Project Coordinator, Parenting & Youth Mental Health
Job no: 692835
Work type: Fixed-term (Full-time)
Location: Clayton campus
Categories: Research (Admin. Support)
Project Coordinator in Parenting & Youth Mental Health
Job No.: 692835
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.6) - Full-time (1.0)
Duration: 2-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $100,155 - $108,106 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation) or part-time Pro-rata of $100,155 - $108,106 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact as a Project Coordinator in digital parenting intervention trials
- Join our inclusive, collaborative research team in parenting program delivery
- Be surrounded by leading ideas in clinical trials and mental health research
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Project Coordinator to support the Parenting and Youth Mental Health Research Group and the delivery of the Partners in Parenting program. This position plays a key role in coordinating complex research and clinical trial activities, ensuring projects are well planned, governed, and delivered in line with agreed protocols, standards, and timeframes. The role supports high-quality project delivery across research activities that underpin mental health and parenting program outcomes.
The Project Coordinator provides comprehensive project support, including assisting with project scoping and planning, coordinating deliverables, monitoring progress, and preparing reports, briefings, presentations, and documentation for stakeholders and committees. The role also contributes to meetings and governance processes, supports supervision and guidance of staff where required, and acts as a key liaison point for project matters, ensuring clear communication and effective collaboration across the research team and partners.
We are seeking someone with a Psychology degree or a relevant field, and experience in clinical trial or project coordination, or equivalent experience in mental health or digital intervention research. Strong capability in coordinating complex clinical trials, working with web-based systems and programmers, and using research tools such as REDCap is also essential. Well-developed analytical, technical, and data skills, along with demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects, will be highly regarded.
Join a collaborative research environment and apply your skills to support impactful mental health and parenting research outcomes—this is a great opportunity and we look forward to receiving your application.
About Monash University
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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
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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: Professor Marie Yap OAM, Head, Parenting and Youth Mental Health Research Group, Marie.Yap@monash.edu
Position Description: Project Coordinator
Applications Close: Wednesday 3 June 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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