Ambulance Victoria
Project Manager
To improve the health of the community by providing high quality pre-hospital care and medical transport.
Business operations
Part-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.
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Why Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria (AV) is responsible for providing emergency medical transport, pre-hospital care and non-emergency stretcher and clinic transport services for around 5.2 million people throughout Victoria, an area of almost 227,600 square kilometres. The organisation is also responsible for providing air ambulance services throughout the state. AV is an integral component of the health care system and consequently a significant infrastructure is in place to enable a rapid emergency response and delivery of a high standard of pre-hospital care to the community.
About the role
About the role Reporting to the Principal Psychologist, this role will Manage the Randomised Controlled Trial of EMDR to prevent development of PTSD in AV first responders project using the AV Project Management Framework and associated templates and procedures, to meet desired time, budget, compliance, and quality objectives. Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project, including adherence to the RCT protocols, governance, and reporting
- Develop and maintain risk assessments and develop contingency plans in line with the AV Risk Management Framework and AV Project Management Framework to enable accurate project budgeting and timeline planning
- Manage and oversee the Mental Health and Wellbeing Action Plan, Annual Plan and Emergency Management Victoria deliverables for the project by creating detailed project plans, including a project timeline
- Implement approved plans and strategies within project budget parameters and time frames
- Ensure effective working relationships are built and maintained with key stakeholders
About you The ideal candidate will have a completion of a postgraduate degree or relevant project management certification (or progress toward), or an equivalent combination of training and project management experience, preferably PRINCE2 **_OR _completion of a postgraduate qualification in an Allied Health field, Nursing, or associated profession where completing a research thesis has been a component of the program. **Other requirements include (not limited to):
- Demonstrated experience in program and/or project management and research methodologies with the capability to implement complex plans, programs, or projects
- Experience in running and overseeing Randomised Controlled Trials (highly desirable)
- Experience in mental health research design, literature review, data analysis and completion of a research project related to the field (highly desirable)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant software applications, and use of statistical software
- Well-developed conceptual, analytical, and critical thinking skills including data management and basic statistical analysis capabilities in quantitative and qualitative research
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal effectiveness with well-developed oral and written communication skills of a standard required for preparing high quality reports, draft manuscripts, and project documentation** **
What you'll be responsible for
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Project Initiation
Manage people, materials, and budget to ensure they are efficient and effective in achieving the project objectives
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Project Coordination
Coordinate people and processes to ensure the effective and timely running of a project
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Program and Project Risk Management
Identify, assess, and manage risks that may impact the program or project's success
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Verbal communication
Speaks clearly to convey information effectively to a target audience
Meet the team
