Assistant Director, Strategic Planning and Support - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government

ACT Government

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Description

The Emergency Services Agency (ESA) is responsible for emergency management and related support arrangements in the Territory.

The Agency's four operational services are ACT Ambulance Service, ACT Fire and Rescue Service, ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT State Emergency Service.

The Agency's supporting branches are People, Culture & Training, Risk & Planning, Capability, Coordination & Support, and Finance.

The Finance Branch is responsible for the provision of financial management, advice and support services across the ESA to support operations, and to provide operational assistance where an Incident Management Team (IMT) is established.

It undertakes day-to-day financial management activities such as financial reporting, budget development and management, costing and pricing, business analysis, internal assurance, accounts payable and receivable management as well as providing advice on strategic matters.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

The successful applicants will be required to:

Deliver strategic financial, procurement and budgeting support services, including liaising with external stakeholders and provide high-level specialist advice to the Senior Director and the Executive Team across the agency on a diverse range of financial issues.
Contribute to the identification and delivery of initiatives that improve financial management processes and provide significant support to the team during the transformational change processes.
Manage consultation and highlevel negotiations, liaison and coordination across the Directorate and with other government agencies.
Manage the development of strategic and procedural advice on directorate and government issues on request and in consultation with relevant areas.
Coordinate and develop highlevel business case submissions, reports and correspondence.
Liaise with business units, other ACTPS directorates and external stakeholders on behalf of the business unit.

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Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.