Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

Job no:
Work type: Full time
Location: Various
Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Project and Program Management

• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable within Region
• ASO7 Full Time Contract Ongoing
• Salary: $108,109 - $116,864 p.a
• Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Team as an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator - Lead Positive Change for a Healthier Future

Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to lead meaningful environmental initiatives in the health sector? This is your chance to drive impactful change while supporting a community-focused organisation committed to environmental responsibility.

About the Role:

As the Environmental Sustainability Coordinator , you will play a pivotal role in advancing RMCLHN's sustainability journey, aligned with South Australia's Climate Change Action Plan and the SA Health Climate Change Framework. Reporting to the Director Corporate Services, you will lead the development and implementation of sustainable practices across the organisation to help achieve climate change goals.

You will provide expert guidance, support, and oversight in planning, executing, and evaluating sustainability initiatives that balance social, environmental, and economic outcomes. Working collaboratively across teams, you will develop frameworks, plans, tools, and procedures while applying strong project management, continuous improvement, and change management principles to embed sustainability into everyday operations.

What We're Looking For:

• Demonstrated experience in providing positive leadership in a senior health management role in an organisation in a climate of reform and continuing change, with demonstrated success in delivering outcomes.
• Experience in project management and managing projects, programs, process improvements and change management within a health system.
• Experience in undertaking planning, business and financial analysis, benefits realisation and risk analysis and budget within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience in leading stakeholder consultation and management, ensuring strategic objectives are achieved.
• Demonstrated experience in:
  • framework development and policy formulation.
  • preparing reports and information for decision-making committees, Executive or similar.
  • leading environmental education campaigns including public presentations and formulation of education material.
• Understanding of current global, national and state issues with respect to environmental sustainability and resource management.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category C

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Application Closing Date

Friday 6th February 2026 - 11.55 PM

Attachments

• ASO7 Role Description
• About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Enquiries

Zia Earl
Director Corporate Services
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