Senior Healthcare Programs Officer

Heart Foundation


Date: 1 week ago
City: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Salary: A$100,000 per year
Contract type: Full time
  • A rewarding opportunity to make a real impact on heart health.
  • Flexible hybrid working arrangements – flexible location
  • Enjoy generous salary packaging to boost your take-home pay.


About Us – Have a Heart for Change!

Did you know heart disease is the number one killer of Australians? Every day, 50 Australians lose their lives to heart disease. As Australia’s leading heart health charity, we’re on a mission to change this – and we need passionate people like you to help make a difference!


How You Can Make a Difference

As the Senior Healthcare Programs Officer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and executing health professional education initiatives aimed at improving cardiovascular risk prevention and management, especially in primary care settings. You’ll work with a collaborative team and a range of stakeholders to deliver engaging, evidence-based resources including webinars, online learning, conferences, and toolkits.


You will have the opportunity to work flexibly, blending your time between home and our office. This position can be based in any of our capital city offices.


Your Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of professional education activities.
  • Collaborate with internal and external experts to ensure programs are evidence-informed and user-centred.
  • Oversee digital resources including updates to the Heart Health Check Toolkit.
  • Provide input into project design, content development, and evaluation plans.
  • Support contract implementation and track project budgets and timelines.
  • Supervision of one direct report.


What You'll Bring

  • A tertiary qualification in a health-related field or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering education for health professionals, including digital content.
  • Strong skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, and writing clinical content.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience with health program implementation and evaluation.
  • Familiarity with human-centred design is desirable.


Why Join Us?

At our heart, we are driven by purpose. Every day, we make a meaningful impact through our work, and we are committed to supporting our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance.


We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, safe, and inclusive workplace. We actively seek to represent the communities we serve and recognise the invaluable skills, knowledge, and perspectives a diverse team brings. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from all backgrounds.


What We Offer:

  • Salary packaging to help you make the most of your earnings.
  • Flexible work-from-home options – up to 50% of your week.
  • A supportive and inclusive workplace culture where your contributions are valued.
  • Additional gifted leave during the Christmas shutdown period.
  • Wellbeing programs and initiatives to support your personal and professional growth.


We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, safe, and inclusive workplace. We actively seek to represent the communities we serve and recognise the invaluable skills, knowledge, and perspectives a diverse team brings. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from all backgrounds.


Ready to Apply?

If you’re ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you! Submit your application online or contact Stephanie at [email protected] if you require any workplace adjustments.


This advertisement is expected to close at 11:59pm on Sunday 8 June. However, if we receive a large response we might close it early, so please don't delay! If you're reading this and the closing date is in the past, that means we're still accepting applications.


All employment offers are subject to pre-employment checks, including National criminal history check, Working with Children Check, and any other relevant background checks.

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