Hybrid Operations Coordinator at The Kids Research Institute Australia
The Kids Research Institute Australia · Nedlands, Australia · Hybrid
- Senior
- Office in Nedlands
The Opportunity
Here at The Kids Research Institute Australia, we have a passion to see our researchers and their collaboration partners succeed, achieve research excellence, and translate their discoveries into real-world innovation and impact.
We have an exciting new opportunity to help a new pilot here at The Kids Research Institute Australia, Inklings! Inklings is an innovative early childhood program within The Kids Research Institute Australia for babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social interaction and communication development.
We are seeking a new Operations Coordinator to help with the expansion of Inklings to South Australia.
As our Operations Coordinator, you will support the Operations team to implement and grow the Inklings program to South Australia. You will enjoy working within a highly motivated and dynamic team to deliver results utilising your extensive experience in managing complex projects, ensuring the smooth functioning of the program, and its service delivery.
You will find this role full of variety and responsibility. Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Maintain and implement databases and systems including recommendations for optimisations based on learnings.
- Analyse trends and learnings from the pilot and provide reports and recommendations for improvements or solutions.
- Provide support to families through the onboarding and lifecycle of the program.
- Prepare high quality documents, presentations, spread sheets.
- Maintaining and developing relationships with stakeholders.
This role will be based between Perth Children’s Hospital in Nedlands, and our CliniKids site in Subiaco. This is a full-time role that will be offered for an initial 12 months with the possibility of extension.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar customer facing role providing project support or have relevant experience in health service delivery or relevant field; along with the following skills and experience:
- Excellent organisational skills, flexibility and ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and can work autonomously and as part of a team, with a flexible, positive and collaborative approach.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated interpersonal skills, with an ability to work with diversity and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Exceptional level of customer care, administration skills and a high level of attention to detail.
- Sound experience with Microsoft suite of applications and possess the ability to learn and implement new systems.
We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.
About Us
Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.
Some of our staff benefits include:
- Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
- Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
- Extensive health and wellbeing program.
- Flexible work options.
- Reward and recognition program.
- Professional development opportunities including access to online training with LinkedIn Learning.
- Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
- Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
- Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.
How to Apply
If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.
Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.
Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to [email protected].
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].
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Click here for the Job Description
Contact Name: Alexia Foti
Contact Email: [email protected]
Closing Date: 17/08/2025 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability. As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of the first Australian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.
We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people are at the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.
