Assistant Director, Commonwealth-state Engagement

Executive level 1
- Canberra, ACT.
- 125,220 - $138,394

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.

We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

With us your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you're engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.

**Please note, this opportunity is for Ongoing APS employees only.**

**Please discuss the possibility of release with your manager before applying.**

**The Role**
Reporting to the Director of the Commonwealth-State Engagement team the Assistant Director is responsible for the management and governance of the Skills Workforce Ministerial Council (SWMC), Skills Senior Officials’ Network (SSON).

The Commonwealth-State Engagement team’s responsibility includes the management of meeting agendas, papers, and briefings to support Skills Ministers and Skills Senior Officials during these meetings. The Commonwealth-State Engagement team is responsible for the arrangements and logistics of these meetings, including the interface with guests and hosts of each jurisdiction. The team is also responsible for the strategy and forward planning for SWMC and SSON as part of the shared stewardship of the national VET system.

**Skills and Capabilities**

Responsibilities of the EL1 may include:

- Contributing to leading a team, in fast-paced, high-impact roles.
- Establishing and promoting positive working relationships with the executive, ministerial offices, external stakeholders, and line areas across the portfolio.
- Proactively identify and implement process and system improvements to deliver on the work programme under tight resources.
- Work with limited direction while displaying flexibility, discretion, and judgement; and
- Mentor and develop team members to create a highly effective and resilient team.

We are seeking one individual with the following skills and capabilities:

- Experience in supervision, including the ability to manage APS staff in a dynamic and high-profile environment, to identify risk and escalate issues and solutions.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills, including proven ability to promote the government’s objectives and work effectively with stakeholders with diverging views and interests.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of autonomy to exercise strategic judgement, resolve issues and deliver quality outcomes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in secretariat, policy development, program design and/or Commonwealth - State relations would be highly valued.

**The Opportunity**
This position is available to Ongoing APS employees as a temporary transfer at level and/or a temporary performance (Acting) opportunity for a period of 12 months.

**Eligibility**

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 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 eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

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