The Role The Assistant Director, Foreign Military Sales Office (FMSO) supports Defence Delivery Group's participation in the United States Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program. Leading a multidisciplinary team under limited direction, you will provide strategic and practical advice that helps Defence acquire and sustain critical capability through FMS.

You will work with senior leaders, project teams, enabling functions, Australian Government stakeholders and United States partners to resolve complex issues, improve governance and strengthen FMS capability across Defence.

Your role includes supporting policy and process improvement, workforce professionalisation, and reforms to systems and frameworks that underpin FMS delivery. Key responsibilities include leading team priorities, providing advice across the FMS lifecycle, addressing systemic and high-risk issues, improving policy and guidance, supporting enterprise systems reform, fostering continuous improvement, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across Defence and the United States.

About our Team The Foreign Sourcing Directorate supports Defence Delivery Group's use of international acquisition pathways to deliver and sustain capability. Within the Directorate, the Foreign Military Sales Office serves as Defence's centre of expertise for FMS policy interpretation and application, guidance, and professionalisation. FMSO supports an enterprise portfolio of more than 500 FMS cases valued at over US$56 billion.

Rather than directly managing every case, the team enables successful delivery through expert advice,



policy interpretation, coordination, workforce development and escalation support.

Current priorities include modernising systems and frameworks, strengthening governance, supporting workforce capability and improving consistency across Defence's FMS activities. The team works closely with project offices, Defence stakeholders and international partners to address issues affecting acquisition and sustainment outcomes.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking an experienced leader who can operate confidently across strategy, policy and delivery. You will bring sound judgement, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to navigate complex issues while providing clear, practical advice. You do not need to be an FMS expert on day one.

More important is your ability to learn quickly, build credibility, draw on specialist expertise and lead cooperative problem-solving in a complex environment. You will balance strategic thinking with an understanding of the practical challenges facing projects and practitioners.

Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership experience, strong communication skills, sound analytical judgement and the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. You will have experience supporting policy, governance, change or continuous improvement activities, and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that values accountability, integrity and high performance.

Security Clearance:

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

📌 Assistant Director – Foreign Military Sales Office (FMSO) (Australia)
🏢 Department Of Defence
📍 Australia