Description

For over 40 years, our shared commitment to curing childhood cancer has united us. Together, we continue to accelerate the answers to make that possible. To accomplish our vision, we’re seeking someone who lives our values: owning and delivering meaningful work, collaborating to drive impact, challenging the status quo to create a better future, and balancing logic with empathy. Let’s achieve more, together.

The Policy and Project Officer supports priority work across our Zero Childhood Cancer program through research and analysis, preparation of high-quality draft materials, coordination of stakeholder input and consultations, and follow-through across assigned work. Working with a high degree of independence, the role supports strategic initiatives, policy and governance development, stakeholder engagement and program communications.

The Zero Childhood Cancer Program (ZERO) is Australia’s most comprehensive precision medicine program for children and young people with cancer.

To succeed you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in biomedical science, health science, public health, clinical research or another relevant scientific, health or medical research discipline.

- Experience undertaking research and analysis, establishing relevant context and synthesising information from multiple sources into transparent written materials.

- Experience preparing high-quality briefing papers, reports, presentations,



correspondence or consultation materials for senior audiences.

- Experience coordinating complex work involving multiple stakeholders, disciplines or functions, including maintaining project plans and timelines, managing interdependencies, and maintaining progress through proactive follow-up.

- Experience contributing to strategic initiatives, governance activities, consultation processes, stakeholder engagement, or comparable work.

We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:

- Working in a world-class, purpose-built facility, the only one in Australia dedicated to curing childhood cancer

- Focus on employee wellbeing, including up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year

- Access to Fitness Passport, with access to an extensive choice of fitness facilities across Sydney at discounted rates

- Corporate discounts and discounts on education through UNSW

Join us to shape a future every child deserves and to find meaning in your own. Because together, we can cure every child of cancer. It’s not if, it’s when.

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Children’s Cancer Institute and our culture. We embrace diversity and encourage you to advise of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.

📌 Policy and Project Officer (Australia)
🏢 Children'S Cancer Institute
📍 Australia