El 1 - Assistant Director Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet
1 week ago
$120,303 - $135,701 + up to 15.4% Superannuation (Includes scheduled March 2025 pay increase in accordance with the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement 2024)
- Russell - ACT
**The Role**
As an Assistant Director in the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Branch, you will guide the work of Defence and its engagement with Parliament, Defence Ministers and the Cabinet. These roles sit at the intersection of Defence’s work and Parliament, allowing you to work across the breadth of Defence portfolio priorities. You will be a strategic advisor in Defence on parliamentary, ministerial and cabinet matters, and responsible for ensuring Defence delivers timely, high-quality advice that meets the highest standards of excellence, governance and accountability.
You will:
- Actively manage key stakeholder relationships with sophisticated communication and negotiation skills to achieve outcomes with a One Defence approach;
- Build and support high-performing teams, lead and be responsible for your team’s work, and proactively identify risks and opportunities. With support from your leadership, you will learn to navigate risk and complex issues in a role that allows rare perspective of political and organisational decision-making.
**About our Team**
The Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Branch directly supports Defence’s portfolio Ministers, and the Defence enterprise in engagements with Parliament and the Cabinet. We coordinate and drive strategic outcomes in line with executive and Ministerial priorities.
The branch has five teams:
- Ministerial and PDMS Services: ensures Defence portfolio Ministers receive timely, consistent and high-quality information;
- Parliamentary Business and Committees: coordinates Defence’s involvement in Parliamentary Committees and Inquiries, and provides administrative support for Question Time Briefs;
- Ministerial Support: provides administrative and logístical support to Defence portfolio Ministers and their staff;
- Senate Estimates and Executive Support Unit: coordinates Defence’s engagement with Senate Estimates, and supports Defence’s leaders and representing Minister in ensuring the Department demonstrates the highest standards of excellence, accountability and transparency;
- Cabinet Liaison Services: facilitates advice to Cabinet and Secretary-level meetings through carefully consulted, well-drafted, responsive Cabinet Submissions and associated products.
We are looking for leaders able to employ their excellent stakeholder management skills in support of Defence’s strategic priorities.
- Thrive working in fast-paced environments with varied work;
- Show agility in managing competing priorities;
- Are committed to delivering high quality outcomes on time;
- Enjoy working collaboratively to solve problems;
- Model strategic awareness, excellent judgement, accountability; and
- Recognise the importance of accuracy and attention to details when supporting Defence executive and Ministerial decision-making;
- Are professional and capable representatives of the division and Defence organization;
- Exercise the highest standards of confidentiality, probity and security awareness.
The Branch is a motivated, inclusive and professional team with diverse backgrounds and experiences. You will enjoy being a participant in a positive, kind and supportive professional environment, and bring a constructive and collaborative style of leadership.
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