Primary Care Project Officer

Primary Care Project Officer

Job No.: 696873

Location: 509 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.4)

Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $86,344 - $99,179 pa HEW Level 05 (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

Join Monash University’s Department of General Practice as a Primary Care Project Officer and support the delivery and ongoing development of the Monash Research and Education Network (MonREN). You’ll coordinate projects, stakeholder engagement, meetings, workshops and education activities, working with general practices, researchers, health services and communities to strengthen primary care research and the translation of evidence into practice.

You’ll also contribute to primary care initiatives delivered in partnership with Monash Partners, supporting collaboration, health service integration and strategic activities across the region. With a focus on high-quality project coordination and administration, you’ll help deliver initiatives that build primary care research capacity and support meaningful outcomes for health services and communities.

About You

You’ll be an organised and collaborative project professional with experience coordinating projects and managing competing priorities within agreed timeframes. You’ll bring strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and build productive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

You’ll also have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing reports, presentations and professional documentation. Experience or understanding of primary care, health services, health research or research translation will be highly regarded, as will knowledge of implementation science, practice-based research networks or health system collaboration.

Please apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed and candidates may be interviewed during the advertising period.

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, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. 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.

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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.

To Apply

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Monash University invites applications from candidates who can demonstrate valid and current Australian work rights.

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.

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 hr-recruitment@monash.edu 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: Emiko Hunt, MonREN Network Manager | Clinical Trials Coordinator - CONSEP, Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, emiko.hunt@monash.edu

Position Description: Primary Care Project Officer

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

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