Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 71271
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 June 2026
Contact Officer: Jack Walsh on [email protected] or (02) 6205 2603
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, experienced and skilled Director for the Governance, Risk and Compliance stream within Major Programs branch.
The Director - Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), will play a critical role in aligning the priorities of the directorate and the broader program by ensuring effective governance, program assurance, risk management, and compliance activities. This position collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across the program and branch, ensuring effective governance, risk management and compliance for the program. The Director drives and shapes the program’s governance and support functions that facilitate strong decision-making, minimises risks, ensures compliance, embeds continuous improvement and contributes to a robust culture of integrity and risk management.
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.
Eligibility/Other requirements:
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Tertiary level qualifications and/or certification (or working towards) in Project Management are desirable. These include one or more of: Diploma of Project Management, PRINCE2 Foundations, PRINCE2 Agile Foundations.
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Relevant tertiary qualification or certification in project management, governance, or Managing Successful Programmes is highly desirable.
Notes: This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
How to Apply: Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae of no more than six pages and a two-page pitch that addresses the “What You Require” section of the Position Description.
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.
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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