Project Assistant
Job No:
GEORGE841
Location:
Barangaroo, Australia
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.
- Part Time Opportunity (2.5 Days per week 0.5FTE)
- Barangaroo, Sydney CBD
- Fixed Term Contract until 31st December, 2025
- Hybrid working environment
Salary Range of $58,870k to $62,567k Base, (pro rata for part time), (dependent on experience, skills and capabilities) plus 11.5% Superannuation + Smart Salary Packaging Benefit
A primary challenge to undertaking research in Australia is the capacity to identify quickly and efficiently the patients and community members eligible and interested in participating. Join Us (www.joinus.org.au) is a nation-wide disease-agnostic research register established in 2020 with the dual goals of facilitating recruitment to research studies undertaken in Australia and enhancing access to routinely collected health data.
Briefly, individuals consent to their data and contact details being held within a secure database that can be used to identify opportunities for their involvement in future research projects, and to be linked in an ongoing way to routinely collected data. This position will work within the Join Us team.
Please refer to the Join Us website for more information about the project. www.joinus.org.au
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an organised administrator to play a key role in supporting the Join Us team for participant recruitment, communications and researcher request activities.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Responsible for the maintenance and filing of study administrative files.
- Support the development of the quarterly Join Us newsletter, targeted at all Join Us stakeholders.
- Assist with content development for Join Us advertisements, media promotions and communication across social media and print media for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Be a primary contact for the Join Us email inbox and referring queries to other team members.
- Support the processing and tracking of researcher requests including liaising with TGI Data Management, the ERICA team at UNSW and the Digital Operations Manager and building campaigns for research projects accessing the Join Us participants.
- Organise and schedule appointments/meetings, internally and externally, as necessary and prepare minutes of these meetings
- Regularly update project tracking tools and systems
- Provide other administrative support to the study team, as required
For more information on this role, please see our detailed Position Description here
Skills, Knowledge and Experience/ Our Successful Candidate
Essential
- Tertiary qualification in a health or science discipline or relevant experience.
- Relevant experience in a research or health environment.
- Strong general administration skills and experience
- Proven proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and the Internet
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
- Ability to see the big picture, yet still focus on detail
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments
- Strong focus on quality of work. Desirable
- Proficiency in the use of the web platforms WordPress, graphic design software (Canva / Adobe Lightroom) and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement/ Pardot is highly desirable
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
The unrestricted right to work in Australia is a requirement for this position. Candidates who require sponsorship will not be considered.
About the George
The George Institute for Global Health (The George) is 700+ employees around the world and projects in over 40 countries all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide.
As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:
- Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
- Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
- Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
- Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship
We pride ourselves with our 6 core values: excellence, integrity, can-do approach, creativity, impact, and humanitarian commitment.
Please visit our website for more on The George: Home | The George Institute for Global Health
Please apply now!
Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it. So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.
We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability; women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; mature-aged adults and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Why The George?
We are committed to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining the best people in their fields to conduct and support our innovative and highest quality research programs.
Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team.
- Generous salary packaging benefits increasing your take home pay
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Extra leave days including extended Christmas break and study leave
- YourFlex arrangements e.g. start/finish times, purchase leave, location
- A global, diverse, inclusive team committed to making impact