Closes: 05 October 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade B

Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation

Position No: 58519

Directorate: Health and Community Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 September 2026

Contact Officer: Emily Chiumento on [email protected]

Details: Are you a strategic and collaborative leader with a passion for improving outcomes for people experiencing homelessness? We are seeking an experienced Director, Homelessness Services to support the Senior Director in leading a high-performing team responsible for program development, service design, project management, evaluation, and procurement within the homelessness services sector.

In this influential leadership role, you will help shape and deliver services that respond to the needs of the ACT community. You will lead complex projects and initiatives, provide expert advice on homelessness service delivery, and contribute to policy development, financial analysis, and future investment strategies. You will be responsible for preparing high-level briefings, business cases, ministerial correspondence, reports, and policy papers for senior executives and government stakeholders.

Working in a agile environment, you will manage competing priorities and deliver practical solutions to complex challenges. You will play a key role in driving innovation, improving business systems and processes, implementing performance and risk management frameworks, and ensuring effective service outcomes.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills. You will have the ability to influence and negotiate with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and build productive partnerships across government and the homelessness services sector. Experience in government processes, procurement, contract management, and specialist homelessness services will be highly regarded.

Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD)



is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. 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 ACT Public Service (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.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of four months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

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 your curriculum vitae and a maximum one-page written response in support of your application.

Applications should be submitted .

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

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 immediately for a period of four months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

📌 Director, Homelessness Services | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
🏢 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
📍 Canberra