Professional Education Officer

Job No.: 690606

Location: The Alfred Campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $83,424 - $95,825 HEW 5 plus 17% superannuation

• Support high quality professional education programs in public health
• Contribute to operational excellence within Teaching and Learning
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Monash University is seeking a Professional Education Officer to join the Teaching and Learning division within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Based at The Alfred campus, this role provides high quality administrative and operational support for the School’s professional education programs. You will contribute to the effective delivery of programs by implementing and managing administrative processes, supporting committees and projects, preparing reports including professional education viability reports, and providing timely advice and guidance to facilitators, staff and participants.

Reporting to the Director, Teaching and Learning, you will play an important role in ensuring service excellence, process integrity and continuous improvement across professional education activities.

About the Role

The Professional Education Officer supports the effective delivery of professional education programs within Teaching and Learning. The role is responsible for implementing and managing administrative processes, responding to enquiries, supporting governance and reporting requirements, undertaking data input and analysis, and providing timely advice to facilitators, staff and participants.

You will ensure high service standards, compliance with policy and privacy requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement activities while maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.

About You

You will hold a relevant tertiary qualification, or have substantial relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and training.

You bring strong administrative and organisational skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, sound analytical and problem solving capability, and well developed written and verbal communication skills. You demonstrate a strong commitment to customer service and are confident working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

About the School

The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is one of the largest schools of public health in the Asia Pacific region. Through impactful research, health systems strengthening and policy translation, the School advances its vision of health and wellbeing for all people and communities.

The School brings together expertise across epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials, health economics, implementation science, health systems and policy, and more, providing a strong foundation for evidence informed improvements in health.

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.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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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.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

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: Dragan Ilic,  Professor Teaching and Learning, dragan.ilic@monash.edu

Position Description: Professional Education Officer

Applications Close: Sunday 29th March 2026 at 11:55pm AEST