Gaz - El 1 - Act - Assistant Director Detention

**Contact**:hiringManagerName **Phone**: 02 6152 2612
**Period of Vacancy**:Ongoing
**Number of Vacancies**: Several

**Who can apply**:
Please note this opportunity is available to current Australian Public Service employees and all eligible members of the community.

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The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for centrally coordinated strategy and policy leadership in relation to domestic national security arrangements, law enforcement, emergency management, counter-terrorism, social cohesion, the protection of our sovereignty, the integrity of our border and the resilience of our national infrastructure.

The Australian Border Force, an operationally independent body within the Department of Home Affairs, is Australia's frontline border law enforcement agency and Australia's customs service. The Australian Border Force's mission is to protect Australia's border and facilitate the legitimate movement of people and goods across it.

**Overview of the Branch and Section**:
The Detention Contracts Management Unit (DCMU) plays a critical role for the Australian Government in supporting Immigration Detention through strategic governance and contract management of commercial onshore service providers and management of Memorandum of Understanding agreements with state and territory emergency service agencies, health departments and correctional facilities.

The primary objective of the DCMU is to support the Australian Border Force in administering Australia’s held onshore immigration detention under the _Migration Act 1958_. The DCMU’s role is to ensure the efficient, effective, economical and ethical expenditure of public money through the management and administration of service provider contracts and state and territory Memorandum of Understanding agreements, with a focus on maintaining the health and welfare of detainees and ensuring the safety and security of detainees and the Australian public.

**About the role**:
The role of the EL1 Assistant Director is to provide high level support to the Directors Onshore Health Contracts, Onshore Contracts and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Sections.

The EL1 within the Onshore Health Contracts Section are responsible for contributing to health services support, service delivery and several other key aspects including; contract management and administration for the Commonwealth’s Immigration Detention Health Services Contract.

The EL1’s within the Onshore Contracts Section are responsible for managing the services delivered under the Immigration Detention Facilities and Detainee Services Contract and ensure it is managed in line with the ABF’s strategic governance and contract management principles and practices.

The EL1’s in all sections will provide mentoring, support and strategic direction to staff on a range of administrative, procedural and operational support services to support the contract management role. These positions work in a dynamic, complex and sensitive environment and will need to maintain close relationships with a range of internal and external providers. The EL1s will be required to work both collaboratively in a team and on their own in a self-directed manner. Ideally, members will possess a strategic focus, well-developed communication and time-management skills; strong attention to detail or a demonstrated ability to review data to identify areas of improvement, and a demonstrated ability to deliver high quality results within abbreviated timeframes.

**Specific duties/responsibilities**:

- Managing staff in day-to-day activities including developing, coaching and mentoring staff and building commitment within the team to shared goals
- Providing constructive feedback to staff on performance
- Providing a strong leadership role including determining strategic directions and allocating resources for programs and services
- Negotiating at senior levels within the Department and with external organisations and other agencies
- Promoting and managing relationships with internal and external clients, stakeholders and service providers.

**Role requirements/qualifications**:

- Minimum of a Certificate IV in Government (Procurement and Contracting).

**Applicant response**:
Please prepare a **one-page** Applicant Response in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

- how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role
- why you are interested in the role and what you can offer us
- any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

**How to apply**:

- Your CV
- Your Applicant Response document
- Details of referees
- Include your full name and th