Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 71436
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 July 2026
Contact Officer: Steven Portelli on [email protected] or (02) 6207 8702
Details: The Education Directorate is reshaping how its central office works so it can better support schools, students, staff, government and the ACT community. The multidisciplinary organisation design team will deliver a challenging program of discovery, design and implementation to reshape how the directorate operates and is structured. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a once-in-a-generation organisation reform program that will help build a more connected, sustainable and effective education directorate.
The Assistant Director, program delivery and management will play an important role in delivering defined parts of the organisation design work program and maintaining the program management discipline that keeps the work organised, visible and moving. The role will manage program work, coordinate activity across teams and stakeholders, and maintain core program artefacts including plans, status reports, registers, issue logs, decision records and governance materials.
This role will suit someone who is practical, structured and comfortable taking ownership of work in a complex and evolving environment. You will help turn program intent into completed deliverables, making sure priorities are clear, risks and issues are visible, actions are followed through and progress is maintained.
As the reform agenda matures, work programs, reporting arrangements and team structures may evolve. We are looking for people who are comfortable working flexibly in a changing environment and who want to help build a more connected, sustainable and effective education directorate.
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.
Eligibility/ Other Requirements:
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Experience using records management systems and office management tools such as TRIM, SharePoint, Excel, OneNote, Teams and Planner is desirable.
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Experience or qualifications in project management, program coordination, public administration or a related field are desirable, but not mandatory.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. These roles sit in a broader reform environment. While the immediate focus is organisation design, successful candidates may contribute to related reform, implementation or transition priorities as the work program evolves. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply: Please submit:
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A pitch of no more than two pages. Your pitch should explain why you are suitable for the role, drawing on the position overview, duties and capability requirements in the Position Description. Please include examples that demonstrate your relevant Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Capabilities.
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Your curriculum vitae and the 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 for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.
