- Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Adelaide, SA; Melbourne, VIC; Tasmania, TAS; Brisbane, QLD; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA
- $129,477 - $143,099

About The Department Of Employment And Workplace Relations

We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.

We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re‑training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

With us your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you're engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.

The Role

Reporting to the Director, Skills Assessments, Finance and Reporting team, the Finance, Data and Reporting Assistant Director is responsible for the development and management of the Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) Branch’s financial and data reporting tools, including TRA cost recovery modelling, skills assessment demand forecasting and performance analysis of the Branch’s five TRA skills assessment programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Development, implementation, and periodic reviews of the TRA cost recovery model




- Ongoing monitoring of forecast demand against actual applicant demands for TRA’s skills assessment programs
- Analysis of available data holdings to detect changes or emerging trends that may affect efficient delivery of TRA assessment services
- Management of the branch’s budget, its data holdings and development of reporting tools
- Management of TRA’s Senate Estimates preparation
- Cost and demand modelling for New Policy Proposals
- Supervising, guiding, and mentoring a specialised team
- Provision of evidence-based advice on financial modelling, data and reporting to inform and advocate sound decision-making on complex matters

Eligibility

Don’t meet all the role requirements?

At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Citizenship

to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance

our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.

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📌 Assistant Director – Finance, Data and Reporting (Canberra)
🏢 Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
📍 Canberra