Program Lead, Aboriginal Strategic Partnership and Stakeholder Management

Program Lead, Aboriginal Strategic Partnership and Stakeholder Management

This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification for this role and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW. Applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality in their application and will have the opportunity to expand on this further if successful at gaining an interview. For more information please see Stepping Up.

Employment Type:  Full Time - Permanent
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $141,974.00 – $169,151.00 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading 
Hours Per Week: 38 
Location:  1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney 
Requisition ID: REQ586002

• 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 

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer in NSW. The Institute supports and promotes best practice; working to ensure people across the state, no matter where they live, are provided the same high-quality treatment and care that is vital to optimising the outcomes and quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer.

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   

Essential requirements 

• Must be a person of Aboriginal descent who has a demonstrated ability to work with and earn the trust and respect of Aboriginal people, communities, and organisations.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience in a leadership role in a complex public sector environment, or a combination of study and work experience such as in Health Management or the justice system.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in leading the development, review and evaluation of organisational wide strategic plans and policies for improving health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people.
• Demonstrated experience in developing complex correspondence, including ministerial briefs, business cases, models of care, service agreements and strategic plans and policy.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences and build relationships for collaboration and cooperation across an organisation, with partners and the community.
• Demonstrated capacity to encourage and include diverse perspectives in the development of priorities, policies, and strategies: and demonstrated ability to lead the maintain culturally safe and respectful services and workplaces.
• Demonstrated experience, to successfully deliver on strategic priorities against a statewide plan and manage competing issues to deliver high quality outcomes within required deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, negotiation, consultation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

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. 

Interested? 

For more information:  

1. Click here for the Position 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 Anthony Carter on anthony.carter2@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Tuesday, 22nd July 2025 at 11:59PM

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, and candidates are required to be Sydney based. 

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