Project Officer

**Project Officer - Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing - Identified**

**Agency for Clinical Innovation**
- Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care.
- Flexible Working Organisation based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.

**We are looking for someone who can**:

- Participate in specialist teams to develop and implement specific projects and initiatives that improve the provision of health service delivery, ensuring high levels of work performance and completion of projects within agreed timeframes, quality standards and budget.
- Participate in the review of health service delivery reform initiatives, working with local health districts and specialty health networks to formulate specific strategies to achieve improvements in the provision of health services for Aboriginal people.
- Contribute to the development of statewide plans and strategies for development and implementation of health management across localities for services, including budget allocation, program promotion, management, reporting and evaluation.
- Facilitate and enable community development activities including networking with government, non-government and community agencies, and communities statewide.
- Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with local health districts and specialty health networks and other stakeholders, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Services, GPs, government agencies and NGOs, to build capacity to deliver efficient and effective health services.
- Provide timely, high-level advice and support to the Associate Director Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing, the development, implementation, management and reporting of projects to ensure senior staff are fully briefed on the status of projects.

**About us**

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.

**What you will be doing**

The Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing Project Officer will promote develop and implement strategic change management initiatives that will improve the level and quality of health services for Aboriginal people across NSW. This includes projects that support better integration of care across sectors. The role will work collaboratively with ACI Clinical Networks, local health districts and specialty health networks managers and clinicians, the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector and other key stakeholders to facilitate the contribution of internal and external stakeholders in the innovation of new programs, frameworks and models of care and clinical guidelines across the state.

This role will also provide high level advice and executive support functions to senior committees and taskforces.

**Employment details**

**Employment Type**: Full Time Exempt (up to June 2026)
**Position Classification**:Health Manager Level 3
**Remuneration**: $127,150.00 - $144,444.00 per annum excluding Superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 40 (38 standard + 2hrs toward ADO)
**Requisition ID**: REQ600373

**How to apply**
- a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
- an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role
- You must meet the mandatory requirements for this role
- address Selection Criteria in your response

**Mandatory Requirements**

Must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such under section 14 (d) of the NSW Antidiscrimination Act (1977), with knowledge and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or demonstrated relevant industry experience.

Selection Criteria
- Sound knowledge of health system in NSW and the National context including understanding of Aboriginal health issues.
- Demonstrated experience working in a complex environment dealing with and influencing senior management and external stakeholders to meet project needs in a timely manner.
- High level verbal and written communications, interpersonal and negotiation skills

The ACI values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve.

This position is a temporary position and **requires full working rights in Australia** (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.

**Need more information?**

**Closing date: Tuesday, 2**nd** September 2025 at 11:59PM**

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