Assistant Director

3 days ago

Canberra, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Bendigo, VIC; Darwin, NT; Alice Springs, NT; Perth, WA; Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Townsville, QLD; Mackay, QLD; Hobart, TAS; Orange, NSW; Newcastle, NSW; Sydney, NSW
- $115,996 - $128,200

**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.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Director, the Assistant Director is responsible for project planning, design, management and development work for the First Nations feasibility study, a high profile and high priority project. The Assistant Director plays a key role in engaging with various stakeholders, as well as managing the relationship with a third-party provider who may be engaged to conduct aspects of the study. The Assistant Director will provide leadership, represent the agency, demonstrate cultural understanding, and leverage stakeholder networks to build rapport.

This is an Identified position. The role has strong involvement in issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This position has direct engagement with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and service providers, or is involved in the development of programmes and policy. You will require a high level of cultural capability, including:

- demonstrated understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- demonstrated high level ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- demonstrated high level capability and commitment to continue to develop cultural capability.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Assistant Director EL1 may include:

- Input to decisions on governance, ethics, privacy assessments, and associated legalities to ensure legislative requirements are adhered to in collecting and outputting data.
- Representing JSA in external forums including with sector stakeholder groups and other government agencies.
- Actively engage in change management processes, driving change and innovation in the team.
- Producing project management documents, briefings, reports and other documents to a high standard.
- Managing a small team and provide leadership in the delivery of the strategic objectives for the team.

**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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