Assistant Director

EL 1 - $115,663 - $124,403 per annum plus superannuation
- People, Property and Security Division
- Perth (WA), Adelaide (SA), Darwin (NT), Brisbane (QLD), Melbourne (VIC), Canberra (ACT) or Sydney (NSW)
- _Flexible working options available._
- _Exciting program of work to drive the department's Future of Work initiatives._
- _Partner with the business to design and lead strategic workforce planning._

**Who we are**
The People, Strategy and Safety Branch is the centre of capability identification, acquisition, mobilisation and development in the department and supports the department to achieve its complex agenda through a highly capable, diverse and inclusive workforce. We provide valuable support and guidance to business areas through our closely connected sections: Health, Safety and Welfare Strategy and Systems; Health, Safety and Welfare Operations; Organisation Design and Analytics; Culture, Diversity and Inclusion; Talent, Leadership and Capability; Workforce Strategy, Planning and Design.

The Workforce Strategy, Planning & Design Section supports the department’s strategic objectives through the design and delivery of HR strategies and initiatives. The team is responsible for ensuring the department is capable, engaged and future ready through HR reform, analytics and reporting, best-practice workforce planning, embedding new behaviours and ways of working and taking action on the census results.

**The Jobs**
Core duties of the role include:

- contributing to the team's collaborative and supportive culture by providing leadership, support and advice to other team members
- extracting, manipulating and analysing data using a number of systems and turning this analysis into insights
- developing and implementing HR reform projects in consultation with staff and the executive
- driving new ways of working and Future of Work initiatives, in line with the departmental context and APS Reform
- partnering with the business to revise and implement group level tactical workforce plans
- providing evidence-based expert advice and policy direction to managers and staff on HR policies and strategies
- engaging and collaborating with colleagues to achieve departmental people priorities and team goals and building strong and effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
- driving the design of, and conducting, workforce surveys at various stages of the employment life cycle and contributing to the analysis of trends or actions arising
- contributing to the administration and analysis of the department's employee census, providing recommendations to the executive on key areas to address and driving improvement across the department.
- providing high-level leadership to, and optimising the performance of, team members, including leading a team that may include locally based and/or geographically dispersed members
- preparing senate estimates briefs and responding to questions on notice
- undertaking other ad-hoc strategic HR projects, as required, and providing ongoing support and expertise to our Director and Assistant Secretary.

**Please note** that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill
**one non-ongoing vacancy and potentially one ongoing vacancy in the Workforce Strategy, Planning & Design Section**. Both roles may be performed from any of the locations listed on the job description. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the division where the duties are of a similar nature.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
To be successful in this role you will be experienced in providing high level strategic direction, advice and support on a broad range of people management issues relevant to a large, geographically dispersed organisation with a functionally diverse workforce. You will have demonstrated professional ethical standards and personal integrity in dealing with sensitive personnel matters and a record of achievement in delivering results. You will have breadth and depth of experience in HR, including the latest thinking in the field as well as understanding the broader APS agenda.

You will also have:

- experience in, and a passion for, HR strategy and reform
- demonstrated workforce planning experience, including the design of workforce plans and the implementation of recommendations.
- demonstrated experience as a trusted and collaborative HR advisor that provides high-level strategic advice and can bring others along on the journey.

**For additional information, please read the Job Description below.