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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable within Region
• ASO7 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $108,109 - $116,864 p.a

Join Our Team as an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator – Lead Positive Change for a Healthier Future

Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to lead meaningful environmental initiatives in the health sector? This is your chance to drive impactful change while supporting a community-focused organisation committed to environmental responsibility.

About the Role:

As the Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in advancing RMCLHN’s sustainability journey, aligned with South Australia’s Climate Change Action Plan and the SA Health Climate Change Framework. Reporting to the Director Corporate Services, you will lead the development and implementation of sustainable practices across the organisation to help achieve climate change goals.

You will provide expert guidance, support, and oversight in planning, executing, and evaluating sustainability initiatives that balance social, environmental, and economic outcomes. Working collaboratively across teams, you will develop frameworks, plans, tools, and procedures while applying strong project management, continuous improvement, and change management principles to embed sustainability into everyday operations.

What We’re Looking For:

• Demonstrated experience in providing positive leadership in a senior health management role in an organisation in a climate of reform and continuing change, with demonstrated success in delivering outcomes.
• Experience in project management and managing projects, programs, process improvements and change management within a health system.
• Experience in undertaking planning, business and financial analysis, benefits realisation and risk analysis and budget within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience in leading stakeholder consultation and management, ensuring strategic objectives are achieved.
• Demonstrated experience in:
  
  • framework development and policy formulation.
  • preparing reports and information for decision-making committees, Executive or similar.
  • leading environmental education campaigns including public presentations and formulation of education material.
• Understanding of current global, national and state issues with respect to environmental sustainability and resource management.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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Applicant 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.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category C

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 908888

Enquiries

Zia Earl
Director Corporate Services
Phone: 8535 6706
E-mail: Zia.Earl@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 30th July 2025 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

908888 ASO7 Role Description.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

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