Senior Project Manager

• National Programs
• Parkville, VIC
• Full time, contract

14/10/2026

• Parkville location | Onsite paid parking + close to public transport
• Part to full-time contract until 30 June 2028 | 0.8 - 1.0 FTE
• Newly created position | Lead a significant youth mental health program

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Senior Project Manager is accountable for the strategic leadership, governance and delivery of a nationally significant youth mental health program within Orygen's National Programs team.

Reporting to the Chief of National Programs you will:

• Lead a high-profile national program - drive strategy, governance, delivery and outcomes across multiple workstreams.
• Represent Orygen at the highest level - building trusted partnerships with government, PHNs, NGOs and key sector stakeholders.
• Champion co-design and lived experience - ensuring young people, families and partners help shape priorities and impact.
• Drive quality and accountability - overseeing compliance, reporting, governance and delivery against key milestones.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team - building capability, collaboration and a strong evidence-informed culture.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary qualifications in health management, public health, service design, psychology, social work, or related field.
• Proven experience leading complex health or mental health programs, including service model design, stakeholder engagement and delivery within government-funded environments.
• Strong project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, drive risk and quality management, and deliver high-quality outcomes to tight deadlines.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience influencing senior leaders, facilitating advisory groups and building trusted partnerships across government, services and communities.
• Collaborative and inclusive people leader, committed to lived experience participation, capable of leading multidisciplinary teams and navigating complexity with confidence, diplomacy and strategic insight.

Benefits

• $140,000 - $160,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.

How to apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

For the full position description, visit https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/62383a52-2847-4a92-acff-0c07be3e76f0/Senior-Project-Manager-National-Programs-PD-Oct-2026-final.pdf.aspx

This is a part to full time (0.8-1.0) contract until 30 June 2028.

Applications will close on 28th October (10am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.

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