El1 Assistant Director Service Design

2 months ago


Canberra, Australia Chandler Macleod Full time

As one of the Australia’s largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod’s recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage an EL1 Assistant Director Service Design on a contract until 31st December 2023 with the possibility of extension.

**Position Overview**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**_Service Design_**
- _ Support the Director - Service Design with the translation of insights from the Current State and Future Trends Review projects, utilising contemporary Human Centred Design methodologies to deliver Solution Design project(s)._
- _ Contribute to the refinement, implementation, and provision of specialist advice on a prioritisation framework for service improvement, transformation and innovation opportunities._
- _ Facilitate Design Sprints and co-design activities, including synthesising information quickly and converting ideas into high quality design concepts. This will include providing professional oversight and quality assurance for Design Sprints facilitated by other team members._
- _ Create well-developed rapid user experience prototypes and design solutions concepts for stakeholder showcases and customer validation._
- _ Produce service design deliverables such as customer interaction flows, journey maps, designs and physical/digital prototypes._
- _ Provide professional leadership for mapping and blueprinting of current services and stakeholder journeys for other Divisions, and other service design duties, as required._

**_ Project Management_**
- Manage small project teams and partners to deliver quality strategic and creative outputs.
- Assume project responsibilities as required, including but not limited to: project strategies, proposals and business cases; plans, resourcing, timelines, and budgets; financial reporting and status reports; issue management and risk mitigation; change and communication plans; delivery and project close out.

**_ Stakeholder relationships, engagement and collaboration_**
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders by anticipating and responding to stakeholder needs, and collaborating to achieve best practice design solutions.

**_ Organisational Capability Development_**
- Support the establishment of a Client Experience Office.
- Work with other leaders and stakeholders to continuously identify spaces where service design as a discipline can add value to consumers and Agency; and help scope related initiatives, projects, and deliverables.
- Be a thought leader regarding the latest business, digital and technology trends and innovations; and contribute to ongoing thought leadership and perspective.

**_ Team Leadership and Development_**
- Provide professional mentoring and advice for service design team members, and contribute to a harmonious and collaborative working environment.
- Accept responsibility for delegated team leadership activities and outputs.

**_ Other_**
- Support the work of other MHWSD Strategic Development team members.
- Other duties as directed, to support the efficient operation of the program of work.
- Support an environment that encourages a willingness to adopt participative workplace practices in line with policies of Workplace Health and Safety, Workplace Diversity, and the Australian Public Service values, Employment Principles and the APS Code of Conduct.

**Mandatory Experience**:

- Demonstrated experience in a leadership role on strategic, human-centred service innovation and transformation initiatives in complex organisational and stakeholder environments.
- Well-developed research and analytical skills - the ability to practice divergent and convergent thinking; ability to draw on literature, evidence and information from diverse disciplines and fields into practical action; and ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data to draw insights.
- Comfortable working in a complex, strategic, technical and fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders with a wide range of expertise, experience and perceptions.
- Strong Design Sprint facilitation and co-design skills. Proven ability to synthesise information quickly and convert ideas into high quality design concepts.
- Demonstrated experience creating well-developed rapid user experience prototypes and design solutions concepts for stakeholder showcases and customer validation.
- Excellent organisational skills with demonstrated experience delivering high quality outcomes on time limited projects, with proven capacity to prioritise and achieve results while remaining customer focussed.
- Well-developed interpersonal and influencing skills with previous experience engaging and collaborating with key stakeholders to achi



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