Project Officer, Impact and Partnerships

Employment Type:  Full Time – Exempt until June 2027
Position Classification:   Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $109,857.00 – $129,624.00 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading 
Hours Per Week: 38 
Location:  1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney 
Requisition ID:   REQ571756

• Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply 

Where you’ll be working 

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.  

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.  

The Cancer Institute NSW is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.  Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26). 

What you’ll be doing 

 The primary purpose of the Project Officer, Impact and Partnerships is to co-ordinate, execute, implement and support the operations, monitoring and evaluation of the Cancer Institute NSW’s impact & reporting program and partnerships and to facilitate effective delivery of programs and research projects in line with Divisional and Institute objectives.

The Project Officer, Impact and Partnerships will provide administrative and project management oversight of the Institute’s Partnership and Research Impact Program. This role will be responsible for the:

• Administration and review of partnership requests received by the Cancer Institute NSW for a variety of activities including contributions to research project grant applications and the management of any agreements or contracts required for approved activities.
• Monitoring and reporting of the progress of partnerships and collaborations established between Cancer Institute NSW and various stakeholders.
• Contributing to the development of the Cancer Institute NSW research impact reporting program including establishing administrative procedures and policies to facilitate the program.
• To develop and maintain administrative systems to enable the monitoring and report surveillance of grant and project outcomes, tracking performance, addressing challenges, and ensuring milestones are met via the impact reporting program.
• Use grant management tools to maintain accurate records, track community outcomes, and produce clear, transparent reports for stakeholders and funders.

Remuneration/Benefits  

In addition to base salary: 

• 11.5% superannuation 

• 4 weeks annual leave (plus 17.5% leave loading) 

• 10 days sick leave 

• 40 hours per week which include accrual of monthly Allocated Day Off (ADO) x 12 per year. 

Access to: 

• Generous Flexible Working practices 

• Fitness Passport: a membership card for NSW government employees that gives you and your family unlimited access to 400+ gyms and other facilities at one low price. 

• Novated car leasing arrangement 

• Salary sacrificing to superannuation. 

For your application to be considered  

To submit your application, please provide: 

• Your resume (maximum five pages) 

• A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description  

• A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below. 

Essential requirements 

•  Tertiary and/or postgraduate qualification in an appropriate discipline such as health, public health or health promotion or equivalent and relevant professional experience and training.
• An understanding of the NSW and or federal health system including a knowledge of relevant trends, issues, policies and practices.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and the application of project management principles and techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders to deliver and meet project objectives and requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

If successful for interview candidates must bring original copies of essential qualifications to be sighted by the panel, and one copy to provide to panel. 

Pre-screening questions 

1.       Please describe an experience/s where you participated in the establishment of a project or program of work that involved engagement with other partners or organisation(s), external to your organisation. What considerations did you explore to ensure that the project or program aligned with your organisation’s goals? What processes did you follow to ensure that the project was appropriate for organisation? How did you approach planning and implementing the activity? What were the most important lessons you learned through establishing these activities? 

2.       Please describe an activity where you conducted an evaluation or measured the performance of the of a project or a program of works. What was the purpose of the evaluation or impact measure? What measurement or performance indicators did you select to measure? Why did you select these indicators? What tools did you use to manage the measurement activity? How did you communicate the outcomes of your report to your stakeholders? Why was it important to conduct this review?

Interested? 

For more information:  

1. Click here for the Position Description

2. Find out more about applying for this position  

For more information about the Cancer Institute NSW please visit www.cancer.nsw.gov.au.  For role related queries or questions contact Michelle Moeskops on Michelle.Moeskops@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Thursday, 12^th June 2025 at 11:59PM

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, and candidates are required to be Sydney based. 

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.   
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible. 

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role. 

The Cancer Institute NSW supports flexible working practices for all employees and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health. For more information please visit www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au. 

Please indicate if you have any accessibility requirements in your application or speak with the contact person should you be called for an interview. We provide reasonable adjustment for people with a disability during the recruitment process and during their employment. 

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. 

To submit your application please visit https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/cinsw