Start date: 21 Aug
Manager, Heart Health Check
Full time, Permanent
Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Reporting to: Chief Advancement Officer
About You
You're a strategic thinker with a passion for health promotion and a skill for turning ideas into impactful initiatives. With a strong background in business development, project management or health services, you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy leading high-performing teams. You have an entrepreneurial mindset, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive innovation. Your leadership style is collaborative and values-driven, and you're motivated by making a tangible difference in people's lives. You bring a deep understanding of cardiovascular health or a keen interest in learning more. You're confident managing budgets, logistics, and people, and you're comfortable working across departments to achieve shared goals. Above all, you're excited to grow a program that saves lives and strengthens community awareness.
The Role
As Manager of the Heart Health Check (HHC) program, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations and strategic growth of this mobile heart health testing service. Now in its 14th year, the HHC is a cornerstone of the Institute's outreach and corporate engagement efforts. You'll be responsible for ensuring the program's financial sustainability, expanding its reach, and enhancing its impact. This includes managing budgets, staff, logistics, and client relationships, as well as identifying new business opportunities and partnerships. You'll work closely with the Chief Advancement Officer and collaborate with Media & Communications and Development Fund teams. Your leadership will ensure the HHC continues to deliver high-quality health checks while raising awareness of cardiovascular disease and supporting the Institute's broader mission. This is a hands-on, multifaceted role with national reach and real-world impact.
What we will trust you with
- Managing the HHC budget and financial reporting
- Developing and monitoring event costing models
- Overseeing travel expenses, invoicing, and grant applications
- Ensuring accurate data management and communications
- Identifying and securing new business opportunities
- Building and maintaining client relationships
- Coordinating logistics and testing event calendars
- Leading media and branding collaborations with partners
- Recruiting, training, and managing HHC and agency staff
- Overseeing staff rosters, equipment, and professional development
- Managing consumables, equipment maintenance, and vehicle care
- Supporting Institute fundraising and representing the Institute at events
Does this sound like you?
- You have qualifications in health, business development, or customer service
- You bring proven experience in business management and budgeting
- You're highly organised and skilled in project management
- You have strong leadership experience and enjoy managing teams
- You understand cardiovascular health or are eager to broaden your knowledge
- You're an excellent communicator and presenter
- You're proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- You're confident using SimplyBook, Sling, MS Forms, and SharePoint
- You can be flexible with working hours and travel, where require
- You have a strong customer service ethic and stakeholder focus
- You're passionate about health promotion and community engagement
About Us
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (the Institute) is dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease and is one of the most respected heart research facilities in the world. Renowned for the quality of its breakthroughs, the Institute was established in 1994 and has grown to a team of more than 200 researchers from around the globe, working across five divisions.
A global centre-of-excellence, it integrates Cardiac Physiology and Transplantation, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics, Structural and Computational Biology, as well as Vascular Biology. At the Institute, we translate our discoveries into new diagnostics, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease - reducing the incidence, severity, and impact of heart disease.
What you will be proud of
Being part of an Institute that is not only dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease, but one that also strives to ensure our employees and students enjoy a great working environment. We value and are committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces diversity, gender equity and promote flexible working arrangements for all employees.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We also welcome applicants with diverse educational backgrounds, professional knowledge, personality types, thinking styles and life experiences. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
What we offer
- Salary packaging (including a $15,900 tax-free component, plus meal and entertainment allowances, holiday accommodation/venue hire plus many more);
- Banking & lifestyle benefits with Commonwealth Bank, including lending offers, discounts from participating retailers and financial wellbeing webinars;
- Excellent environment with new state-of-the-art equipment;
- Collaborative team environment
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
Early applications are encouraged, we are reviewing and conducting interviews on a rolling basis upon receiving applications.
Come and work with us & help make a difference.
