Assurance and Compliance Officer, Aps Level 5

Canberra, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth
- Applications close 26 November

**About the Department**:
The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government’s economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

- Growing innovative & competitive businesses, industries and regions
- Investing in science and technology
- Strengthening the resources sector.

The APS and the department offer a clear direction and meaningful work. You will be able to create positive impact in people’s lives whilst contributing to improved outcomes for Australia and our people.

If you would like to feel a strong connection to your work and you are accountable, committed and open to change, join us in shaping Australia’s future.

Please see the APSC’s APS Employee Value Proposition for more information on the benefits and value of employment within the APS.
**About the team**:
The Business Grants Hub (BGH) is responsible for design and management of grant programs on behalf of 10 other Commonwealth departments, managing over $7b in government’s investment in Australian businesses.

Grants play a critical role in:

- supporting growth in businesses and industries
- fostering research and innovation
- strengthening communities
- helping the environment
- providing emergency relief

We provide an end-to-end grant delivery service using a national network. In addition to grant program management, the division encompasses enabling functions that provide a comprehensive support model for grant delivery. These broadly include management of grant assurance and compliance activities, workforce planning as well as delivery of continuous improvement projects.

It is a dynamic division of over 380 people, all our teams are geographically dispersed with staff located all around Australia

**About the section**:
The Assurance and Compliance section withing the Business Grants Hub plays a vital role in supporting program teams, the Executives and Policy Partner agencies. The team is responsible for assurance advisory services, compliance monitoring, program reviews and project management. We support the management of risk by providing advice and assurance against legislative, policy and process requirements.
- Have strong stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated ability to build and foster collaborative working relationships.
- Have the agility to adapt to changing priorities
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a geographically dispersed team
- Demonstrate empathy in your dealings with people from diverse backgrounds.

Key competencies:

- Experience extracting, and analysing data to draw accurate conclusions, and reporting findings in a meaningful way
- Experience analysing information from a range of sources to identify and share relevant information
- Ability to achieve outcomes in the face of ambiguity and change
- Able to successfully build and maintain collaborative relationships with staff and stakeholders

**What you will do**:
As an Assurance and Compliance Officer in the Assurance and Compliance team you will work under the direction of an Assistant Manager. You will:

- Assist with assurance on grant management activities through:

- maintaining a strong working knowledge of legislation and policies relevant to grants management.
- extracting data and information from various systems and analysing the results to draw accurate conclusions
- Support compliance testing through data interrogation of grant management systems
- Support the team to maintain currency of knowledge by identifying changes to grants legislation and learnings through other sources (e.g. ANAO recommendations)
- Contribute to monitoring and reporting to senior leaders on risk, assurance, compliance and continuous improvement activities, including through the development and use of dashboards
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders

**Eligibility**:
**Notes**:
A merit pool may be established and used to fill future vacancies within 18 months from the date the vacancy was first advertised in the Gazette.

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