About the role

Join our dynamic Primary Health Care Development team in a newly created role supporting engagement, reporting, and relationship-building activities.

As the team continues to build capacity with our catchment's primary and community care providers, you'll play a key role in enhancing engagement and delivering program outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

Coordinating meetings, events and capacity-building initiatives including the development of communications and resources using a lens of cultural safety and cultural humility.

Develop and maintain strong, respectful relationships with a range of internal teams, primary and community care providers and PHN stakeholders.

Support the health needs assessment, data collection and data reporting using your strong communication skills to incorporate feedback into program design.

Maintain accurate stakeholder records and facilitate access to continued professional development opportunities.

The full position objectives and accountabilities can be reviewed in the PD attached to the Careers Page.

About you

This role is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is forging a career in health or community development. We value lived expertise combined with administrative skills gained in a health or community development field.

Key Capabilities

A minimum 2 years’ relevant experience and / or a Diploma level qualification in health or community development field.

Demonstrable skills in relationship building with a collaborative approach to working with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Adaptive communication skills, strong attention to detail and excellent time management.

Experience centring First Nations self-determination and an intersectional understanding of the diverse needs of our region.

A connection with the Murray PHN catchment, our values and vision.

About us

At Murray PHN, five organisational values - Leadership, Collaboration, Respect, Accountability, and Innovation - drive the way we do business, the way we influence the health system and the way we interact with each other and our stakeholders.

As a not-for-profit organisation, and one of six Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in Victoria and 31 across Australia, we work with rural and regional services and national agencies to not only support health reform, but to develop locally relevant models of care, workforce solutions and to pilot innovative programs.

Whether it's supporting individuals with chronic conditions, enhancing mental health services, or reducing avoidable hospital stays, our focus is commissioning primary healthcare services that are accessible, high-quality, culturally responsive, sustainable, and importantly meet population needs and prevent disease.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and skills against the capabilities listed above.

Applications close: Sunday July 6 at 11.59pm

Recruitment enquiries: Emma Harradine, Senior Manager Primary Health Care Development, via email at: [email protected]. Please do not email your application.

To ensure our recruitment process is accessible and barrier-free, applicants can request adjustments at any stage by contacting Cathryn Selvon, Coordinator Employee Inclusion and Recruitment, via email [email protected]

Successful candidates will be required to provide two professional references and a recent criminal history check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically precluded from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

What We Offer

flexible working arrangements, such as variable start and finish times and balanced work from home and office options

the opportunity to maximise take-home pay through generous salary packaging – up to $15,900 on everyday living expenses and $2,650 towards meal entertainment each year.

access to an employee assistance program with free counselling

access to professional and personal development – 2 days study leave per year

up to 15 personal leave days annually, including “Life Leave” – two days per year for you to take as you need, to do what you need

Cultural, ceremonial and religious leave

Inclusion Statement

Murray PHN is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and developing a workplace culture that is safe and accessible, respectful, fosters inclusiveness, promotes diversity and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all our employees. We are committed to creating genuine employment opportunities for everyone and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

At Murray PHN, we aspire to be an anti-racist organisation, embedding cultural humility as a daily practice, to improve health outcomes and health equity in our communities. We recognise cultural humility as a life-long commitment to self-reflection, personal growth and redressing power imbalances in our society.

Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River). We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.