About the opportunity
Join a collaborative and purpose-driven team where you'll help shape the future of consumer involvement in health research and create meaningful impact in musculoskeletal health across research, policy, and practice at the Sydney Musculoskeletal Research Centre, based at the Charles Perkins Centre. Part‐time (0.6 FTE), 2‐year fixed‐term opportunity.
Base Salary $103,185 (pro‐rata) + 17% superannuation.
Key responsibilities
* Support the establishment and day‐to‐day coordination of the Consumer Involvement Lab, working closely with senior academic leaders to embed meaningful consumer involvement across research activities.
* Develop and implement processes, tools, and practical resources that strengthen consumer participation and support high‐quality consumer‐researcher partnerships.
* Coordinate workshops, consultations, training sessions, and other engagement activities that build capability in consumer involvement across research teams and communities.
* Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including researchers, consumers, and community partners, to support Lab priorities and initiatives.
* Monitor engagement activities, collect participation and feedback data, and contribute to reporting, evaluation, presentations, and other team‐based outputs.
* Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and promotes best practice consumer involvement in musculoskeletal research.
About you
* Bachelor's degree or tertiary qualifications in a field that is relevant to health research and consumer engagement and/or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
* Demonstrated experience in consumer and community involvement within health, research, or related settings, with a strong understanding of co‐design, participatory approaches, and best practice engagement frameworks.
* Proven project management, organisation, and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, monitor budgets and expenditure, and deliver high‐quality outcomes with strong attention to detail.
* Highly developed communication, facilitation, and relationship‐building skills, with experience engaging and collaborating with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including consumer and community partners.
* Strong written, verbal, and digital communication skills, including the ability to translate complex research concepts into accessible and engaging formats for a broad audience.
* Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and strong analytical and reporting capabilities, with experience evaluating engagement activities, interpreting data, and contributing to reports, presentations, and other scholarly or practice‐based outputs.
* Not essential but training in consumer engagement, research‐co‐design, 'train the trainer' and peer support programs, or facilitation is desirable.
* Unrestricted work rights in Australia and visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
EEO statement
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We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. The University of Sydney is proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. For more information about our work on diversity and inclusion, click here.
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