risk management, regulatory compliance and budget oversight across multiple XR initiatives.
• Implement and maintain project and asset management systems, including agile tools such as Jira and Trello.
• Develop web content, reports, presentations and demonstrations that showcase Lab activities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the Lab inbox and VR space bookings, enabling effective access and use by staff and visitors.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder communication

Organisational skills

Meeting facilitation

Education

Tertiary qualification in PM/health/tech

Tools

Jira

Trello

Job description

The University of Melbourne is seeking a part-time Project Manager for the XR Innovation Lab within the Centre for Youth Mental Health. This role supports coordination across researchers, clinicians and technologists to drive XR projects from concept to impact in youth mental health services.

You will manage lab meetings, project planning, risk and budget oversight, and maintain agile tools such as Jira/Trello, while developing demonstrations and reports for stakeholders.