Job Description

Geoscience Australia values the lands, water and sky as we work to deepen a shared understanding of Country and Earth. We respect First Nations peoples and their enduring connection, contribution and obligations to Country. Reflecting on our shared history, we are committed to listen and learn.

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About us

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Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

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Our culture

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Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

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Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

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What we can offer you

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When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of advantages and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.

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Our team

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The Chief Information and Transformation Officer (CITO) Branch is responsible for driving the organisation's digital, data, and business transformation agenda. The branch provides strategic leadership and governance for information and communication technology (ICT), data management, security, and enterprise architecture, ensuring systems and platforms are secure, reliable, and aligned with organisational priorities.

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The CITO Branch leads the design and delivery of innovative, user-centric digital services while enabling continuous improvement across business processes. It works in partnership with business areas to modernise capabilities, leverage data for decision-making, and embed scalable, future-ready solutions. The branch also fosters a culture of agility, collaboration, and innovation to support sustainable transformation and improved outcomes for stakeholders.

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Geoscience Australia values the lands, water and sky as we work to deepen a shared understanding of Country and Earth. We respect First Nations peoples and their enduring connection, contribution and obligations to Country. Reflecting on our shared history, we are committed to listen and learn.

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About us

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Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

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Our culture

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Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender,



backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal prospect to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

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Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

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What we can offer you

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When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.

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Our team

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The Chief Information and Transformation Officer (CITO) Branch is responsible for driving the organisation's digital, data, and business transformation agenda. The branch provides strategic leadership and governance for information and communication technology (ICT), data management, security, and enterprise architecture, ensuring systems and platforms are secure, reliable, and aligned with organisational priorities.

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The CITO Branch leads the design and delivery of innovative, user-centric digital services while enabling continuous improvement across business processes. It works in partnership with business areas to modernise capabilities, leverage data for decision-making, and embed scalable, future-ready solutions. The branch also fosters a culture of agility, collaboration, and innovation to support sustainable transformation and improved outcomes for stakeholders.

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The key duties of the position include:

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The Assistant Director, AI Adoption and Governance is responsible for leading the design, implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise AI governance and adoption, translating whole of government policy into agency practice, and enabling safe, high value use of AI aligned to organisational priorities.

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What you'll do

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You will play a critical leadership role in ensuring AI at Geoscience Australia is ethical, secure, sustainable and aligns with whole of government requirements.

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Advise and enable decision-making

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- Provide strategic advice to the AI Accountable Official, Chief AI Officer and Executive on AI obligations, risks and opportunities
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- Prepare high-quality briefings, submissions and decision papers
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- Support business case evaluation, prioritisation and risk-based decision-making for AI use cases
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Embed AI governance and assurance

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- Operationalise whole-of-government AI frameworks, standards and policies
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- Embed risk, ethics, accountability and transparency into AI use
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- Oversee AI assurance activities (e.g. impact assessments, AI register, audit readiness)
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Drive AI adoption and delivery

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- Establish a pipeline of AI use cases, with effective prioritisation and business ownership
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- Support capability uplift and practical adoption of AI across the organisation
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- Establish and track adoption and performance metrics (e.g. usage, productivity uplift, risk posture)
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Collaborate and influence

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- Build strong partnerships across the organisation, coordinating input from business, data, digital,



legal and governance teams
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- Influence the adoption of consistent and responsible AI practices
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- Represent the agency in cross-government AI communities, forums and working groups
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- Coordinate and grow an internal AI Community of Practice
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Support transformation and organisational alignment

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- Align AI initiatives with enterprise strategic outcomes and organisational transformation priorities
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- Manage interdependencies with transformation workstreams, including digital, data and workforce initiatives
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Work-related attributes

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- Outcomes-focused and comfortable working in a fast-changing environment
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- Collaborative, with strong relationship-building skills
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- Curious, adaptable and committed to continuous learning
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- Motivated to apply innovation in a public sector context
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- Versatile in taking on new challenges, working with different areas of the organisation and contributing to organisational priorities.
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Required skills, experience and/or qualifications

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- Experience in governance, risk, policy or assurance in a public sector context
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- Experience translating policy into operational frameworks and practices
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- Proven ability to provide strategic advice and executive-level briefings
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- Experience leading organisational change or technology adoption initiatives
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- Understanding of AI capabilities, risks, ethics, and responsible use (deep technical skills not required)
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- Strong communication skills when working with a highly technical workforce
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- Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders across diverse functions
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Success in this role looks like

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- AI governance frameworks implemented and operating effectively
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- Increased protected and compliant AI adoption across the organisation
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- Identifiable delivery of high-value AI use cases
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- Positive assurance outcomes
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- Strong engagement across internal and APS AI communities
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Notes

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Technical Assistance

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If you require technical assistance, call our Recruitment and Delivery team on (02) 6249 9*** or email ***********@ga.gov.au.

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A merit list/pool may be created from this process. If you are successful for the merit pool, your details may be shared with other Australian Public Service agencies unless you choose not to have your details disclosed.

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Getting to know the Geoscience Australia

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Geoscience Australia is an Australian Government listed entity within the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio.Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse qualified expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal chance to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.We are committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offer a flexible and diverse workplace.

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