Assistant Director

EL 1 - $115,663 - $124,403 per annum plus superannuation
- People Division
- Canberra, ACT, Hobart, TAS, Melbourne, VIC

**Who we are**

People Division, led by the Chief People Officer (CPO), provides human resources (HR) functions for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the department) with a clear focus on the department’s most valued asset: its staff. Alongside contemporary HR functions, projects and strategies People Division is also responsible for:
- Enhancing the department’s focus on safety.- Enterprise bargaining.- Cultural and change management.- The department’s response to Australian Public Service (APS) reforms.

The Work Health and Safety and Wellbeing (WHS) function operates under a ‘Hub and Spoke’ model - recognising the critical and interdependent nature of each team within the function to achieving successful health, safety, and wellbeing solutions, keeping our people safe, and ensuring that safety is at the heart of all we do. The department’s WHS Section (the hub) partners with the business to understand our unique and diverse health, safety and wellbeing needs to design, implement, and support a purpose built WHS Management System and WHS Information System that places our people at the heart of everything we do and enables a positive health and safety culture. The WHS AAD & PAD Section (the spoke) is for the consistent implementation of WHS systems, strategy, and standards across the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and Parks Australia Division (PAD). Our Section are the ‘boots on the ground’ who play a pivotal role in enabling the department to have a unified approach to implementing WHS in our two high-risk operational areas.

**The Job**

As the WHS Assistant Director Behavioural Safety & Systems (AAD) you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Design, implement, maintain, and manage a dedicated behavioural based safety program for the AAD.- Identify opportunities and develop strategic programs, policies and procedures for monitoring, assessment, and integration of behavioural based safety across the division.- Lead and contribute to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement AADs WHS Management System.- Contribute and provide expertise to the development and review of the department’s enterprise WHS Management System.- Provide specialist support to the division, working closely, where appropriate, with the AAD Leadership & Culture Section and AAD’s Organisational Psychologist.- Delivering and supporting initiatives outlined in AAD’s Safety Improvement Plan.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**- To be successful in this role, you will have proven expertise and a deep knowledge of behavioural based safety, human factors and/or organisational design.

**Skills and capabilities**
- Function autonomously, working in collaboration, in a team and in partnership with key stakeholders to build effective workplace relationships and deliver quality outcomes.
- Communicate verbally and in written forms to communicate clearly and effectively across a broad range of stakeholders.
- Manage timelines effectively to meet objectives and goals.
- Adapt and work flexibly and effectively in times of uncertainty or major change.
- Influence, negotiate and provide trusted advice.
- Understand and communicate priorities, monitor progress, anticipate potential changes and drive delivery of work program.
- Consider a diverse range of stakeholder needs, accounting for the broad range of operational and cultural contexts in which the department and its people operate with sensitivity and appropriate care.
- Foster a mindset of continuous improvement within yourself and those you lead, undertaking professional development and training as needed.

**Mandatory qualifications**
- Approved area of Practice endorsement as an Organisational Psychologist or hold general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Psychology degree such as Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors).
- Tertiary qualifications in sociology.
- Tertiary qualifications in human factors and error management for safety critical industries or equivalent to Bachelor of Social Science - Behavioural Studies or a Bachelor of Psychological Science or equivalent.
- At least 5-7 years’ experience in a comparable role, with experience leading others.

**Desirable Qualifications**

These qualifications are not essential to the role; however, they are highly desirable. We encourage you to even if you do not fit 100% of the requirements.- Other training, courses and/or qualifications relevant to supervisory or managerial roles and/or experience in human factors, science-based behavioural safety, sociology and/or organisational design.- A tertiary qualification in safety discipline.

**Eligibility and other requirements**

**Citizenship** - To be eligible for employment with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environ