Senior Project and Change Officer, Program Accelerator (Identified) (ID: REQ666711)
Employment Type: Health Manager Level 3 – Full Time, Permanent
Remuneration: $132,236.00 - $150,222.00 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Additional Benefits: Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care and enjoy flexible working options based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards
Applications Close: 11:59 PM, Wednesday 24 June 2026
The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!
About us
The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.
About the Opportunity
The Program Accelerator team ensures that priority and complex projects are set up for success by setting a consistent method and standards for managing projects and change. The Program Accelerator team may lead or contribute expertise to the design and delivery of priority projects and ensure alignment to the Agency for Clinical Innovation's strategic goals and objectives.
The Identified Senior Project and Change Officer provides the operational oversight and coordination to deliver the program, project and change management plan or strategies across any stage of the project life cycle. The role will work across multiple projects designed to deliver healthcare improvement initiatives, in hospitals and clinical settings across NSW Health. Additionally the role will support delivery of projects in a culturally appropriate way where relevant, with proactive connection and engagement with the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Stream within ACI. The Stream plays a connecting, enabling and safeguarding role- supporting staff wellbeing, strengthening cultural safety, and ensuring Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing are embedded across ACI.
For your application to be considered:
To submit your application, please provide:
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- Address the Selection Criteria below in your application.
Selection Criteria
This is an identified Aboriginal Position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal applicants must demonstrate Aboriginality in addition to addressing the Selection Criteria.
- Must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such under section 14 (d) of the NSW Antidiscrimination Act (1977), with knowledge and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated relevant health management/ industry experience and transferrable skills to a health setting.
- Demonstrated experience in using project management methodologies and Indigenous methodologies or change management (implementation) methodologies to deliver results in a health setting.
- Demonstrated experience in designing, coordinating and delivering project or change management plans within scope, timelines and quality standards.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a high-volume environment with multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders across a range of subject matter areas.
- Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal, and negotiation skills to influence change and improvement strategies with senior clinicians, executives and key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated high-level proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint, and project management and collaboration tools.
Need more information?
- The Agency for Clinical Innovation assesses candidates in line with the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework, which describes the capabilities and behaviours required for roles across the NSW public sector. The specific capabilities for this role are outlined in the Position Description.
Learn more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/public-sector-capability-framework
- Find out more about applying for this position
- Learn more about the Agency for Clinical Innovation
Additional Information
- Applicants will be assessed against the selection criteria in the Position Description.
- NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
- This is a permanent position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.
Contact People
Please contact the Hiring Manager Kerry Ward on [email protected] if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact [email protected]. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.
If interview adjustments are required, please contact [email protected] at the time the interview invitation is issued, or as soon as reasonably possible. Requests for adjustments will be considered in line with NSW Health requirements.
