Senior Director, Policy

1 month ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia ACT Government Full time

About the Role

The Senior Director, Policy is a key leadership position within the Territory Records Office, responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of policies and strategies that support increased information governance capability and maturity across the ACT Public Service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Executive Branch Manager to set and steer the strategic direction for the Territory Records Office.
  • Oversee the work of teams that promote improved recordkeeping practice and an increased awareness of the value of records within government and the community.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across government to achieve shared goals and resolve differences and issues in situations with many competing stakeholders and interests.
  • Advocate for the value of records and archives as a key enabler of government accountability and community memory.

Requirements

  • Excellent demonstrated understanding of, and effective ability to lead teams and build organisation and team capacity in, the management of strategic information and records management frameworks, procedures, or guidelines.
  • Demonstrated highly-effective ability to develop, encourage and implement continuous improvements of business processes and systems in a customer orientated team environment.
  • Demonstrated and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills to influence outcomes, negotiate, represent the ACT Government, and communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Tertiary qualifications in archives, records, information governance or related fields.

About Us

The ACT Government is 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.

Notes

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. This position currently operates in a hybrid capacity which includes working from home and in office under an activity-based working environment with unallocated desks when in the office.

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