Graduate Project Officer

1 week ago

Greater Adelaide SA, Australia Sahmriresearch Full time

Summary

Part-Time to Full-Time (0.8FTE-1.0FTE), 12-Month Contract

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

The SAHMRI Women and Kid’s Theme are seeking a highly motivated Graduate Project Officer to join the Omega-3 team. This role is ideal for a recent graduate who enjoys making things run smoothly and wants to get involved in meaningful research. You’ll support day-to-day administration, including scheduling, meeting logistics, travel, and ordering, while also contributing to research activities such as data collection, literature reviews, reporting, and publications. It’s a hands-on role where you’ll help keep projects on track while building experience across research, clinical trials, and translation initiatives aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health and embedding research into healthcare practice and policy.

About the role

Key responsibilities include:

- Provide day-to-day admin and operational support for the team
- Help plan, coordinate, and report on project activities
- Manage meeting logistics, documentation, and travel
- Support lab operations by ordering equipment and supplies
- Assist with stakeholder engagement, events, and communications
- Coordinate logistics and provide secretariat support for events, committees, and working groups

About You
- A recent graduate (within 2 years) in health, biomedical science, or a related field
- Strong communication and organisation skills, with great attention to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and open to learning new systems
- A team player with a proactive mindset and a genuine interest in supporting work that improves health outcomes

Special Requirements
- Some out of hours’ work may be required.
- DCSI Employment Screening may be required.
- Travel between SAHMRI sites may be required.
- SAHMRI is required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy for SAHMRI employees carrying out work in any SA Health Facility.
- Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (mínimal patient contact)

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

Applications close: Friday 2nd May 2025

Equity & Diversity at SAHMRI

At SAHMRI, we live our commitment to equity and diversity every day: respecting people as individuals and valuing differences to create a working environment that is fair and flexible, promotes personal and professional growth and benefits from the capabilities of a diverse workforce.

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