Assistant Director

Are you passionate about making a difference for Western Australia?

We want to hear from you.

The Department of Treasury and Finance is at the centre of Government decision-making. As the principal economic and financial advisor, we provide leadership and strategic advice and influence to support the delivery of services and outcomes for the benefit of Western Australia.

What we do is integral to the Government's decision-making processes about where and how to spend taxpayer's money to ensure Western Australians have access to quality services on a financially sustainable basis.

We lead procurement and leverage our buying power to secure products and services for government, achieving value for money for WA.

We collect revenue to fund government services and administer payment of grants and subsidies to the WA community.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
• professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
• generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
• access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
• corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
• Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability AccessandInclusion Plan and various Diversity and Inclusion Working Groups and Committees.

The Role:

The Assistant Director Procurement Intelligence and Reporting (PIR) leads the development and presentation of insightful reports and dashboards for stakeholders and the development of services in the areas of data modelling and analysis relevant to whole of government procurement. The role provides specialist advice in contemporary data analysis and business intelligence modelling, reporting practices and data integrity. The role also champions the principles and tools of effective data analysis and reporting to customers and stakeholders to raise collective understanding and promote data-driven decision making.

This position operates in the context of Leading Others. This means you will be required to deliver results through leaders and your teams in a single business area, and by influencing leaders in other business areas. You will add value by providing direction and developing and coaching your leaders to achieve operational objectives. You will make decisions about how services should be provided based on the resources at hand.

Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term appointment for 9 months available for filling, with the possibility of further extensions(s) and/or permanency.

The Ideal Candidate:

In addition to technical competencies, to be successful in this role you will have highly developed stakeholder engagement and strategic leadership skills to build and maintain strong working relationships. You will demonstrate commitment to delivering value adding services to our customers and have a passion for driving business improvement as well as meaningful and positive change.

How to Apply:

If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, please click the "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" button and you will be redirected to WA Government Jobs and follow the advertising instructions. If not directed straight to the position, please key the position number into the web search box.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won't accept late, and incomplete applications accepted.

Find Out More:

For further information about the position please contact Nic Power on (08) (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

Subsequent Vacancies

This process may be used to fill similar permanent or fixed-term (full time/part time) vacancies that may arise within the Department of Treasury and Finance and across the WA public sector within the next 24 months. Applicants found suitable but not recommended for this vacancy, may be considered for subsequent similar vacancies in the Department of Treasury and Finance, in accordance withPart 2 of the Commissioner's Instructions No. 39: Interim Arrangements to Fill Public Sector Vacancies.

Closing Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 at 4:00pm (AWST)

The Department may conduct an Executive Search to supplement the field of applicants.