Pace Project Officer

Project Officer, PACE

Agency for Clinical Innovation

• Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care.
• Participate in specialist teams to develop, accelerate, and implement specific projects and initiatives that improve the provision of health service delivery across NSW Health facilities.
• Flexible Working Organisation based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.

We are looking for 

• Demonstrated ability and experience in the application of project management methodology to allocated concurrent projects with non-negotiable timeframes requiring quality outcomes and deliverables.  
• Demonstrated ability to participate in specialist teams to develop, accelerate, and implement specific projects and initiatives that improve the provision of health service delivery across NSW Health facilities, ensuring high levels of work performance and completion of project assignments within agreed timeframes, quality standards and budget.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with LHD/SHNs and other state and LHD/SHN stakeholders.

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.

For more information go to https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au

What you will be doing 

The Project Officer, Project Acceleration, Coordination & Enablement (PACE) Team will work on a range of allocated projects and activities to support work plans across the organisation. This role will sit within the PACE Team, part of the System Transformation Enablement and Patient Partnerships (STEP) directorate. The PACE Team is an agile project team supporting a flexible approach to project management across the ACI. The position undertakes the full role of project activities including project planning, milestone reporting, stakeholder consultation, event planning, and reporting. The Manager, PACE Team will allocate defined projects for this role.

A copy of the position description can be accessed online.

Employment details 

Employment Type:   Part Time - Temporary for a period up to 30 June 2025              
Position Classification:   Health Manager Level 2

Remuneration:   $106,142 - $125,241 per annum (pro rata) excluding Superannuation
Hours Per Week:   20
Requisition ID:   REQ493324

How to apply 

Your application should include:

• a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
• an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
• address Selection Criteria / Question below in your application.

Application must be lodged electronically.  Please go to https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/ and search Job Reference Number REQ493324 to submit your application.

Selection Criteria / Questions  

1. Demonstrated knowledge / qualification and applied experience in project management methodologies and the application to complex projects with broad application (e.g., statewide application).
2. Demonstrated ability to concurrently work with multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders across a range of subject matter areas, ensuring high levels of work performance and completion of project assignments within agreed timeframes, quality standards and budget.
3. Demonstrated ability to build relationships, interact, communicate, and negotiate effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including clinicians, health service managers and consumers, to represent and present on behalf of the Agency for Clinical Innovation.
4. Sound knowledge of the health system in NSW.

The ACI values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and would like some more information about applying for a role within the ACI, please contact one of our Aboriginal Workforce Consultants on 1800 004 546 or by email ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

If you are a person with disability and require information or specific arrangements to participate in the recruitment process, please contact ***************@health.nsw.gov.au.  

This position is a temporary 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.

Need more information?

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If you would like more information on this role please contact Melanie Schier on **************@health.nsw.gov.au

This recruitment is managed by our internal teams at the ACI. ACI is unable to accept agency applications nor engage with recruitment agencies at this point in time. We thank you in advance for respecting our process.

Closing date: Sunday 23 June 2024 (11:59PM)