Assistant Director

1 week 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 a Assistant Director on a contract for 3 months with potential extension.

**Position Overview**

As the Assistant Director you will provide a key support role to the Director of Quality Management Risk, Review and Response. The role will work collaboratively across all levels with internal and external staff and agencies, you will:
As part of the QMRRR leadership team, under broad direction:

- Review and assess each case currently with the Government Solicitors Office (GSO) and provide a case summary, identifying background, current status, liability, risk and Housing ACT Position.
- As required coordinate and prepare Housing ACT instructions to the GSO
- Develop and implement SOPs in relation to such matters
- Review workload and required capacity and capability to ensure the Positions within the team are correctly recruited to.
- Work collaboratively and create partnerships to achieve the goals of Housing ACT in the provision of social housing and community services in the ACT.
- Understand and work within the ACTPS Code of Conduct and ACTPS values of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation, and model behaviour consistent with the ACTPS Respect Equity and Diversity framework;
**POSITION REQUIREMENTS (Selection Criteria)**

Your suitability for this position will be assessed in three key areas:
**Skills**:

- Proven abilities in developing and maintaining effective working relationships through an approachable style and achieving positive outcomes to complex problems.
- Well-developed stakeholder management skills with the proved ability to develop meaningful relationships with people across various levels and to communicate complex and sensitive issues clearly and succinctly.

**Knowledge**
- Sound understanding of and experience with business-critical systems, data and reporting requirements.
- Proven experience in problem-solving, with the demonstrated ability to make sound judgements on sensitive, complex and competing issues.
- Well-developed project management capability, including managing the establishment of robust plans, managing and reporting on progress, mitigating risk and realising benefits.

**Behaviours**
- Demonstrated ability to build a culture of improvement and think broadly to develop solutions to complex problems.
- Work collaboratively and create partnerships to achieve the goals of Housing ACT in the provision of social housing and community services in the ACT.

**Additional requirements**:
Desired
- experience of working within a legal/administrative environment/context
- This position does not require a pre-employment medical.
- This position does require a Working with Vulnerable People Check.

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