• Women's and Children's Health Network, Corporate Services, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project, Kaurna Land, Adelaide 5000
• Salary
  • Classification - ASO7 - Administrative Services Officer L7 - $108,109.00 to $116,864.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Full Time – Term Contract (Temporary until 20 Dec 2026)

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Services team as Project Manager - Consumer and Community Engagement, where you will be responsible for:

• Leading and facilitating consumer consultation within the New WCH stakeholder engagement framework, ensuring timely and meaningful input throughout the project lifecycle.
• Supporting and advising project team members on effective consumer and carer engagement at key decision points, fostering active participation and co-design.
• Identifying, onboarding, and supporting diverse consumer advocates, including marginalized groups, to ensure broad representation and valuable insights for the New WCH Project.
• Managing dedicated consumer spaces, such as the Family Resource Centre, overseeing project planning, delivery, and ongoing coordination.
• Serving as the key liaison between the WCH Consumer Advisory Team and the New WCH Project, ensuring alignment and effective communication.
• Engaging external stakeholders related to clinical and operational service provision, including partners like Starlight, to strengthen collaborative community involvement.
• Providing expert project management and leadership to ensure consumer engagement activities align with strategic goals and contribute to successful project outcomes.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven ability to lead and facilitate consumer-focused co-design processes, actively involving diverse stakeholders in shaping services and environments.
• Skilled in culturally responsive and inclusive engagement methods that ensure all voices, especially marginalized groups, are heard and integrated.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills with experience delivering high-quality reports, presentations, and expert advice on sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver complex initiatives aligned with organisational objectives.
• Experience in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, translating consumer insights into actionable outcomes that enhance person and family-centred care
• In-depth knowledge of co-design principles, change management, and the South Australian public health system, including consumer engagement best practices.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Jane Jennings - Executive Director New WCH Phone: 0401 125629 E-mail: Jane.Jennings@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Sunday 28 September 2025 - 11:55pm

Useful Links

 ASO7 - Project Manager - Consumer & Community Engagement - Role Description 913950.pdf