Deputy Secretary, Senior Executive Service Band 3

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Department of Finance is seeking exceptional senior leaders to join our Executive Board as Deputy Secretaries (SES Band 3) across various Groups. These roles are pivotal in shaping the department's strategic direction, driving reform, and delivering outcomes that support the Government's priorities and Finance's purpose.

As a Deputy Secretary, you will lead a Group and play a central role in influencing national policy, overseeing complex programs, and managing high-stakes initiatives. You will work closely with the Secretary, Ministers, senior APS leaders, and external stakeholders to deliver results that matter to all Australians.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing strategic leadership and direction across your Group;
• Driving organisational transformation and capability uplift;
• Representing the department in high-level forums and intergovernmental engagements;
• Leading the development and delivery of nationally significant policies and programs;
• Fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and values-driven culture.

These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of public administration and contribute to the effective functioning of government at the highest level.

This selection process will also be used to establish a merit pool that may be used to fill roles as they become available within the following 18-month period.

ABOUT THE GROUPS

Budget

Budget Group provides policy and financial advice on government expenditure and non-taxation revenue matters to the Minister for Finance, other senior ministers, and a number of Cabinet committees, including the Expenditure Review Committee (ERC) of Cabinet.

Budget Group supports the Government to prepare, deliver, and manage the Budget. The Group assists Commonwealth agencies to meet their financial management and reporting obligations. Budget Group aims to ensure the analysis, policy advice, and costing information provided to government supports informed decision-making, and that all economic updates meet legislative requirements and timeframes.

The Group is responsible for the Department's enterprise data governance and our data analytics capabilities, including the management of requests for Finance's data under the
Data Availabilityand Transparency Act 2022
.

Business Enabling Services

The Business Enabling Services Group works with the Secretary, Executive Board and other business groups within the department to enhance, promote and sustain Finance's role as a trusted and professional adviser to the government. This includes through the management of a number of whole-of-government ICT projects and systems, policy advice on the Government's information and advertising framework and delivery of corporate and digital services for the Department. The Group also provides current parliamentarians and their staff, and former Senators and Members, with a range of facilities and services, and is supporting the delivery of initiatives to support safe and respectful Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.

The Group manages the Shared Services Transformation Program Office, which includes a shared services provider hub – the Service Delivery Office – to deliver shared corporate services to 18 client entities across 6 portfolios and has policy responsibility for the Shared Services Program aimed at improving APS corporate services efficiency and sustainability.

Commercial

Commercial Group provides advice on the Australian Government's Government Business Enterprises (GBEs) and commercial entities, manages the domestic non-Defence property portfolio and undertakes the review and reform of such assets including divestment, where relevant. It also develops and maintains the Australian Government's procurement policy framework (including the initiation and management of a range of whole of government contracts), manages the Australian government's special claims, insurance and risk management operations, and leads and coordinates the regulatory reform agenda across Government, working with other jurisdictions to progress key reforms.

Governance and Resource Management

Governance and Resource Management Group develops policy and advises on the resource management and governance frameworks for public sector agencies, government investment funds, and superannuation arrangements for members of parliament and Commonwealth employees. The group consolidates budget updates, prepares the appropriation bills and the Commonwealth's monthly and annual consolidated financial statements, manages the Official Public Account, and provides accounting policy advice.

Governance and Resource Management Group also provides policy leadership on grants administration, manages the Gateway assurance review process and advises the government on electoral policy. The group leads Commonwealth whole-of-government data policy and the work to continue developing Australia's expanded Digital ID system. The Office of the National Data Commissioner also sits within the Group.

Through the Government and Defence Division, the Group also provides policy advice and financial analysis to Government on strategic Defence policy and acquisitions, intelligence issues, security, law and justice, foreign affairs, trade and overseas development assistance, immigration and border protection, territories, financial and economic regulation, revenue collection, superannuation and the central operations of the Executive government and the Parliament.