Governance and Reporting Officer

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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: REQ608838

• Showcase your aptitude for building strong governance systems and processes
• 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 Governance and Reporting Officer is responsible for coordinating key governance and reporting functions to support corporate service functions delivered across the Cancer Institute NSW, including maintaining registers that fulfil key governance and compliance requirements. This role assists in the development, review and compliance with the Institute's policy framework in supporting strong and transparent management accountability across the organisation. It also provides critical support to the Chief Audit Executive for internal audit activities, and the Audit and Risk Committee, ensuring governance processes are robust and well-documented.

Remuneration/Benefits

In addition to base salary:

• 12% 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 one-page pitch highlighting your skills, experience and how they address the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description

Essential requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• Demonstrated high level experience providing advice on governance, reporting and compliance issues and recommending improvements and mitigating risks.
• Proven ability to deliver innovative solutions to support reporting for corporate governance and compliance systems and providing organisational coordination and support to promote understanding and use.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect and analyse complex material and data and present it in accessible formats with the capacity to apply these skills to problem solving to recommend courses of action.

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.

To submit your application, please provide:

If you’re ready to showcase your Governance and Reporting skills through a purpose-driven career, apply now by sending us your resume (maximum 5 pages) and a one-page pitch highlighting your skills, experience, and how you meet the essential requirements.

Your resume and pitch will be the initial assessment method used to determine your suitability for this position compared to other applicants. Applications that do not include a resume and pitch cannot be comparatively assessed and are unlikely to progress to the next stage of assessment.

Interested?

For more information:

1. Click here for the Role 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 Sonya Gallery on [email protected]

Applications Close: Sunday, 19 October 2025 at 11:59PM

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

The CORE Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

.