Assistant Managers

**Job no**: 511550

**Employment type**: Ongoing

**Location**: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne

**Categories**: Policy, Executive Level 1

**About the department**:
The department plays a key role in the Australian Government’s agenda to create jobs and build a stronger, more resilient and competitive economy. Our work builds on Australia’s existing strengths, supports businesses to grow, and drives new opportunities for long-term productivity growth and prosperity. The success of the department helps Australia recover from the economic consequences of COVID‑19 and adapt to its ongoing effects. Through our work, we support the government’s economic recovery plan and help to deliver a better future for all Australians.

**About the team**:
The Office of National Rail Industry Coordination (ONRIC) is responsible for implementing the Government’s National Rail Manufacturing Plan commitment. To do this, ONRIC will lead a coordinated Commonwealth approach to support and grow domestic rail manufacturing capability.

ONRIC will deliver a number of initiatives including:

- A national audit of the adequacy, capacity and condition of passenger trains and develop priority plans for rail manufacturing.
- A National Rail Procurement and Manufacturing Strategy to harmonise and simplify rolling stock procurement across Australian jurisdictions and to enhance opportunities for local industry.
- Appointing a Rail Supplier Advocate to help small and medium-sized enterprises to market their products across state and territory borders and to identify and take advantage of export opportunities.
- Establishing a Rail Industry Innovation Council will to address research and development, skills and capability needs in the rail manufacturing sector.

ONRIC is part of Industry Growth Division (IGD) which is responsible for setting Australia’s overarching industry policy and ensuring Australian industry is sustainable, resilient and growing to its full potential. IGD does this through policy and regulatory functions which influence business settings, build industry capability, manage economic risk and shocks, and support key sectors of the economy.

**The opportunity**

We have a range of **policy and stakeholder engagement** and **governance and operations at **roles available in the team. Working in ONRIC provides an exciting opportunity to be part of a flexible and dynamic team to shape, influence and deliver a high profile Government commitment to support manufacturing capability and create skilled local jobs.
- A demonstrated ability to manage and deliver competing projects and priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Strong problem solving skills and the ability to present evidence-based findings to inform policy advice and development.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to a range of audiences.
- Sound judgement and initiative.
- A demonstrated ability to manage and deliver competing projects and priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to a range of audiences.
- Experience with Commonwealth appointment processes and the ability to effectively lead secretariat activities.
- Ability to provide high quality support and advice to the Executive.
- Sound judgement and initiative.

**What you will do**:
For **policy and stakeholder engagement** roles:

- Take responsibility for driving and managing projects and delivering high quality and timely outputs including ministerial and executive briefings, policy development and analysis.
- Develop cooperative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including the Executive, ministerial advisors, other government agencies, and industry. Experience working collaboratively with state and territory government officials would be highly regarded.
- Support the Manager and Divisional Executive, and contribute to shaping strategic thinking and direction for the team.
- Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring for junior staff.

For **governance and operations** roles:

- Lead appointment processes for the Rail Supplier Advocate and the Rail Industry Innovation Council, including ministerial and administrative processes.
- Provide secretariat support and drive forward planning for the Rail Industry Innovation Council.
- Build and sustain a corporate coordination function within ONRIC, with responsibility for providing advice and support to the Executive Director of ONRIC and the Rail Supplier Advocate.
- Develop cooperative working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including departmental Executive, other government agencies, and industry.
- Support the Manager and Divisional Executive, and contribute to shape strategic thinking and direction for the team.
- Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring for junior staff.

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