• Employment Type: Part Time, 17.5 hours per week
• Duration: 12 months fixed term with a possibility of extension
• Remuneration: Level 8 $127,351 pro rata per annum+ 17% Super
• Location: Kensington, Sydney
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold unrestricted work rights to be considered for this position.

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world (QS top 20) and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

The Consumer Advocacy and Engagement Manager will play a central leadership role in embedding consumer perspectives into research and strategic activities within Child UnLimited (UnLTD) and the Population Child Health Research Group at UNSW Sydney. The role will lead strategic consumer engagement across national and international child health research initiatives, acting as the senior point of contact for consumer partnership, advocacy, and stakeholder collaboration. Lived experience of childhood chronic illness or disability (personally or as a parent, carer, or family member) is essential to this role.

Working closely with researchers, clinicians, and consumers, the position ensures that children, young people, families, and carers with lived experience are meaningfully involved across all stages of research design, evaluation, and translation. The role provides strategic oversight and expert advice on best-practice, equity-driven consumer engagement, supports the Consumer Advisory Board and Youth Mentor Program, and represents Child UnLimited at conferences, advisory panels, and sector forums.

Reporting to a Professor within the School of Clinical Medicine, this autonomous role requires strong strategic vision, professional judgment, and leadership in advancing consumer-led research, policy influence, and health systems innovation, with no direct reports.

Who You Are:

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent experience in consumer engagement, health services, advocacy, or health systems leadership.
• Lived experience of childhood chronic illness or disability (personally or as a parent, carer, or family member) is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic consumer engagement, stakeholder collaboration, and co-design methodologies in health or social care settings.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including consumers, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and community organisations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including confidence in public speaking, presenting at conferences, and contributing to publications or policy submissions.
• Strong organisational, time management, and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Understanding and experience of writing peer reviewed article would be highly desirable.
• Demonstrated capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, exercising sound judgment and professional integrity.
• Experience in mentoring or capacity-building activities that strengthen consumer or youth leadership in research and advocacy.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and improving outcomes for children and families affected by chronic illness, disability, and rare disease.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• 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:

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application including your resume & cover letter online before Wednesday 11^th February 2026 at 11:55pm. A copy of the Position Description can be on JOBS@UNSW.

To be considered for this role, your application must include a document addressing 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.

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.