Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 70322
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 September 2026
Contact Officer: Angela Schacht on [email protected] or (02) 6207 3993
Details: Join Digital Canberra and build a career that makes a real difference in the community, where your contribution matters and you’re part of something meaningful. At Digital Canberra, we deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use.
Our Corporate Group is seeking a motivated and experienced leader to join the People and Capability Branch as Director, Culture and Inclusion. If you are passionate about creating a workplace where people feel valued, included and empowered to perform at their best, and about using workforce insights to shape strategic initiatives that strengthen organisational culture, capability and future workforce readiness, this could be the opportunity for you.
In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of strategic workforce programs and initiatives across diversity and inclusion, organisational capability, employee experience and workforce planning. Working collaboratively with business areas, stakeholders and corporate teams, you will identify workforce needs and implement practical initiatives that address capability gaps, support workforce sustainability and foster a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace.
Drawing on workforce data, evidence and emerging trends, you will provide high-quality advice to senior leaders and shape strategies that strengthen organisational culture, capability and future workforce readiness while delivering meaningful business outcomes.
Partnering with executives, managers and key stakeholders across Digital Canberra, you will build workforce planning capability, promote contemporary workforce practices and support the development of a workforce that is agile, capable and ready to meet future challenges. You will also monitor and evaluate outcomes, ensuring initiatives deliver measurable benefits and value for money.
As a leader within the branch, you will foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, providing clear direction, guidance and support while modelling behaviours that contribute to a positive and high-performing workplace culture.
For more information about the role, please refer to the position description. 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 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.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
How to Apply: Submit a copy of your resume/curriculum vitae and a two-page pitch that addresses the “What You Require” section of the Position Description. Please ensure your response provides evidence of your suitability for the role, including specific examples that clearly demonstrate your relevant skills, knowledge and behavioural capabilities.
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 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
