Work with us

As a not‑for‑profit organisation, we’re able to offer salary packaging. This is an attractive benefit that helps you keep more of what you earn. By packaging certain expenses, you can reduce your taxable income and boost your take‑home pay. There are several components available, giving you flexible options to maximise your savings throughout the year.

To find out more, please visit our Salary Packaging provider, Maxxia. 

In addition to regular leave entitlements such as annual and personal leave, eligible employees are also able to access other generous leave entitlements such as study leave, cultural and ceremonial leave, blood donation leave, gender affirmation leave, paid parental leave, and up to 3-days of leave between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Please refer to our Enterprise Agreement

We are an organisation that supports a healthy work-life balance. Of course there is no 'one size fits all' approach, so we encourage everyone to explore the flexible arrangements available to their role.

We support our people by building the skills they need for success today and growth tomorrow. Our performance reviews focus on individual development through on‑the‑job learning, coaching, mentoring, and formal training opportunities.

To strengthen engagement and knowledge sharing, we host seminars, presentations, and guest speakers showcasing insights from across our organisation and the wider cancer research, prevention, and support community.

And we encourage our people to contribute their expertise at internal forums and to represent our organisation at conferences and professional events.

Preventing cancer is one of the most effective ways of beating cancer, so we offer a range of ways to support you to reduce your cancer risk and optimise your health. These include sunscreen on site, a discount at our retail store (think sunglasses, hats and swimwear!), and access to programs to cut your cancer risk.

We also offer free flu vaccinations, weekly meditation classes onsite, and facilities that promote physical activity.

We’ve designed our workplace to be more than just an office - it’s a space where people feel connected, supported, and inspired. Our light-filled, open-plan environment spans two floors, linked by a connecting staircase, with a large kitchen and three outdoor terraces offering park and city views. These areas create opportunities to pause, recharge, and enjoy a sense of calm and connection to nature.

Every workstation is equipped with ergonomic seating, sit-to-stand desks, and dual monitors to promote comfort and flexibility throughout the day. Beyond individual workspaces, we’ve built in plenty of places for collaboration including ‘touch down’ zones, hybrid-enabled meeting rooms, and jump rooms for those spontaneous conversations that spark ideas and strengthen relationships.

For those who love to stay active, our End-of-Trip facilities make it easy to cycle, walk, or jog to work, with secure bike storage, showers, and lockers. Taking time for exercise, whether before work or during a lunch break, helps boost energy, reduce stress, and support overall wellbeing.

By creating spaces that encourage movement, social connection, and moments of relaxation, we’re supporting not just productivity, but the psychosocial wellbeing of our people every day.

Our location at 200 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, is easily accessible by public transport, just a short walk or tram ride from Parliament Station and Jolimont Station with a tram stop at the front of the building.

There are plenty of green spaces nearby such as Fitzroy, Treasury and Carlton Gardens, providing our people easy access to step outside and stay active. There are many cafes in the area, and we are central to popular places to eat and shop such as Gertrude and Smith Street as well as being close to Melbourne’s theatres and central business district.

Cancer Council Victoria’s mission is to prevent cancer, empower people and save lives. We value Excellence in how we undertake our work, Integrity in personal and professional behaviour and Compassion and respect for others. We are committed to creating a fair and gender inclusive culture, which empowers our people and harnesses our diversity to develop and deliver better services and programs to the community.

A truly inclusive organisation recognises that gender equality is not just a matter of fairness, but an essential driver of performance, innovation, and social responsibility. By fostering an environment where employees of all genders thrive, we can better reflect the diverse needs of the community we serve.

The ability to publicly report on the gender pay gap is a critical step toward transparency, accountability and progress and supports what the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) sets out to achieve. Gender equality is a human right and important contributor to better health outcomes for all people.

The gender pay gap is an important inclusion metric for us and we have more work to do. We are committed to closing this gap and will work to understand better the reasons and remove barriers to achieve the cultural change required. We look forward to future reporting which will reflect our work and progress.