Aps 6 - Program Manager

2 weeks ago


Amberley, Australia Australian Government Full time

$95,187 - $108,734 + up to 15.4% Superannuation (Includes scheduled March 2025 pay increase in accordance with the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement 2024)
- Amberley - QLD, Canberra CBD - ACT, Darwin - NT

**The Role**
An International Policy Division (IPDIV) APS 6 Program Manager is accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex program management work within an integrated workforce. They are accountable to ensure they have knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements.

They will provide detailed program management technical, professional and policy advice in relation to complex work and contribute to strategic planning, program and project management and policy development. They may be a team coach or lead a team and be accountable to set work priorities and manage workflows.

They are expected to be capable of building team capability through coaching, feedback and developing the quality of work undertaken by others within a work unit. They will exercise the associated people and financial responsibilities to achieve work unit outcomes.

They will have considerable level of stakeholder engagement and will liaise with stakeholders in relation to complex or difficult issues. They will be required to identify, anticipate and respond to stakeholders’ needs and expectations to achieve work unit and Defence outcomes. They will be accountable to contribute towards ongoing self-improvement and professional development.

**About our Team**
We are a fully integrated civilian-military workforce, drawing on high quality and motivated people from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines who embody Defence and Australian Public Service values.

We offer flexible working arrangements and a range of formal and informal professional development opportunities. While we offer a high degree of flexibility in the way we work, each position is located in Canberra. As such, successful applicants from outside Canberra, would need to move to Canberra if successful.

Working within Strategy, Policy, and Industry Group is more than just a job; it offers opportunities over the course of a career to work across diverse national security and policy matters of national significance. We actively support mobility within the Group when the time is right but we also value our people developing their expertise in specific areas.
- A strong background in research and analysis.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Practiced leadership and people skills.
- Sound prioritisation skills to ensure key tasks are completed in required timeframes.
- Great at building relationships.
- Demonstrated critical thinking abilities, sound judgement with an innovative approach to problem solving, and the capacity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in policy development, implementation, and evaluation would be highly beneficial.



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