3 Days Left Assistant Director

4 days ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Capital Territory Full time

Assistant Director
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Do you have experience in legal policy and legislative reform? Do you have an interest in the natural and built environments and making a positive and meaningful contribution to the conservation and sustainable development of the Territory?

Then we want to hear from you

The Legal Policy team is responsible for the provision of legal policy support and development of legislation for the City and Environment Directorate (CED). These functions are diverse, and include drafting and reviewing legal instruments, development of legislation, procurement of legal advice from the ACT Government Solicitor, and potentially support for litigation and coronial matters.

We are currently seeking to fill a temporary Senior Officer Grade C Assistant Director. The successful applicant will play a key role as a member of the Directorate’s corporate support team as it supports the operations of the Directorate’s divisions.

Please see attached Position Description for further details of the duties and responsibilities of the role.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

- Previous experience in legal policy support is desirable (for example legislation development).

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of 12 months with the possibility of permanency.

A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

The position is full-time, but part-time hours will be considered for the right applicant. Opportunities for flexible working options will also be considered and could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, job-sharing, and flexible start, and finish times.

This position is based in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW) at the ACT Government’s Dickson Office Block at 480 Northbourne Avenue. Under ABW arrangements, officers do not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to apply:

- Please provide a written response of no more than two pages that directly addresses the Selection Criteria (skills, knowledge, behaviour) and tells the selection panel why you are the best person for this role. Your response should demonstrate your capacity to perform the duties and responsibilities within the Position Description and include examples of how you have done this in the past.
- Please also submit a curriculum vitae and contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of 12 months with the possibility of permanency.

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