Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer
Employment Type: Permanent
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 6
Remuneration: $176, 401 - $192, 662 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading
Hours Per Week: 40
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney (Hybrid working)
Requisition ID: REQ461225
New year, new job? Are you a seasoned tech leader searching for a job with purpose? Look no further

• As our CIO, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the Institute’s cyber landscape. Your mission is not only to drive effective information and technology services but to contribute to a larger purpose – making a difference in cancer care and control in NSW.
• You’ll be the bridge between technology and people, ensuring that our technology services align seamlessly with the needs and expectations of our stakeholders, enabling us to be effective.
• You’ll be the driving force behind our digital strategy. In addition, as a key member of our executive leadership team, you'll have the opportunity to influence and lead initiatives that go beyond the realm of IT, impacting the entire organisation.

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
In this role you will provide operational and strategic leadership for the Cancer Institute NSW in the digital domain. You will have the opportunity to shape digital transformation and the responsibility for driving value through innovation and continuous improvement of our systems, process and work practices.
You will have demonstrated experience developing and implementing technology strategies and leading a team in the management of cyber-risk across a complex organisation. You will have advanced skills in change management to design, build and integrate systems which drive transformation and support the strategic priorities of the Institute and NSW Health.
Remuneration/Benefits
In addition to base salary:

• 11% 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
If you’re ready to merge your tech prowess with a purpose-driven career, apply by sending your resume (maximum 5 pages) and your Pitch for the role (maximum 1 page).
Your resume and pitch will be the initial assessment method used to determine your suitability for this position compared to other applicants and should highlight how you meet the essential requirements of the role. Applications that do not include a resume and pitch cannot be comparatively assessed and are unlikely to progress to the next stage of assessment.
Essential requirements

• Experience in the development, management, and implementation of information technology systems and applications, and significant experience implementing cybersecurity strategies and controls, preferably gained in a health or related industry environment.
• Excellent technical skills and substantial experience with digital systems integration management, including robust system development and reporting, along with demonstrated skills managing issues relating to ICT and cyber risk and compliance.
• Expert knowledge of ICT systems, their application and current ICT trends in technological advances with a track record building strong relationships with stakeholders in the provision of high-level expert advice to resolve issues and inform current and future trends in all the related fields of ICT management.
• Tertiary qualifications in information technology or other relevant discipline, or equivalent, relevant, and demonstrated extensive industry experience and training.

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?
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For more information about the Cancer Institute NSW please visit .
For role related queries or questions contact Shantala Prior on
In line with the Public Health Order, it is mandatory for all NSW Health employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (Dose 1 and Dose 2). You will be required to supply evidence of vaccination as part of your application for this role. Applications without this evidence will not be considered.
Applications Close: Sunday 4 February 2024 at 11.59 pm
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 .
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.
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