Health Promotion Officer

Purpose: To deliver Cancer Council NT’s (CCNT) prevention and cancer screening programs and Health Promotion activities, aimed at reducing cancer in the NT. 

Key responsibilities:

• To develop and implement innovative and evidence-based Health Promotion strategies and programs. 
• To provide education to primary and secondary schools, community groups, corporates and health service providers about cancer and healthy lifestyle choices, e.g. SunSmart schools and workplaces, Bowel and Cervical Cancer screening.
• To maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, NT Government and non-government entities, local community groups and the wider community. 
• To educate young people and schools on healthy lifestyle choices, including implementing schools’ specific cancer prevention and Health Promotion programs e.g. Cancer Prevention education, SunSmart Program and Tobacco Vaping Education.
• To engage all forms of media, to promote CCNT health messages and the services and activities of CCNT, including social media, print, TV and Radio.
• To undertake special projects around public health and advocacy initiatives.
• To identify funding sources and assist preparation of submissions to access funding for CCNT programs.
• Participate in the nominated Cancer Council Australia Committee and ensure dissemination of information back to CCNT.
• Provide a monthly report to the CEO of prevention education activities.

 Essential:

• Qualifications in Health Promotion, Education, or public health-related field.
• High level of communication skills both verbal and written, along with the ability to work unsupervised and with excellent time management skills.
• Sound stakeholder engagement, excellent verbal communication skills and demonstrated experience in public speaking.
• Excellent report writing skills with the ability to write submissions, proposals, and evaluation reports. Current Northern Territory Driver’s License (without restrictions).
• Current Ochre Card (Working with Children’s Check NT).
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with demonstrated experience working with databases; and social media content.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize work and perform daily tasks efficiently and within deadlines.
• A confident self-starter who demonstrates initiative and a solution-orientated approach, an ability to learn new skills and to work without supervision.
• Ability to work as a member of the team and to facilitate collaborative action.

Desirable 

• Demonstrated experience in public health and Health Promotion, including management, delivery and evaluation of Health Promotion programs.
• Demonstrated experience in grant writing, project management and acquittal reporting.
• Understanding of issues around cancer. 

This role does include some evening and weekend work and there will be some intrastate and interstate travel. Employment is subject to completion of a Criminal History Check and all staff must be eligible to hold an Ochre Card. Cancer Council NT is a smokefree workplace and all workers are fully Covid vaccinated.