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University of Melbourne
Manager, Sustainable Healthcare
PART TIME
September 5, 2024
Job no: 0063687
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.5 to 0.8 FTE); Continuing
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Critical Care
Salary: UOM 8 – $119,742 - $129,607 (Pro-rata) p.a. plus 17% super
The Sustainable Healthcare Manager at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) will lead and coordinate sustainability initiatives, focusing on healthcare's impact on climate change and environmental sustainability. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Healthcare Sustainability, the SH Manager will drive the development of an MDHS Sustainability Plan, assess current teaching and research in sustainable healthcare, and collaborate with staff across the University and affiliated institutions to advance sustainability efforts.
Your responsibilities will include:
The successful candidate will excel in managing complex projects, making informed decisions, and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders. They will demonstrate exceptional communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to engage with academic and non-academic staff. The successful applicant will be able to act relatively independently to drive sustainability changes within MDHS, including the teaching of healthcare sustainability within MDHS, and develop an overarching MDHS Sustainability Strategy. Additionally, they will have a passion for research and policy development, particularly in healthcare sustainability and climate change.
You will also have:
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is a diverse faculty renowned for its research excellence, teaching, training, and policy leadership across the breadth of medical, biomedical and health science fields.
Led by the Dean, Professor Jane Gunn, the faculty is Australia’s overall leader in clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences, and sits at the heart of a flourishing ecosystem of globally recognised health and biomedical organisations across Victoria. Partnerships are key to our continued success in education, research and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our communities.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on Linked In.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Brett Verity via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the .
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.5 to 0.8 FTE); Continuing
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Critical Care
Salary: UOM 8 – $119,742 - $129,607 (Pro-rata) p.a. plus 17% super
- Oversee and enhance sustainable healthcare education, research, and engagement within MDHS, while coordinating sustainability initiatives across the University of Melbourne.
- Lead the development of innovative sustainability programs and contribute to the University's transition to a sustainable healthcare model.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
The Sustainable Healthcare Manager at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) will lead and coordinate sustainability initiatives, focusing on healthcare's impact on climate change and environmental sustainability. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Healthcare Sustainability, the SH Manager will drive the development of an MDHS Sustainability Plan, assess current teaching and research in sustainable healthcare, and collaborate with staff across the University and affiliated institutions to advance sustainability efforts.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Engage with students across the MDHS Faculty in the fields of healthcare sustainability, climate change and planetary health.
- Provide expert project management, delivering on Faculty and Chancellery initiatives, in collaboration with Faculty Directors, School Managers and Faculty leadership
- Manage the development and implementation of project plans to stated objectives
- Report in detail what teaching and learning capacity is occurring in healthcare sustainability, climate change, and planetary health within MDHS, and recommend suggestions for enhancing such teaching programs.
- Develop with the A/Dean Healthcare Sustainability and other MDHS Staff (e.g. the Climate CATCH Lab team) an MDHS Sustainability Plan.
The successful candidate will excel in managing complex projects, making informed decisions, and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders. They will demonstrate exceptional communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the ability to engage with academic and non-academic staff. The successful applicant will be able to act relatively independently to drive sustainability changes within MDHS, including the teaching of healthcare sustainability within MDHS, and develop an overarching MDHS Sustainability Strategy. Additionally, they will have a passion for research and policy development, particularly in healthcare sustainability and climate change.
You will also have:
- Undergraduate qualification in a relevant area such as healthcare and/or environmental science (Masters preferred, but not essential).
- Demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects, or sets of projects and initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to make complex judgments and decisions and provide recommendations for resolution
- Demonstrated ability to perform quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis under a range of research methodologies.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is a diverse faculty renowned for its research excellence, teaching, training, and policy leadership across the breadth of medical, biomedical and health science fields.
Led by the Dean, Professor Jane Gunn, the faculty is Australia’s overall leader in clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences, and sits at the heart of a flourishing ecosystem of globally recognised health and biomedical organisations across Victoria. Partnerships are key to our continued success in education, research and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our communities.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on Linked In.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the )
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Brett Verity via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the .
Advertised: 05 Sep 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 19 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 19 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
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