Assistant Director
3 weeks ago
The current vacancies include the following roles and responsibilities:
**Assistant Director, Biosecurity and Agriculture Policy (PN 04387)**:
This Assistant Director position will work to the Director Biosecurity and Agriculture Policy to:
- Provide high level policy and strategic advice to senior management and the Minister on biosecurity, agriculture and related matters, including preparing and coordinating briefings for AGMIN and Agriculture Senior Officials Committee (AGSOC) meetings.
- Coordinate and manage staff in the provision of evidence-based biosecurity and agr1culture-related policy advice and legislation, and the development and drafting of ministerial correspondence and other relevant government documentation.
- Undertake high level communication, negotiation, representation and liaison with Commonwealth, state and territory governments and other key stakeholders, including representing the ACT as required on the Environment and Invasive Committee, Agriculture Minister’s committees and the National Biosecurity Management Consultative Committee.
- Provide policy advice to, and perform secretariat functions for, biosecurity and agriculture committees convened by the EPSDD.
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant teams (including operational and research teams) across the ACT Government to strengthen the ACT’s approach to biosecurity and agriculture to improve on-ground outcomes consistent with policy objectives and associated strategies.
**Assistant Director, Parks Planning and Policy (PN 55120)**:
This position will work to the Director, Parks Planning and Policy to:
- Draft statutory management plans for reserves under the _Nature Conservation Act 2014_, and plans, strategies and policies for the management of key conservation issues in reserves, in close collaboration with the ACT Parks and Conservation Service, Conservation Research and Evaluation, and other branches of the Directorate.
- Report on the implementation of management plans and prepare reviews of reserve management plans as required under the _Nature Conservation Act 2014_
- Conduct community and government agency consultation and liaison.
- Prepare high level advice, policies, briefs, submissions, correspondence, presentations, reports and supporting documentation on natural resource management (NRM) and biodiversity conservation issues.
- Represent the Conservation Planning and Policy Branch and Parks Planning and Policy Section on inter-agency committees and internal working groups, and establish, develop, and maintain positive relationships with key external stakeholders such as community organisations, the scientific community and interstate conservation agency counterparts.
**Biodiversity Data Planning Officer (PN 54933)**:
This position will work to the Senior Director Conservation and Water Planning and Policy and the Director Biodiversity Planning and Policy to:
- Lead a scoping project that assesses capability and capacity requirements of ACT biodiversity data needs and governance arrangements in a context of future national BDR requirements.
- Undertake relevant ACT government stakeholder consultation and liaison on geospatial data and other data capability, capacity, needs and governance, including as required on national biodiversity data repository issues.
- Potentially undertake procurement to engage consultants to undertake various aspects of the project. Manage reporting and policy input on the project and its implications to the executive and stakeholders.
- Deliver a scoping report that outlines a roadmap towards establishment of a biodiversity data repository for the ACT.
- Contribute to the work of the branch as required.
**Offsets Planning Officer (PN 54239)**:
This position will work to the Senior Director Conservation and Water Planning and Policy to:
- Provide high-level policy and strategic advice on offsets policy development for the ACT.
- Review the current ACT Offsets Policy and assess its effectiveness in achieving optimal on-ground outcomes consistent with policy objectives. Develop a strategic framework for strengthening the effectiveness of the ACT’s offsets policy.
- Assess the efficacy and appropriateness of the ACT’s offsets calculator.
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant teams across the ACT Government to strengthen the ACT’s approach to environmental offsets to improve on-ground outcomes consistent with policy objectives and future offsets planning.
- Contribute to the work of the branch as required.
**Eligibility/Other Requirements**:Your suitability for any of these positions will be assessed based on your Skills, Knowledge and Behaviour in relation to the Duties/Responsibilities and any other Eligibility/Other requirements listed in the relevant Position Description.
**Note**:
- The Assistant Director, Biosecurity and Agriculture Policy (PN 04387) and Assistant Director, Parks Planning and Policy (PN 55120) roles are** permanent positions** available immediately.
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