Project Manager - Suicide Prevention Collaboratives
Classification Level: 6
Contract Type: Fixed-term until 30 June 2026
Employment Type: Full-time or part-time (minimum 0.8 FTE)
About Us
Adelaide Primary Health Network (Adelaide PHN) is an independent, not for profit, primary health care organisation based in Adelaide.
We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the Adelaide community by coordinating and integrating health and community services and by working in partnership to identify local needs and create strategies in response to keeping people well and out of hospital; improving their experience AND their health outcomes – to deliver on our vision of A Healthier Adelaide by 2030.
Why you should come work with us
Adelaide PHN offers a great range of benefits to our employees, including:
- Competitive remuneration and work-life balance.
- Access to generous not for profit Salary Sacrifice taxation benefits including up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meal and entertainment.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave entitlements.
- Generous allowance toward professional development.
- Family friendly and flexible working arrangements.
- Collaboration with passionate likeminded professionals.
- Free Employment Assistance Program.
Description: The Role
The Adelaide Suicide Prevention Collaboratives Initiative will see the establishment and development of 3 place-based suicide prevention Collaboratives in Northern, Central and Southern Adelaide. This initiative will empower communities to come together to better respond to suicide in their local region.
The primary purpose of this position is to provide Project Management and oversight of the establishment and implementation of the Southern and Central Regions Suicide Prevention Collaboratives (‘Collaboratives’ or ‘Project’). This includes building the foundations and capacity of the Collaborative members to adopt a collective impact and place-based approach to the implementation of systems-based suicide prevention in the region.
The Collaboratives initiative focuses on all ages and stages of life, offering a whole of community approach by:
Helping collaborators come together to address local needs and to formulate a comprehensive and compassionate response to suicide.Fostering stronger relationships among collaborators.
Instilling a powerful sense of community connection and hope.
Identifying current initiatives, gaps in community, and coordinating planned activity to reduce duplication of effort and tap into related networks.
Establishing community-led suicide prevention strategies and support.
Encouraging the sharing of knowledge, learnings, resources, evidence-based interventions, and referral pathways.
Providing oversight and review of the effectiveness of local interventions.
For more information, you can view the position description here (SEEK, Indeed and Linked In applicants please go to our website).
Skills and Experiences: About You
To be successful in this role you’ll need: Qualifications
Tertiary qualifications in health and/or suicide prevention field (e.g. public/allied health, health/allied science, suicide prevention), project management and/or equivalent relevant field/experience.
Skills
Demonstrated skills in project management, coordination, including project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, applying project management methodologies.Demonstrated problem solving, research and data analytical skills and capacity to present information and data logically and coherently.
Demonstrated ability to liaise and consult with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including people with lived and living experience of suicide, health professionals, and senior agency level staff through high level interpersonal and communication/engagement skills.
Ability to prioritise workloads and multi-task to meet key deliverables.Strong communication skills both verbal and written and ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders (internal and external).
Ability to be self-directed and demonstrate high-level time management skills.
High-level information technology skills and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Experience
Project management experience, including multi-stakeholder projects.Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading knowledge management activities with a focus on best practice.
Experience coordinating effective procurement of services, covering technical capability, reporting procedures and quality mechanisms.
Extensive experience in the suicide prevention and/or community development sector.
Experience using collective impact or place-based approaches are highly desirable.
Experience in contract management is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Apply now by clicking on Apply and include a maximum 2 page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role along with your resume.
Applications will ONLY be considered when received through our careers portal.
To apply, you must have the legal right to work in Australia and your employment will be subject to an acceptable National Police Check.
Applications close 12 noon Monday, 18 November. However, shortlisting for this position will commence immediately and we reserve our right to close this position at any time if a suitable candidate is found.
For further information about this role, please contact Tamira Pascoe, Executive Manager MHAOD and Procurement on 08 8219 5900.
All enquiries and applications will be handled professionally and with the strictest of confidence.
At Adelaide PHN we believe that our people’s differences are what make us great. We value diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability status, neurodiversity or any other aspect which makes our people unique.We are on our journey to continuously work to call out inequality and bias and encourage real workplace inclusion and diversity.
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment
Adelaide PHN is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Adelaide PHN vacancies.