Research and Evaluation Officer

**_Research and Evaluation Officer_**

**Employment Type**: Full Time - Exempt (Up to 31 December 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**: REQ545882
- **Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW**:

- **Use your experience in research and evaluation to deliver project outcomes that support the NSW Cancer Plan**:

- **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 strong research and evaluation skills to join our Cancer Screening and Prevention Division’s Research and Evaluation Team. The primary purpose of this role is to manage the development, implementation and reporting of research and evaluation projects to measure and monitor the performance of programs within the Institute’s Cancer Screening and Prevention Division.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to work strategically with stakeholders and internal and external research and evaluation partners to contribute to high quality cancer screening and prevention programs for the people of NSW.

In this role you will project manage a number of research and evaluation projects across a range of prevention programs (i.e. tobacco control, skin cancer prevention, healthy lifestyles) and cancer screening programs (i.e. breast, bowel and cervical screening). You will have demonstrated experience in evaluation of complex health initiatives, sound quantitative and qualitative research skills and experience and/or interest in evaluating social marketing campaigns.

Essential to the role will be your strong written and verbal communication and organisational skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to ensure project outcomes are achieved.

**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.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined below and in the Role Description
- A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**_Essential requirements_**
- Knowledge of relevant trends, issues, policies and practices across health portfolios
- Experience in research and evaluation, preferably in a health context
- Understanding of the NSW Health System and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act
- Tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline.

**_ Pre-screening questions_**
- Describe an instance where you led the design of research and/or evaluation to answer a social or public health research issue. What factors did you take into account and how did they influence the development of the successful design? What was the outcome of the research and/or evaluation project?
- Describe an instance when you analysed quantitative or qualitative data. How did the analysis plan specifically address the research objectives?

**_Interested?_**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Monday, 10 February 2025 at 11:59PM**

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.

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