- $124,393 - $140,315 (+ up to 15.4% Superannuation)
- Canberra - ACT

The Role
The acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines is an historic and transformative endeavour for Australia. The whole-of-nation effort to safely and securely deliver the cutting edge nuclear-powered submarine program will transform Australia’s economic and national security landscape for decades to come.

The Assistant Director Governance and Trilateral Secretariat will drive effective coordination of trilateral governance meetings to enable critical senior executive decision-making. While encompassing key secretariat duties, this role is heavily focused on strategic coordination, translating programmatic and policy information for diverse audiences, and drafting briefs and other documents for senior leadership. The Assistant Director Governance and Trilateral Secretariat will work closely with stakeholders across the AUKUS Pillar I Endeavour to deliver expert secretariat services.

About our Team
The AUKUS Pillar I Portfolio Office (PfO) is an independent, trilateral organisation responsible for the delivery of portfolio controls, governance, and secretariat services. The PfO – comprised of Australian, UK, and U.S. personnel – is nation-agnostic, and focused on alignment, coordination and overseeing the delivery of key trilateral governance forums to enable senior decision-making across partner nations.

The PfO’s primary roles are the coordination of essential Pillar I portfolio controls functions, Pillar I governance and trilateral secretariat, and maintaining a single source of truth (the definitive trilateral repository of program artefacts and records). Our team engages with a diverse and broad range of Pillar I stakeholders,



including but not limited to Phase Steering Groups, Integrated Project Teams, Program Delivery Offices, and Senior Leaders across partner nations.

Our Ideal Candidate
We are a dynamic organisation seeking employees who are agile, innovative and energised by high-paced work. We are seeking highly motivated and cooperative minded people who will have the opportunity to contribute to a once in a lifetime program.

Our ideal candidate should have the following skills and experience:

- Experience in drafting briefs, secretariat or administration work, including the management of executive-level committees.
- Exceptional written communication skills, with the proven ability to translate programmatic and policy information for diverse audiences and produce briefs, meeting papers, and other documents for senior leadership.
- A strong attention to detail, sound judgement and professionalism.
- A confident, collaborative leader who can effectively develop and manage small teams.
- The capacity to think strategically and develop plans and processes to support and enhance the delivery of quality outputs in a high tempo environment.
- Demonstrated effective stakeholder management, with well-developed verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
- Possesses high-level organisational skills, self-motivation and initiative, and the ability to influence others to achieve outcomes and deliver organisational objectives.
- The flexibility and willingness to occasionally work non-standard or extended hours to support trilateral communications, briefings, and meetings across conflicting international time zones (Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (U.S.)

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📌 – Assistant Director Governance & Trilateral Secretariat (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Submarine Agency - AU Government
📍 Canberra