- Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT
- EL1: $129,477 - $143,099 + 15.4% superannuation

About the Department of Education
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

The Roles
The Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet (MPC) team is responsible for delivering high-quality, timely parliamentary services and coordinating ministerial products for the department and Ministers' offices. The team provides ongoing support, training and centralised administration of the Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS).

As the Assistant Director, Parliamentary Workflow at the Department of Education you will lead the department's parliamentary workflow function and is responsible for ensuring the effective administration, governance and continuous improvement of the Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS). The role oversees the delivery of accurate, timely and high-quality parliamentary services, supporting the department and Ministers' offices to meet parliamentary and ministerial requirements.

As the Assistant Director, Ministerial Office Support, Parliamentary Committee Enquiries and Tabling at the Department of Education you will lead the department's engagement with Ministers' offices and coordinates parliamentary committee enquiries, tabling requirements and related parliamentary business. The role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of parliamentary matters across the department, ensuring activities are delivered accurately, efficiently and within often competing and time-critical deadlines.

Duties and Responsibilities
Assistant Director, Parliamentary Workflow
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

- Lead and develop strategic parliamentary services, ensuring adherence to best practice standards and compliance with government and department requirements, to deliver agency priorities
- Foster an inclusive and positive team culture,



provide leadership, and support team members to enhance their capability, professional development and contribute to a high performing team
- Provide expert advice and guidance, quality assurance, identify innovative solutions, oversee compliance, share knowledge, and identify emerging issues
- Collaborate with senior leaders and key stakeholders to drive parliamentary initiatives, and enhance policy and program outcomes to meet strategic objectives
- Support the strategic direction of the department and manage and maintain Parliamentary Power BI reporting accurately, to enhance data-driven decision making
- Manage the administration of the PDMS, including maintenance, enhancement and internal training and support
- Support a continuous improvement approach and implement parliamentary processes and frameworks that support the team’s ongoing strategic and operational delivery of parliamentary services.

Assistant Director, Ministerial Office Support, Parliamentary Committee Enquiries and Tabling
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

- Lead the coordination of the department’s Ministerial Office Support, as well as its engagement in Parliamentary Committee Enquiries and Tabling
- Foster an inclusive and positive team culture, provide leadership, and support team members to enhance their capability, professional development and contribute to a high performing team
- Provide expert advice and support, to business areas and senior management to develop policy comments and drafting suggestions for Cabinet and parliamentary submissions




- Collaborate with senior leaders and key stakeholders to ensure the timely coordination of high-quality input for Cabinet and parliamentary processes
- Oversee the accurate recording and processing of data and information using the PDMS, and manage daily reporting and briefing folders for the Secretary and Senior Executives
- Lead quality assurance processes and audits, ensuring briefs, submissions and correspondence is in accordance with departmental and Ministerial requirements
- Assist and support the team to achieve operational and strategic objectives

How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application in our online recruitment system. You will need to:

- Provide a summary (no more than 750 words) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
- Upload your Resume
- Provide contact details for 2 Referees.

The APS work level standards are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level. We encourage you to review these when writing your application.

Eligibility
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 Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.

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

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📌 Assistant Directors, Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Government
📍 Canberra