- Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week
- Duration: Fixed Term Until 30 November 2029
- Remuneration: Professional Level 7 ($113K - $120 K) based on experience + 17% Super
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales. Occasional travel to General practice research sites to perform on-site monitoring will be required.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold unrestricted work rights to be considered for this position.
Position Summary
The Senior Project Officer will play a key role within the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, providing high-level project management and operational support for the Scalable Allied Health and General Practice Responses to Long-COVID in Primary Care (SAGE) Trial, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
Reporting to the Chief Investigator (Senior Lecturer), the role is responsible for coordinating the implementation and delivery of primary care–based research projects, including project planning, reporting, ethics and governance submissions, study documentation, and data collection activities. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders, the Senior Project Officer ensures research projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in accordance with governance, quality, and confidentiality requirements. The role has no direct reports.
Some Key Skills Required:
- Relevant tertiary qualification in clinical research with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience. Experience in primary care is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interactions with diverse clinical and research stakeholders, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
- Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organization.
- Experience working with a range of computer systems and applications, including Microsoft Office suite with a proven aptitude for learning new software packages (e.g., REDCap).
- Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
- Proven project coordination experience, with an understanding of the project life cycle and development of project plans, objectives and documentation including developing study protocols, completing ethical and regulatory applications and modifications and reporting.
- Experience with research project coordination including financial management, management of clinical data collection in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), data transfer and database development and maintenance, and data cleaning and analysis in a clinical trial context.
Please refer to the position description for full details.
Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- 10 days paid cultural leave per year
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here
How to Apply:
To be considered for this role, you must address the Selection Criteria which are outlined in the “Skills and Experience” section of the position description. Applications that do not address these criteria will not be considered. For more information, refer to the Position Description available on JOBS@UNSW.
Submit your application including your resume & selection criteria online before Thursday 9th July 2026 at 11:55pm.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks: -
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Get in Touch:
Aarti
a.aarti@unsw.edu.au
Talent Acquisition Associate
Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
