Director, Office of The Chief Operating Officer

5 days ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Education, Skills and Employment Full time

EL2
- Canberra, ACT
- $132,522 - $159,076

**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.

**Please note, this opportunity is for Ongoing Department of Employment and Workplace Relations employees only.**

**Please discuss the possibility of release with your manager before applying.**

**Position Summary**
This high-profile Executive level 2 role requires a strategic thinker with high levels of motivation and drive to deliver an integrated picture of DEWR’s commitments to Government, effectively managing reporting and tracking across the department (including Election Commitments, Job Summit, and Closing the Gap) for reporting to Ministers and DEWR’s Executive Board. You will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer, but the successful applicant will be required to build and nurture solid relationships across all Groups to identify issues and risks on delivery, and opportunities to create better and sustained connections between all of DEWR’s work.

Executive Level 2 Directors operate under broad direction and provide leadership in identifying priorities, analysing complex problems, sharing knowledge and delivering outcomes that benefit the department. The capacity to foster cross-group relationships is essential for these roles.

**Skills and capabilities we need**
- The ability to work in partnership with policy and program areas to support high quality advice to our Ministers and Executive
- Dynamic data analytic and visualisation skills and high-order conceptual skills to enable policy leadership across the portfolio
- Strong judgement, communication and engagement skills, with experience working collaboratively across multiple areas, and fostering relationships across the portfolio
- Strategic awareness across the whole of department and whole of government settings and the ability to identify and improve connections between our work
- Possess personal drive and integrity, through showing courage and frank and fearless advice
- Experience managing competing priorities and critical deadlines, with the adaptability to respond flexibly in a changing environment.

**The Opportunity**
This position is available to Ongoing APS employees as a temporary transfer at level or a temporary performance (Acting) opportunity for a period of 12 months.

**Eligibility**

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 800 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 eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

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

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

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