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Project Manager, General Medicine FATES Project

11/08/2025
25/08/2025
Fixed Term Contract
Melbourne
Program & Project Management

About the RACP 
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals. 

Our Values 
Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect 

Why Join Us? 
As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! To view all our benefits, visit www.racp.edu.au/about/careers-at-racp.

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

  • 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,  
  • 2 days from an RACP office location per week,  
  • 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.  

Job Description

 

  • Maximum-term contract until 31 August 2027
  • 0.8 FTE (30 hours/week)
  • Flexibility with location for the right candidate

The Role

The Project Manager will have oversight of the General and Acute Care Medicine (GACM) Flexible Approach to Training in Expanded Settings (FATES) project to ensure all deliverables are met within the required time. FATES projects are funded by the Commonwealth government and the GACM FATES project has the following objectives to be delivered over two years:

  • Map and Describe the RACP GACM accredited training sites (and positions) throughout Australia
  • Describe the medical workforce that fills the accredited GACM Advanced Physician Training (APT) roles throughout Australia
  • Map and describe the specialist medical workforce delivering General Medicine clinical services throughout Australia.
  • Lead the consultation and renewal of the GACM APT accreditation standards
  • Collaborate with existing national and local projects to influence growth and improve end to end training in Regional Rural and Remote locations for specialist General Physicians
  • The position will work within a project team that includes clinical (medical) leads and a project coordinator supported by and working alongside existing RACP governance and team structures.

Desired Skills and Experience

The Successful Candidate

To be successful in the role, you will have 5+ years of experience working within similar scope and responsibilities. Other key attributes include:

  • High level project management skills
  • Proven experience developing and implementing communications strategies.
  • Proven ability to develop effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to negotiate and manage competing demands and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience preparing reports and communications within prescribed guidelines.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated administrative, organisational and multi-tasking skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.
  • Ability to work flexibly within a team environment.
  • A willingness to travel Australia-wide if necessary.
  • IT Capabilities: Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint and video/teleconferencing platforms
  • Experience working with health service providers and/or knowledge of the healthcare environment in Australia

To apply for the role, submit your CV and cover letter by COB 25 August 2025
To view the position description, visit; 
https://www.racp.edu.au/docs/default-source/about/careers/project-manager-general-medicine-fates-project-position-description.pdf
For Further information, email recruitment@racp.edu.au