Opportunity directory

60 ways to help put health in focus.

Explore HIF by team: each role family shows its accountable head, the specialist and delivery positions beneath it, and how every contribution fits into the wider organisation.

60role blueprints
4contribution tracks
3country portfolios
90day start plan in every role

11 opportunities

Sorted by relevance
Reporting family

Executive & organisational leadership

Organisation-wide strategy, operations, finance, growth and governance.

1 matched
Team headExecutive leadershipExpression of interestBuild HIF

Chief Executive Officer (Volunteer)

Lead the execution of HIF’s strategy, organisational health and responsible growth under Board direction.

  • Australia
  • Hybrid
  • 6–8 hours per week
  • Senior executive / board-accountable
Unpaid volunteer position
Roles reporting into this team
Strategy 2030Expression of interestCreate evidence

HIF Strategy 2026–2030 Research Fellow

Ground HIF’s 2026–2030 strategy in health trends, organisational reality, partner priorities and measurable choices.

  • Global
  • Remote
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Professional / advanced student
Unpaid volunteer position
Reporting family

Research, evidence & impact

Evidence generation, evaluation and responsible decisions about what should scale, change or stop.

5 matched
Team headResearch & innovationExpression of interestCreate evidence

Director of Research & Program Development

Lead the evidence, ethics and learning systems that turn promising ideas into responsible program decisions.

  • Australia
  • Remote
  • 5–7 hours per week
  • Senior research leadership
Unpaid volunteer position
Roles reporting into this team
Research & innovationDemonstration listingCreate evidence

Public Health Research Volunteer

Strengthen the evidence behind prevention programs, needs assessments and program decisions.

  • Australia
  • Remote
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Student / professional
Unpaid volunteer position
Hand hygieneExpression of interestCreate evidence

Hand Hygiene Research Lead

Lead an evidence update for HIF’s hand-hygiene resources and behaviour-change concepts.

  • Australia / international
  • Remote
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Professional / research leadership
Unpaid volunteer position
Child and family systemsDemonstration listingCreate evidence

Orphanage Care Reform Research Volunteer

Map evidence, organisations and prevention models that help children remain safely in families and communities.

  • Global
  • Remote
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Student / professional
Unpaid volunteer position
Child wellbeingExpression of interestCreate evidence

Orphanage Reform Systems Researcher

Support a rights-based assessment of institutional care, family strengthening and ethical HIF involvement.

  • Remote with local partners
  • Remote
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Professional / advanced student
Unpaid volunteer position
Reporting family

Healthcare, clinical governance & heart health

Safe clinical oversight and delivery of HIF’s community heart-health work.

1 matched
Roles reporting into this team
Reporting family

HIF Australia

Australian prevention programs, community partnerships and local delivery.

1 matched
Team headHIF AustraliaExpression of interestDeliver programs

Country Director — Australia

Lead a coherent Australian portfolio spanning heart health, sun safety, hand hygiene and prevention education.

  • Victoria, Australia
  • Hybrid
  • 5–7 hours per week
  • Senior leadership
Unpaid volunteer position
Roles reporting into this team
Climate-resilient healthExpression of interestCreate evidence

Sustainable Healthcare & Medical Waste Volunteer

Design a practical pilot that reduces avoidable healthcare waste without compromising infection prevention or patient safety.

  • Australia / remote
  • Hybrid
  • 3–5 hours per week
  • Student / professional
Unpaid volunteer position
Reporting family

HIF Tanzania

Community-led health education, vaccine-access research and partnership delivery.

2 matched
Team headHIF TanzaniaExpression of interestDeliver programs

Country Director — Tanzania

Lead partner-defined health education, prevention and research planning with Tanzanian stakeholders.

  • Tanzania / remote collaboration
  • Hybrid
  • 5–7 hours per week
  • Senior leadership
Unpaid volunteer position
Roles reporting into this team
HIF TanzaniaExpression of interestCreate evidence

Tanzania Vaccine Access Research Volunteer

Support a partner-defined assessment of vaccine-access barriers and appropriate next questions.

  • Remote with Tanzanian partners
  • Remote
  • 3–4 hours per week
  • Student / professional
Unpaid volunteer position
Cross-functional portfolio

Independent & project opportunities

Specialist roles that work across more than one HIF team.

1 matched
Global Health Solutions SummitExpression of interestTell the story

Global Health Solutions Summit 2027 Producer

Produce a solutions-focused summit that connects problem owners, young changemakers, researchers and implementation partners.

  • Melbourne / global hybrid
  • Hybrid
  • 4–6 hours per week
  • Event / program leadership
Unpaid volunteer position