Project Manager

• Parkville location | Close to public transport + Onsite paid parking
• Part-time contract for 12 months | 0.2 FTE to 0.6 FTE (1 - 3 days per week)
• Purpose-driven role | Work within a key research project
  
  

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About The Job

The Project Manager will lead and support the delivery of innovative research and evaluation activities through the Platform for Research and Interventions in youth Mental health and the Environment (PRIME), a partnership between Orygen and the University of Melbourne.

Working at the intersection of climate change and youth mental health, the role will drive project outcomes, foster key partnerships and contribute to initiatives that improve the wellbeing of young people.

Reporting to the Head of Climate and Environment Research, you will:

• Support the planning, coordination and successful delivery of the PRIME Project, ensuring activities are completed on time and aligned with project objectives.
• Contribute to research and evaluation activities, including project development, ethics submissions, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Coordinate ethics and governance processes, preparing submissions and liaising with relevant committees and stakeholders.
• Manage research data and support database administration to ensure the integrity, accuracy and quality of project outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with universities, government agencies, community organisations and industry stakeholders to support project implementation and impact.
  
  

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Demonstrated experience in project coordination, research, evaluation or implementation within mental health, climate change, youth engagement or a related field.
• Proven ability to design and deliver research activities, including ethics submissions, data collection, analysis and the translation of evidence into meaningful outcomes.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with experience coordinating meetings, maintaining project documentation and supporting governance processes.
• Excellent written communication skills, including experience preparing reports, publications, presentations and other scientific or research outputs.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship management skills, with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and building effective partnerships in the health, research or community sectors.
  
  

Benefits

• Salary between $82,000 - $97,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
  
  

How to apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/2dc47f00-9ab6-4b1d-b1d9-9bd21dc0cb35/PD-Project-Manager-PRIME-Oct-2026.pdf.aspx

This is a part-time (0.2 – 0.6 FTE, job sharing considered), contract for 12 months.

Applications will close on 1st November 2026 (2pm), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.