Assistant Director

EL 1 - $120,290 - $129,379
- Environmental Permitting and Compliance
- Adelaide - SA, Brisbane - QLD, Canberra - ACT, Melbourne - VIC, Sydney - NSW
- An opportunity to lead a team of motivated APS staff
- Flexible working arrangements
- A supportive environment to grow and strengthen skills and capabilities

**Who we are**
The Environmental Permitting and Compliance Division is looking for people passionate about regulation and the environment. It is an exciting time to join the Division within the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. We are a regulator that works to a high professional standard to deliver better practice regulation. We use the best scientific evidence and sound judgement, and work with a wide range of stakeholders, to solve complex environmental challenges on a daily basis. Our work is engaging and meaningful and contributes to maintaining a resilient and healthy environment for all Australians.

The Compliance and Enforcement Branch (CEB) provides a centralised compliance and enforcement capability for the department’s environmental legislation. We work with business, industry, government and the community to understand and improve compliance with national environmental law. CEB conducts civil and criminal investigations, collects and analyses environmental intelligence, monitors compliance with environmental approvals, and engages with the community we regulate.

The Triage and Operations Coordination Section (TAOCS) is the first point of entry for receiving allegations related to non-compliance under a range of Commonwealth environmental legislation. The section is responsible for assessing allegations to determine the priority and most appropriate course of action, including referral to other sections within the branch for compliance and enforcement response. The section also conducts Environmental History Checks and Fit and Proper Person Checks required for decision making under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and other environmental legislation. In addition, TAOCS provides an executive support function to the Operations Coordination Committee, the peak decision-making committee responsible for allocating resources of the branch. TAOCS play a critical role in improving business practices, with projects underway to strengthen decision making and resource allocation across the branch.

**The Job**
The Assistant Director - Triage is responsible for leading and managing a team of assessment officers responsible for undertaking triage assessments on allegations of non-compliance under Commonwealth environmental legislation. The role is dynamic, with work spanning across assessments, Ministerial Correspondence and executive briefing. TAOCS is dedicated to maturing business practices. The Assistant Director - Triage will play a key role in reform and improvement work to ensure TAOCS is well positioned to deliver on branch, department and government objectives.

**What we are looking for**
**Knowledge and experience**
- TAOCS is seeking a motivated and professional leader with a strong work ethic and interest in contributing to better practice environmental compliance.
- Experience leading teams and providing strong leadership, direction and management, including monitoring, reviewing, changing deadlines, and evaluating team and individual performance providing regular constructive feedback to achieve outcomes.
- Experience effectively working in changing environments.
- Experience effectively coping with change, handling risk and uncertainty and making decisions based on evidence and data.
- Experience in reforming business processes to deliver outcomes efficiently and aligning with legislation.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working closely and collaboratively with senior executive and leadership, providing advice and guidance on a range of issues, including divisional priorities, governance arrangements, staffing and business planning.
- Experience in preparing, coordinating, contributing to and quality assuring a range of written material, including briefs, agenda papers, reports, talking points, presentations, background briefings and ministerial correspondence.
- Experience in contributing to the branch and department objectives and driving a positive culture.

**Skills and capabilities**
- Strong leadership skills in managing diverse teams.
- Strong strategic thinking and project management skills.
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences, including the senior executive.
- The ability to exercise good judgment and self-awareness.
- The ability to work autonomously work under limited direction to effectively prioritise and manage competing tasks.
- Highly developed critical thinking and analytics skills, and a strong ability to make risk-based decisions.
- The ability to work both independently and as