Primary Care Project Officer

Primary Care Project Officer

Employment Type: Full Time – Exempt (Up to 2026)
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: REQ539448

• 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 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

We are seeking an individual with experience working in primary care and cancer control to join our Primary Care Team. The role sits within a small team and will lead and contribute to the development, implementation and management of projects. You will oversee the entire project lifecycle, from scoping and development to monitoring and evaluation and ensuring that projects align with the NSW Cancer Plan's objectives. In addition, you will foster strong relationships and networks with diverse stakeholders, both internal and external, to facilitate collaboration, effective communication, and information sharing.

The role will support the collection and analysis of information and policy to identify new opportunities and innovations. You will conduct stakeholder management and the provision of advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders and managers. You will be required to analyse and synthesis complex information into meaningful insights and recommendations. The provision of this advice will inform and guide planning and project development in the primary care portfolio.

The role requires an understanding and demonstrates experience of the current and emerging needs of the Primary Care sector and is able to build and maintain strategic partnerships and foster collaborations that expand primary care cancer capability. It would suit someone with experience in project and policy experience and with skills in communication, verbal and writing skills and project management. Utilise your primary health care sector knowledge and understanding, along with your ability to remain informed in a changing landscape, serving as a resource and by providing key insights.

By fulfilling these diverse responsibilities, the role contributes significantly to the enhancement of cancer control within the primary care sector and the advancement of the priorities outlined in the NSW Cancer Plan.

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 qualifications in an appropriate discipline such as health, public health or health promotion or equivalent, and relevant professional experience and training.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the primary health care sector and its role within the wider health system in relation to cancer control would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in program or project management and the application of project management principles and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project milestones, deliverables and desired outcomes.

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

• Describe an instance where you coordinated a project related to a public health issue. What factors did you consider and how did they influence the development of the successful implementation? How did you ensure equitable focus? What was the outcome of the project?

• Describe a project where you have been required to engage with a diverse group of stakeholders? What strategies did utilise to understand the key stakeholders required and engage them in the project?

Interested?

For more information:

1. Click here for the Role 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 Rebecca Delaporte at rebecca.delaporte@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 5^th January 2025 at 11:59PM.

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, flexible working arrangements can be considered for the right candidate. 

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