Project Officer, Equity

**Employment Type**:Permanent
**Position Classification**:Health Manager Level 2
**Remuneration**:$116,403 - 132,700 per annum, excluding superannuation
**Hours Per Week**:38
**Requisition ID**: REQ322501
- **This role is an identified role open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only, in accordance with an identified recruitment action under the NSW Government Sector Employment Rule 26 (GSE Rule 26).**:

- **Contribute to achieving equity in cancer outcomes for Aboriginal communities**:

- **Use your project management expertise, combined with your cultural knowledge and community relationships to support priority health outcomes.**:

- **This is an identified position for an Aboriginal Person.**

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. This role is an Aboriginal Identified role for Australian Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people only and exemption is claimed under Clause 26 of the Government Sector (General) Rules 2014 and is applicable to Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW.

**_Where you’ll will be working_**

The Cancer Institute NSW is Australia’s first state-wide cancer control agency, established in 2003 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 for people in NSW.
The Cancer Institute NSW is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work together. The Equity team are an integral part of enabling equity, inclusion and advocacy to improve the cancer outcomes for Aboriginal people in NSW.

**_What you’ll be doing_**

In this role you will be required to co-ordinate and support the development, and implementation of organisational programs of work, manage the delivery of project objectives which aim to improve cancer outcomes for people from Aboriginal communities.
You will have strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills including experience in building and maintaining relationships with key Aboriginal communities and a diverse range of stakeholders. Essential to this role will be your experience and ability to engage and consults with internal and external stakeholders in a complex and fast-paced environment.
You will have demonstrated experience in day-to-day management of projects and working in a complex environment with competing deadlines and priorities. You will have well developed project management skills and experience, be highly organised with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders at any one time and a track record of delivering successful outcomes. You will be a team player with a can-do attitude, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter which includes your interest and suitability for the role
- A separate word document which addresses each of the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description and below.
- A response to the Pre-screening Questions, as outlined below.
- Your written evidence to confirm your Aboriginality

**_Essential Requirements_**
- To be eligible for the role, written evidence of Aboriginality must be provided as Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification of the role.
- Understanding of the health needs of Aboriginal peoples and communities including a knowledge of relevant trends, issues, policies and practices.
- Good written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills including being able to work with Aboriginal organisations and community to achieve effective outcomes and deliverables.
- Experience providing administrative and secretariat support preferably in health, government and/or state-wide programs.

**_Pre-Screening questions_**
1. Please outline an example that demonstrates your experience in managing an Aboriginal focused project.
- What was your role?
- What were some of the challenges and barriers you faced?
- How did you overcome them and ensure robust practices and processes were in place to so the project was successful?

2. In order to improve cancer outcomes, describe how you would build and maintain strong networks and ensure collaboration with Aboriginal communities in NSW.

**_Interested?_**
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**Applications Close: Sunday, 10 July 2021 at 11.59 pm.**

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 hav