Title: Survivorship Programmes and Support Coordinator
Reports to: Survivorship Manager
Contract type: Fixed Term – 1 Year
Hours: Full Time Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm
Location: The Society operates a hybrid working model with a combination of remote and in-person (Dublin 4 office) working
Office Days: Office attendance days are Wednesday & Thursday
Salary: €51,000 per annum
Who we are
The Irish Cancer Society is a community of patients, survivors, volunteers, supporters, health and social care professionals and researchers. Together, we are working to save lives and improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
The Society is the leading provider of cancer information and support in Ireland. The Services Department offers advice, information and support to anyone worried about any aspect of cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and care, as well as a range of other services.
What you’ll do:
A cancer diagnosis impacts all areas of a person’s life. At the Irish Cancer Society, we aim to reduce this burden of cancer and improve the quality of life for everyone affected by cancer.
The role of the Survivorship Programmes and Supports Coordinatoris to coordinate the provision of support services, such as counselling, coaching and other survivorship programmes. These supports and services will be delivered through multiple channels.
You will work to improve the delivery of existing services and support your manager to identify, develop and deliver new support services to help reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life of people affected by cancer.
The Coordinator will engage in Patient & Public Partnership (PPP), as well as working with community-based cancer support groups and other existing and new external partners to enable the Society to deliver evidence based high impact services.
This role will coordinate the delivery of existing supports such as counselling and coaching, as well as continue the development of new programmes focused on survivorship and those living with advanced cancer including needs assessment, service design, stakeholder engagement and implementation planning. The Survivorship Programme and Supports Coordinator will work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver these programmes and must be an excellent relationship-builder and communicator.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Counselling programme coordination and operations
Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of the Society’s counselling programme for people impacted by cancer. This is currently delivered directly through virtual channels and by way of grant agreement with community based cancer support centres.
Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of new programmes, once established.
Support the development of new and additional psycho-social supports and services
Develop policies and processes to administer the counselling and coaching programmes and other approved grants to community support centres and ensure reporting procedures are adhered too.
Draft budgets and supervise approved budget spend. Budgetary and reporting processes are monitored monthly with Survivorship Manager.
Survivorship Programme Development
Lead the scoping, design, and development of a six-week Living Life programme for people living with advanced cancer and support the identification and development of additional programmes in the future.
Identify patient needs and desired outcomes through consultation and research, and Patient & Public Partnership (PPP).
Develop programme objectives, content, referral pathways and evaluation measures.
Assess staffing, training and resource requirements.
Explore opportunities for face-to-face, virtual and hybrid delivery models.
Develop an implementation plan, budget and risk assessment.
Evaluation and continuous improvement
Ensure the quality assurance of programmes and work for the continuous improvement of each service.
Develop effective monitoring and evaluation systems for each programme, and work to ensure their effective implementation.
Report on key indicators agreed for each area of work, and document and report on programme learnings.
Stakeholder engagement and relationship building
Build and maintain relationships with community cancer support centres and other relevant agencies to support the ongoing development of evidence informed programmes to respond to the specific needs of people impacted by cancer.
Build effective relationships across the Society and work in collaboration with Services Team and wider Irish Cancer Society colleagues to contribute to the successful delivery of the organisational strategy.
General:
Assist with special projects as required or self-determined to enhance the Society’s Services capacity and/or programmatic objectives.
Other duties as required by manager. This job description is not exhaustive; it merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the Society at any time after discussion with the post holder.
Your qualifications and experience:
A degree or professional qualification in Social Work, Community Development, Health & Social Care, Nursing, Health Sciences, Psychology, or related field. Additional relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of a formal education qualification.
A minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in programme coordination, project management, design and/or implementation of new services and stakeholder engagement. The Irish Cancer Society measures experience by the quality of the experience gained, rather than number of years worked.
Experience in needs assessment, project planning and project management, evaluation and report writing
An understanding of approaches/strategies required to address social and health inequalities at service design level.
An understanding of strategies and policies relating to cancer and chronic disease management, and health equity at both regional and national level.
Person specification
Excellent interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.
Strong facilitation and training skills.
Excellent organisational, administration and co-ordination skills.
Excellent ICT skills, including MS Office suite, MS Teams and a good working knowledge of data base management.
Ability to work effectively with co-workers and collaborate with health and social care professionals, NCCP, community organisations and others to maintain and build partnerships, to maximise the impact of joint resources.
Proactive and flexible in approach.
The closing date for applications is 25/09/2026
Please note all CVs are logged through a third-party system for processing
The Irish Cancer Society is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
WE DO NOT REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AGENCIES
Some of our benefits:
23 days Annual Leave a year or Pro Rata equivalent, plus public holidays, Good Friday and Christmas Eve (if it falls on a working day)
Service Days - Additional days awarded to reflect long service with the Society.
Sick Pay Scheme (following Probationary period)
Flexitime
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme - new starters will join the pension from the date of commencement of employment with the Society. The current contribution rate ranges from a contribution of 3%, 5% or a maximum of 8% of basic salary.
Group membership for VHI and HSF (health plans)
Bus/Rail Ticket Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
Death In Service Benefit (from commencement of employment)
Paid Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity, Adoptive, Force Majeure and compassionate Leave)
Learning and Development Programmes
Educational Assistance (Study and Examination Leave)
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Optional Flu vaccine provided
