Overview
Location: Bendigo, Shepparton, or Wangaratta
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term until 30 June 2027
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences
Department: Rural Health
Salary: UoM 7 - $111,275 - $120,453 p.a. plus 17% super
Responsibilities
* Enhance rural healthcare access / Collaborate with diverse stakeholders / Drive impactful community health initiatives
* Lead transformative healthcare projects, building partnerships to improve clinical rural sexual health services
* Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities
About the University
The University of Melbourne
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Your next career opportunity
As the Rural Services Development Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in improving sexual health services across rural Victoria. You will have the opportunity to build partnerships and implement innovative healthcare initiatives, fostering collaboration among institutions, agencies, and individuals. This role enables you to contribute to the CERSH vision, ensuring quality sexual health care is accessible to all rural Victorians.
What you will deliver
* Liaise with the Deputy Director, oversee project timelines, deliverables, risks, and provide project reports, including regularly updated MBS guides and primary care sustainable models of service provision
* Build strong partnerships with stakeholders, including rural primary care and clinical organisations and government entities
* Engage with internal and external partners, develop clinical service system initiatives that enhance the rural health service system in sexual and reproductive health, and design communication materials
* Develop project plans, provide reports, and contribute to strategic planning and implementation
You may be a great fit if you
* Have experience in primary healthcare management in rural environments, with strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to developing primary healthcare initiatives and partnerships
* Have a relevant tertiary qualification or experience in primary healthcare management in rural settings
* Demonstrate experience in delivering primary healthcare initiatives for clinical professionals
* Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering partnerships to achieve goals
* Exhibit excellent organisational and time management skills
* Have knowledge of sexual and reproductive health issues in rural Victoria
For further information please refer to the attached PD.
What we offer you
* Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
* Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
* Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
* Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
* Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
* Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
For more information check out our benefits page!
Your new team – Department of Rural Health
You will join the Department of Rural Health, part of the Melbourne Medical School's vibrant rural network. The department partners with over forty Victorian rural communities to provide professional health education and research training in a rural context with an aim to increase the rural health workforce.
The Department also receives funding for the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health (CERSH) from the Victorian Government, Department of Health. In this role you'll be at the forefront of improving clinical sexual health services in rural Victoria. Based in Bendigo, Shepparton or Wangaratta, you'll be part of projects that build workforce capacity, strengthen community action, and enhance access to vital health services. This role offers you the chance to make a significant impact on public health outcomes while working with diverse communities across regional Victoria.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.
We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with our Indigenous Employment & Development team at oied-hr@unimelb.edu.au.
Application essentials
* Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs
* You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role
* A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you
* Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process
* Please upload your responses to the Selection Criteria, found in the Position Description
Want to know more?
* For queries related to this specific position, contact Jane Tomnay at jtomnay@unimelb.edu.au
* For questions related to our recruitment process email Dijana Pourgoutzidis at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au
* For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au (subject: Recruitment Adjustments)
Apply today and join a community that's shaping the future.
Applications close: 29 April 2026 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
Position Description: PD-JR-011221 Rural Services Development Coordinator.docx
PD-JR-011221 Rural Services Development Coordinator.pdf
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