Skills Canberra is looking for an experienced Assistant Director to lead the design, delivery and improvement of grant programs and strategic projects. You will manage complex grants, procurement and contracts, provide clear advice to executives and government, and build productive relationships with stakeholders. You will also contribute to policy and priority initiatives across Skills Canberra. We are looking for someone with strong leadership, communication and organisational skills who can exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the 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.

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A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill similar vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: Please submit:

- A curriculum vitae; and
- A pitch of no more than two pages outlining your suitability for the role. Your pitch should address the selection criteria in the Position Description and demonstrate how your skills and experience will enable you to perform the role.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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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📌 Assistant Director, Grants Policy and Projects Full-time Permanent (Australian Capital Territory)
🏢 Act Government
📍 Australian Capital Territory