Regional Research Jobs

An exciting opportunity is available for a Project Manager to join the Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health team at Burnet!

You will have a focus on the planning, coordination, management and implementation of multi-institutional implementation research programs. In addition, this role will have a focus on programs that advance community education and synthesise and support policy-relevant options for decision making in Melanesia and abroad.

You will also:

• Provide expertise and technical support in operational planning, and implementation, supporting field staff, compliance with regulatory requirements, data management and analysis/reporting.
• Foster the development and translation of research evidence into policy briefs that support governments, regional bodies and local organisations with evidence-based decision making.
• Support the development of evidence-based programming, policy, and advocacy in the areas of Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health.
• Support the management of partnerships across multiple countries and sectors
• Lead the co-development of project budgets and country level budgets.
• Contribute to financial monitoring and analysis, supported by the in-country finance team and Melbourne finance team.
• Contribute to the development of projects, proposals and funding submissions to internal and external bodies and contribute to the financial oversight of awarded grants and funding.
• Facilitate the co-development of consistent and high-quality project level M&E frameworks.
• Work with the M&E staff to establish project level databases, where necessary, and accompanying data collection systems.
• Supervise Project Officers and indirectly support, supervise and mentor research assistants, scientific officers and related project staff

Location within Australia is flexible! Preferably this role will be based in Melbourne, however we are also open to fully remote working from applicants based anywhere in Australia. You will also have flexibility to manage your own working hours.