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• Women's and Children's Health Network, Aboriginal Health, North Adelaide (5006)
• Salary

• Classification - ASO7 - Administrative Services Officer L7 - $108,109 to $116,864 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.8 FTE) - Term Contract (Temporary up to 28 Feb 2027)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Aboriginal Health team as a Aboriginal Health Project Manager, where you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the WCHN Bloom Grant Project focused on enhancing sexual, reproductive, and perinatal health literacy and care engagement for Aboriginal women
• Developing and implementing a metropolitan-wide Yarning Circles model to engage Aboriginal women
• Collaborating with care providers to strengthen cultural understanding and responsiveness
• Working closely with research partner SAHMRI and the SA Maternal, Neonatal and Gynaecology Strategic Executive Leadership Committee (MNGSELC)
• Engaging with system leaders across LHNs, the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), non-government organisations, and Aboriginal Health Community Controlled organisations
• Partnering with local community leaders and consumers to ensure culturally appropriate project delivery
• Meeting project deliverables and timelines as set by the Bloom research governance group

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in working with Aboriginal people and Aboriginal communities to resolve complex issues (Aboriginal cultural experience is essential to this role)
• Demonstrated experience in program and project management roles and knowledge of recognised and accepted project management methodologies.
• Well-developed interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, which demonstrate a capacity build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders to work collaboratively to resolve complex issues.
• Ability to identify performance outcomes, set priorities, plan, and schedule work to achieve objectives and meet deadline within a context of completing work demands/priorities and tight time frames.
• Knowledge of current social determinants that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders face.
• Understanding of the principles and operations of the health system, including access and equity issues for Aboriginal people and communities.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Rose Hunter

Position: Research & Business Services Co-ordinator

Phone: 8161 8175

E-mail: rosemary.hunter@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 22/5/2025 – 11:55pm

Useful Links

ASO7 - Strategic Project Manager Bloom Grant - AHD - Role description - 898650.pdf