Grants Manager

Grants Manager (ID: REQ650025)

Employment Type: Health Manager Level 3 – Full Time, Exempt (Until May 2028)
Remuneration: $132,236.00 - $ 150,222.00 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Additional Benefits: Generous Flexible Working practices, access to Fitness Passport, Novated car leasing arrangement, and Salary sacrificing to Superannuation.
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards

Applications Close: 11:59 PM, Wednesday April 8 2026

The Cancer Institute NSW 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!

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).

For your application to be considered
To submit your application, please provide:

• Your resume (maximum five pages)
• A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
• A response to the Pre-Screening Questions in your application

About the Opportunity
The Grants Manager will lead and manage the Cancer Institute's competitive grants program, ensuring strategic alignment with organisational priorities and policies, to support the cancer continuum across NSW. This role will also be responsible for responding to risk and audit actions, ensuring probity and transparency in the administration of grants within the Institute.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary and/or postgraduate qualification in an appropriate discipline such as health, public health or health promotion, and/or equivalent and relevant professional experience and training.
• Demonstrated expert understanding of the NSW and national research grants environment.
• Demonstrated grants administration experience through the entire competitive grant life cycle.
• Demonstrated strong project management skills with great attention to detail and demonstrated expertise of leadership within an assessment and compliance environment.
• Strong communications, qualitative, quantitative and analytical skills.

Pre-Screening Questions

1. Please outline your experience in grants administration and explain what strategies and policies you would use to deliver Cancer Institute’s competitive grants program.
2. Describe a situation where you identified a potential issue in the administration of a grant. How did you raise your concerns, what actions did you take, and how did you ensure probity and compliance were maintained?

Need more information? 

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position
• Learn more about Cancer Institute NSW

Additional Information 

• Applicants will be assessed against the essential 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 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.

Contact People
Please contact the Hiring Manager, Leighna Carmichael on leighna.carmichael@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.

For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to an Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact HSNSW-AboriginalCareers@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website.

If interview adjustments are required, please contact HSNSW-PillarsPC@health.nsw.gov.au 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.