Assistant Directors

Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Melbourne, VIC; Brisbane, QLD; Perth, WA; Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS.
- $115,996 - $128,200

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**

In addition to the roles detailed below, we will be establishing a merit pool for filling similar vacancies in the next 18 months.

Roles are available in the following streams:

- Workforce Planning
- Workforce Strategy
- Diversity and Inclusion

For further information, please refer to the Job Information Pack

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Reporting to a Director in the Organisation Design Branch, our Assistant Directors are responsible for:

- Overseeing the delivery of strategies, frameworks and programs to deliver meaningful and measurable outcomes to DEWR people and culture
- Leading, coaching and developing a team to build expert capability by fostering a culture of curiosity, respect and excellence
- Contributing to branch leadership including work planning, resource management and aligning priorities with business outcomes
- Providing complex advice and problem solving on strategic workforce management matters
- Recommending strategic direction for people and culture initiatives in line with broader Australian Public Service (APS) programs, such as the APS Reform priorities and actions
- Engaging and collaborating with key stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities, developing and consulting on solutions, and establishing partnerships to implement and embed initiatives
- Fostering a positive risk culture through understanding and engaging with risk, briefing up on key issues and recommending risk treatments as required
- Contributing to innovation and leading a team that continuously evaluates and improves ways of working, taking an agile approach to managing change
- Representing the work section at relevant meetings, Committees or networks.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Affirmative Measure - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment**
These positions are only open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is consistent with Section 26 of the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2016. The filling of this employment opportunity constitutes a special measure under subsection 8(1) of the
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975._

Confirmation of Heritage

A confirmation must stipulate that a person:

- is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
- is accepted as such by the community in which they live, or formerly lived.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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