Closes: 24 September 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation

Position No: 72264

Directorate: Education

Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 September 2026

Contact Officer: Camille Sides on [email protected] or (02) 6207 6224

Details: The Assistant Director, SSEMS is a member of the Schools Resourcing and Finance team, within Strategic Finance and Procurement and reports directly to the Director.

The role requires a self-motivated, experienced and highly capable Assistant Director, to assist with the ongoing support, improvement and maintenance of the Schools Staff Expenditure Monitoring System (SSEMS) and provision of business support to schools.

The role also requires experience in accrual-based public sector accounting and strategic budgeting, have strong technical and modelling skills to maintain, update and develop financial models, high level communication skills both written and oral, and the ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

- Tertiary accounting or equivalent qualification is highly desirable.
- Extensive experience in TM1 and advanced Excel is highly desirable.
- Experience with whole of government human resource functions is also highly desirable.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until the 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.



Selection may be based on application and referee report only.

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: Potential candidates should include a supporting statement of no more than two pages addressing the ‘What You Require’ criteria which can be found in the Position Description, and a current curriculum vitae including the contact 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.

Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until the 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

📌 Assistant Director, Schools Staff Expenditure Monitoring System (SSEMS) | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
🏢 Act Government
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