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Employment Type: Full Time Permanent

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3

Remuneration: $127,150.00 – $144,444.00 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney

Requisition ID: REQ596644

• 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

Engage with the community and key stakeholders (including government and non-government organisations, Local Health Districts, peak bodies and advocacy groups) to develop, implement and evaluate tobacco and vaping control and cessation activities, with the aim of decreasing smoking and vaping prevalence in NSW.

The Portfolio Manager-Tobacco and Vaping works within the Cancer Screening and Prevention Division and is a senior member of the Prevention team. The role is responsible for the delivery of digital smoking and vaping cessation services and works in close partnership with the NSW Quitline service. This is a challenging and rewarding role, with broad strategic scope and a strong focus on partnerships across sectors.

Remuneration/Benefits

In Addition To Base Salary

• 12% 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 qualification or relevant experience in population health, health policy, health promotion and/or social marketing.
• Knowledge and experience implementing projects in health settings, including the application of project management principles, methods and techniques.
• Experience leading partnered initiatives within a health context.
• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of projects to meet objectives and timelines.
  
  

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

• Please share your experience managing a portfolio of initiatives in a health context designed to achieve a broader goal – what was your contribution in planning and designing the approach, and how did you measure success?
• Please describe a program or project you have had a leadership role in that involved significant stakeholder engagement – what were the most important elements of your approach?
  
  

Interested?

For More Information

• Click here for the Role Description
• 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 Amy Hains at amy.hains@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Thursday, 21st August 2025 at 11:59PM

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, and candidates are required to be Sydney based/able to commute to Sydney at least weekly.

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/cinswSeniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionFinance and Sales
• IndustriesHospitals and Health Care

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