The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is seeking an experienced and high performing candidate to fill the role of Senior Project Officer. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, organised strategic planner with a solid understanding of policy implications and excellent people skills for effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

As the Senior Project Officer, you will support the delivery of NHMRCs Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies program including:

- Developing and implementing evaluation programs and contribute to reporting requirements.
- Contributing and lead process and policy improvements while interacting and communicating with a diverse range of audiences.
- Analysing and interpreting legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines, and provide appropriate and timely advice and information.
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
- Drafting high-quality agenda papers, minutes, briefs, ministerial submissions, public correspondence, media responses, reports, research papers and other written work.
- Contributing to the development, management and implementation of grant programs.
- Being a subject matter expert in the use of NHMRC grant management and related reporting systems.
- Managing communication, procurement and peer review committee activities.
- Contributing to section, branch and organisational business and strategic planning.
- Being flexible in contributing capacity and expertise to different programs during busy periods.
- Supervising staff if required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

- Excellent oral and written communication skills,



including the ability to draft complex briefings and papers to a consistently high standard.
- The ability to work in small teams with limited direction and flexibility across different projects.
- The ability to identify and work through process and policy improvement activities involving multiple stakeholders.
- The ability to contribute to complex work with tight timeframes.
- The ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Experience in program and project management.
- Good judgement and strategic-thinking skills, including problem solving.
- Experience in science, research, health, public health, nutrition, environmental health, social science or related fields.

To be eligible for a position at NHMRC, you must be an Australian citizen and be able to provide evidence of this. If successful, you will be required to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

NHMRC is an inclusive and diverse employer that supports gender equity and diversity in leadership. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including People with Disability, First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA people, mature age people and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

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📌 Senior Project Officer (Canberra)
🏢 National Health and Medical Research Council
📍 Canberra