Assistant Director, Grants Policy and Services

Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT

**About the Department of Education**
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Director, the Assistant Director, Grant Policy and Services is responsible to lead the provision of specialist grant policy advice and guidance to departmental staff, manage grant related reporting internally and externally, lead liaison with the Grant Hubs and represent the department on Grant related forums.

The Procurement and Grant Policy and Services team supports the department to undertake procurement and granting activity in line with all legislative requirements and policy frameworks. The team has a highly positive and energetic culture with a strong focus on delivering high quality advice and services to business areas and the Executive and ensuring best practice for both activities is embedded into the department.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
As an Assistant Director, you will be responsible for:

- Leading the provision of specialist grant policy advice and guidance to business areas to undertake granting activity in line with all legislative requirements and policy frameworks
- Embedding grant capability and best practice through training and education activities.and updating grant related tools and templates
- Preparing briefs, reports and analysis of data on granting and contributing to New Policy Proposals, policy development, Budget and Forward estimates and Senate Orders
- Managing key internal relationships and external relationships, including with the Department of Finance and Grant Administration Hubs
- Representing the department at cross agency working groups and other fora
- Supervising, mentoring and developing staff, including prioritising and managing team workloads
- Convey a positive and professional image of the Department of Education and model the expected behaviours, APS Code of Conduct and APS Values providing support to the SES to deliver departmental and Government priorities.

**Qualifications and Education**
Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Australian Government grant practices and a sound understanding of related policies.
- Sound understanding of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines.

Desirable
- Experience in grant administration or collaborating with the Community or Business Grant Hubs under the Streamlining Government Grants Administration (SGGA) program.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 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.

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

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