Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 70298
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 September 2026
Contact Officer: Lachlan Thomas on [email protected] or (02) 6207 6163
Details: Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That’s what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Join Digital Canberra and help deliver smart, secure, and seamless digital services that improve the people that live and work in our beautiful city and surrounding area.
At Digital Canberra, you’ll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we’re committed to helping you grow.
Digital Canberra is seeking a high-performing and motivated Director, Government Business and Intergovernmental Relations. This role sits within the Ministerial and Government Services Branch and is responsible for coordinating key government business functions on behalf of the Directorate, including ministerial and executive briefing processes, whole-of-government reporting, intergovernmental relations and privacy obligations. Working closely with executives, central agencies, Ministerial Offices and stakeholders across government, the Director provides strategic and operational advice on complex and sensitive matters while delivering high-quality outcomes within often competing priorities and tight timeframes.
The Government Business and Intergovernmental Relations Team is responsible for leading government business responsibilities on behalf of the directorate in collaboration with other corporate and policy teams. This includes intergovernmental relations responsibilities, privacy management, Open Access and Freedom of Information, and related policy management guidance. The Director is responsible for providing leadership across government business, intergovernmental relations and privacy functions, while delivering a high level of client service to executives and business areas. The role supports strategic engagement and the provision of advice across Digital Canberra, ACT Government agencies, Ministerial Offices, central agencies and other jurisdictions.
Please refer to the Position Description for further information about this role. You may wish to speak to the listed Contact Officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the Position Description.
What we offer you
At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on the Canberra community. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference!
As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs.
Canberra is Australia’s capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It’s the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change.
Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is culturally and linguistically diverse. We welcome candidates who have the right to work in Australia, which may include temporary and permanent visa holders (subject to your visa conditions and security clearance restrictions).
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help shape Canberra’s digital future!
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
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Current Baseline security clearance issued by the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) or ability to obtain and hold an AGSVA Baseline security clearance.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extension until 30 June 2027.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply: Please submit a one-page Expression of Interest that addresses the ‘What You Require’ section of the Position Description and your current curriculum vitae, including the contact details of two referees.
Applications should be submitted .
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a temporary position available immediately until 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extension until 30 June 2027.
