Project Officer

• Full time or part time FTE), fixed term until 30 June 2025 role
• Parkville location with flexible and hybrid working
• $92,856 - $102,653 pa (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women's Hospital is one of Australia's oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women's health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Strategy, Planning and Performance team is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Women's Strategic Plan (including refreshing for , the organisational Annual Business Plan, and the Strategic Service Plan 2035.

The team also includes a number of in-house Project Managers who work to support the planning and implementation of significant organisational projects linked to our Strategy and priorities in our Annual Business Plan; these can include service model redesign projects and operational improvement projects.

About the role

As part of a small but dynamic team, as an Project Officer you will support a range of strategic business initiatives through activities including policy research, environmental scans, qualitative and quantitative analysis, support and preparation for consultation and workshop facilitation.

A regular day will see you:

• Undertaking analysis of hospital activity and other related data to support project managers with identifying issues and solutions to improve effectiveness, experience and efficiency of care
• Supporting stakeholder consultation through liaison, scheduling and content preparation
• Supporting facilitation of planning workshops with various teams and divisions across the hospital
• Preparing executive and board reporting in collaboration with project managers and/or director to convey key outcomes and risks of program and project delivery

About you

The ideal candidate will bring knowledge of the healthcare system and/or strong structured problem solving, data collection and qualitative and quantitative analysis skills to identify and solve complex problems. Strong values alignment is a must. We welcome candidates from consulting in health and social policy, public sector and NFP, or clinicians wanting to develop or build their project experience.

You'll bring with you:

• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a dynamic environment, solving problems and building successful collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure they are part of the solution.
• Ability to digest/synthesise large volumes of information (quantitative and qualitative) to identify and understand problems and associated potential solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to produce and present business-related documentation including data visualisation and compelling presentation decks and written reports.
• Ability to identify and propose effective solutions to problems through proactively seeking information needed to resolve work problems.
• Proficient use of key applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams, MIRO, and Trello to create and format appropriate documentation including project plans, reports, correspondence, project minutes and other written materials.

Our benefits

At the Women's you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADO's (for full time) and purchased leave options
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion and belonging

The Women's celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check. Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Georgina Kilroy on or

Application closing date: 17 September 2025