NSW Cancer Planning and Evaluation Lead

NSW Cancer Planning and Evaluation Lead

Employment Type: Full Time – Exempt (Up to December 2026) 
Position Classification:  Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $127,150 - $144,444 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading 
Hours Per Week:  38
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney 
Requisition ID:  REQ541095

• 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 purpose of the role is to implement the NSW Cancer Plan strategy evaluation to assess achievement of plan goals and target outcomes and use this, in combination with stakeholder engagement, emerging trends and evidence, to develop the next NSW Cancer Plan. 

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
• A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below

Essential requirements 

• Graduate qualifications in Public Health or in a related discipline or demonstrated equivalent, relevant professional experience and training.
• Demonstrated achievements in implementing evaluation frameworks and methodologies, (including tool design, analysing qualitative and quantitative data and reporting), preferably of system wide health plans or complex programs.
• Proven ability to use analytical, evaluation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to form recommendations and solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, preferably in a system wide or government context.
• Proven high level oral and written communication, interpersonal, consultation and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to produce accessible and engaging outputs such as documents, reports and presentations.

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 outline your experience in triangulating data from multiple sources for an evaluation – what sources did you use and how did you integrate them?

• Please outline your experience in preparing an evaluation report – how did you ensure it was engaging and useful?

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 Barbara Daveson on Barbara.Daveson@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Thursday, 5^th June 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