Project Officer, Nutrition Dietetics & Food - Healthy Stores Project
Job No.: 695374
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 30 June 2028
Remuneration: $100,155 - $108,106 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify impact as a Project Officer at a world top 50 university
- Join inclusive, collaborative teams supporting remote health projects
- Be surrounded by ideas and communities improving remote food systems
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Project Officer to provide high-quality project support to the Healthy Stores Project, contributing to improved remote food retail and community nutrition outcomes. The role includes coordinating store benchmarking assessments, managing logistics and travel to remote communities and preparing tailored feedback for participating stores. Working closely with the project lead and partners, the position ensures activities are delivered efficiently, safely and in line with established protocols and program objectives.
This role plays a key part in stakeholder engagement and capability building, including mentoring health service practitioners and store-based assessors involved in the Healthy Stores Project. It supports coordination of governance groups, roundtables, and communication activities with key partners such as NIAA and remote store organisations. In addition, the Project Officer contributes to data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting, translating findings into clear, practical outputs for diverse audiences and decision-makers.
We are seeking someone with a degree in nutrition and relevant experience, or substantial experience in project coordination or related fields. Strong organisational, analytical, and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to build effective relationships across diverse stakeholders and work within established protocols and ethical frameworks. Experience working in remote communities and knowledge of food systems or remote retail environments will be highly regarded. The position is based in Darwin, Northern Territory and requires regular travel to communities across the Northern Territory, Far North Queensland and remote regions of Western Australia.
This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a project making a tangible difference in remote community food environments -applications are encouraged from those ready to support impactful, community-focused work.
Monash University seeks applicants for this opportunity who are able to demonstrate present valid and current Australian work rights.
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.
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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
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.
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: Khia De Silva, Healthy Stores Project Coordinator, Khia.Desilva@monash.edu
Position Description: Project Officer
Applications Close: Wednesday 22 July 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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