Assistant Director

1 week ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia National Health and Medical Research Council Full time
Executive Level 1
- $108,995 to $123,99
  • Canberra

Job Specific Duties
As the Assistant Director you will be responsible for:

  • providing leadership and promoting business continuity, and emergency management processes across the organisation, including managing and maintaining business continuity and emergency management frameworks
- developing, implementing and managing protective security across the agency in accordance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and represent NHMRC at relevant fora
- providing high-level advice and support to the agency executive and stakeholders on security, business continuity and facilities matters
- reporting on business continuity, security and property operations including PSPF, Australian Government Property Reporting, and other external and internal reporting requirements
- collaborating across NHMRC and working with stakeholders to understand and manage business continuity, security operations and accommodation requirements and adapt them to evolving business needs
- development and management of NHMRC's accommodation strategy, including Property Management Plan and associated polices, Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) Property and leasing requirements and facilitating future arrangements
- leading and developing a small team to deliver day-to-day security, business continuity, emergency management and facilities operations.

Core Capabilities

  • Ability to build organisational capability, identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement change
  • Ability to shape strategic thinking and develop mature organisationlevel frameworks for security, business continuity and accommodation requirements
  • Work efficiently, cohesively and flexibly under limited direction and take responsibility for delivering high quality team outcomes across multiple projects
  • Encourages and motivates junior staff, guiding, developing, and supporting team members to achieve results
  • Excellent relationship building skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
  • Ability to adapt to changing organisation needs, manage competing priorities and deliver work under tight timeframes.

Qualifications/Experience

  • Formal qualifications in Government Security, Business Continuity or Emergency Management would be highly regarded.
  • Demonstrated skills or experience in the development of accommodation strategies or facilities management is desirable but not essential.

Mandatory requirements

Contact Officer
Katie Matthews, Director People, Property and Security on

Applications Close
11:30pm, Sunday, 25 June 2023

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