Assistant Director, Wa Operations

**Agency Purpose**

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services, and targeted education and public awareness programs.

**The AEC’s values and commitments**

The AEC values and commitments are an essential component of our operating environment and frame how AEC staff work. The AEC's focus is on electoral integrity through the values of quality, agility and professionalism.

**The Team**

You will join a high performing team of leaders across the country that facilitates the readiness of the agency and the proper conduct of the election, upholding the Electoral Integrity Framework.

You will be based out of our Perth office, travelling to other sites as required, pending on the teams you manage. You will also support a diverse and geographically dispersed network, working closely with our National Office and the other States and Territories.

**The Opportunity**

We are looking for strong leaders who are agile, self-motivated, and results-driven to manage election planning, delivery and evaluation for the upcoming Federal Election.

You will be responsible for focusing strategically on the agency objectives to facilitate the adoption of best practice across the broader leadership network, while also managing your team in operational planning, election delivery and providing public services and support to enhance both business as usual and election planning activities.

Prior to and during the election time you will also be responsible for assisting with the mobilisation of over 10,000 temporary election workforce staff, including using your excellent leadership skills to support your staff to manage the significant number of employees in this surge workforce.

You will contribute to the development of team objectives for short-term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives for WA, including setting priorities, maintaining team cohesion, and ensuring quality of outputs.

Suitable applicants may be considered for future opportunities with the AEC in Western Australia. Roles available will be dependent on the changing business needs and requirements of the AEC and range from 6 months, 12 months or ongoing.

To excel you’ll have:

- Demonstrated ability to lead, supervise and motivate others, providing clear direction, while delegating tasks effectively to staff, supporting them with development opportunities and coaching to build high performing teams.
- Ability to work with others and a strong commitment to building team spirit, while proactively listening and communicating effectively with others, and recognising team member contributions to tasks.
- A demonstrated ability to work under own direction while taking responsibility for actions, projects and people, while adhering to key principles and values, always demonstrating integrity in upholding ethics and values to support the AEC’s strategic direction and best practices.
- Strong personal judgment when undertaking objectives, demonstrate ability to conduct critical analysis and utilise available information to implement workable solutions; identifying broader interconnectedness across the agency to manage risks.
- Ability to communicate, while using interpersonal styles with internal and external stakeholders to suit changing situations, with the ability to quickly adapt and respond to rapid change and recognise the need to adjust methodology.
- A positive attitude to meet key deliverables in a dynamic and challenging environment, with the ability consistently deliver results and achieve project goals, working in a systematic, methodical, and orderly way while monitoring and maintaining high quality standards.

Desirable
- Ability to rapidly learn new tasks and demonstrate understanding of newly presented information encouraging and role modelling an organisational learning approach.
- Ability to examine own performance and develop strategies needed to achieve career goals with a strong commitment to tackling demanding goals and putting in longer hours, working collaboratively to achieve nationally led, consistent approach to delivery.

**Eligibility**
- AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
- Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.