Education partnershipsExpression of interestHIF-BLD-UEP
University Elective Partnerships Lead
Explore ethical, supervised university elective pathways connected to long-term HIF partnerships.
Location
Australia / international
Arrangement
Hybrid
Commitment
3–5 hours per week
Duration
Nine-month feasibility project
Level
Professional / academic partnership
Contribution track
Build HIF
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Role mandate
Explore ethical, supervised university elective pathways connected to long-term HIF partnerships.
Why this role exists now
Overseas electives can create learning and value, but only when local partners, supervision, continuity and non-displacement are designed first.
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Outcomes you would own
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A partner-led elective feasibility and risk assessment.
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Draft learning, supervision and non-displacement standards.
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A realistic university and host-partner engagement plan.
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A go, redesign or stop recommendation with resource requirements.
Core responsibilities
Map university elective requirements and relevant HIF partner capacity.
Co-design educational objectives and reciprocal benefits.
Define supervision, insurance, scope, safeguarding and escalation requirements.
Assess workload and opportunity cost for host organisations.
Prepare a feasibility recommendation before student recruitment.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Education partnerships brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Prototype the priority system, policy or operating rhythm.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
University, clinical education, elective or international partnership experience.
Strong ethical placement and stakeholder judgement.
Ability to prioritise host value over student demand.
Desirable, not required
Medical or allied-health education experience.
Vietnamese, Tanzanian or Southeast Asian partnership familiarity.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Host partners define value, capacity and limits.
Students have supervision and clear learning boundaries.
The model supports continuity rather than episodic voluntourism.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Director of Programs & Impact.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
This role does not provide clinical advice, diagnosis, treatment or unsupervised patient contact.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Country directors and safeguarding review.
University and host engagement only through approved channels.
No placement promises before feasibility and governance approval.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to partnerships.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 3–5 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.