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Senior Executive Officer, NSW/ACT

14/01/2026
01/02/2026
Permanent - Full Time
Sydney CBD
Health & Medical

About the RACP 
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals. 

Our Values 
Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect 

Why Join Us? 
As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! To view all our benefits, visit www.racp.edu.au/about/careers-at-racp.

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

  • 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,  
  • 2 days from an RACP office location per week,  
  • 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.  

Job Description

  • Lead & coach a small team
  • Central Sydney CBD location
  • Some evening and weekend work required

The Role

The Senior Executive Officer (SEO), NSW/ACT is responsible for leading the operational delivery of RACP services in New South Wales and ACT, ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience for Fellows and Trainees.

The role provides strategic and operational support to State Committees, manages regional service delivery (outreach with training, supervision, CPD, events, and member engagement), and ensures alignment with national strategies, policies, and standards.

Reporting to the Manager, Regions, the SEO plays a key role in translating College-wide initiatives into NSW and ACT-specific delivery and contributing NSW and ACT insights into national planning.

Key Responsibilties include but are not limited to:

  • Lead and coach a small team to deliver high-quality member services with clear goals and performance expectations.
  • Build strong relationships with NSW and ACT Health, HETI, local health districts, hospitals, training networks, and internal College teams
  • Provide secretariat support to the State Committee and associated groups, including agendas, minutes, papers and action tracking.
  • Support the implementation of regional, rural and remote training and member engagement initiatives in NSW/ACT by working with the Manager, Regions, local health partners, and rural training sites to identify needs, strengthen relationships, and ensure regional issues are incorporated into national planning.
  • Manage the NSW and ACT State Office budget, ensuring efficient and responsible resource allocation.
  • Identify opportunities to improve service efficiency, streamline processes, and embed consistent regional practices.

Desired Skills and Experience

To Be Successful

To succeed in this role, you will bring a blend of leadership capability, stakeholder focus and operational excellence. You will demonstrate:

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in health, management or relevant field.
  • Knowledge or experience working in the field of medical workforce and training.
  • Experience in effective management of a small team, with a commitment to performance improvement.
  • Experience delivering Secretariat services to Committees, including agenda, minutes and action point follow up.
  • Proven high level planning, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to foster strong cooperative working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Strong leadership and project management skills delivering competing priorities on time, on budget and to the satisfaction of key stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated financial management skills, including budget oversight and resource allocation

This is an opportunity for a confident, organised and relationship-driven professional to make a meaningful impact across NSW and ACT.

To apply, submit your Cover Letter and CV by COB 1 February 2026.

To view the position description, visit https://www.racp.edu.au/docs/default-source/about/careers/seo-nsw-act-position-description.pdf

For further enquiries, email recruitment@racp.edu.au

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