Australian Government Secretary Role

1 week ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia beBeeLeadership Full time $202,141 - $283,661

Assistant Secretary Job Opportunity

This is an ongoing opportunity to work as an Assistant Secretary within the Australian Government.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading key stakeholder engagement and relationships, as well as actively working on complex issues and strategic oversight of extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, and international crime treaties and policy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading stakeholder engagement and relationships
  • Actively working on complex issues and strategic oversight of extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, and international crime treaties and policy

Requirements:

The Assistant Secretary will be a key adviser on matters within the responsibilities of the Branch, with demonstrated ability to be decisive and progress complex matters under compressed timeframes and independently where required.

They will be accountable for demonstrating leadership across the branch and developing and maintaining a positive and productive work culture.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

  • Having highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
  • Proven leadership capability working with teams in a complex and fast-paced environment
  • Promoting APS and departmental values and behaviours and demonstrating responsible stewardship through effective governance, reporting and resource management
  • Building and sustaining a high-performance culture and translating organisational vision and strategy into operational reality
  • Leading change and engaging staff through clear communication and proactive stakeholder engagement
  • Demonstrating experience in managing complex risks in a dynamic multi-faceted environment
  • Displaying political acumen, strong communication and having demonstrated experience in managing and influencing diverse stakeholders

Education and Training:

Qualifications include holding a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or comparable overseas qualification, which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is appropriate to the duties of the office, or admission in Australia as a legal practitioner.

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