Assistant Secretary

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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Assistant Secretary - Employment Conditions Division (2 positions) Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Darwin NT, Hobart TAS, Melbourne VIC, Perth WA, Sydney NSW
About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives.
We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees.
We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape.
It is our ambition to do things differently, to be a model employer – where our people reflect our purpose.
Your efforts in this role will have a direct impact on helping us achieve this ambition.

The key duties of the position include: About the Equity, Entitlements and International Labour Branch
The Equity, Entitlements and International Labour Branch is responsible for developing and implementing policy relating to long-service leave, portable entitlements, pay equity and workplace relations reforms supporting women's workforce participation.
Additionally, the Branch also has oversight of the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Scheme, the Commonwealth's only portable entitlements scheme for employees in the black coal mining industry.
The Branch is also responsible for managing Australia's representation to the International Labour Organization, working across the department and government to negotiate, ratify and report on international labour standards and promoting fundamental labour standards in other bilateral and multilateral fora.

About the Technology, Institutions and Consultation Branch
The Technology, Institutions and Consultation Branch leads the development and implementation of a strategic consultation approach for the Workplace Relations Group on workplace relations reforms.
This includes providing secretariat support for meetings of Workplace Relations Ministers, the National Workplace Relations Consultative Committee, the National Construction Industry Forum and other consultative bodies.
Additionally, the Branch has policy oversight of the Fair Work Commission and the role of the courts in workplace relations matters, and the impacts of workplace relations reforms on small business.
The Branch also leads workplace relations engagement on the use of artificial intelligence and regulatory technology in the workplace and the Competition Review of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

About the Roles
1) Assistant Secretary - Equity, Entitlements and International Labour Branch
2) Assistant Secretary - Technology, Institutions and Consultation Branch
As Assistant Secretary, you will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the department, including driving policy review and implementation.
You will support the Executive team in the provision of high quality and timely advice to Government and will contribute to the leadership and strategic direction of the department.

You will lead development of outcome-focused performance measurements that support and enable the delivery of positive outputs, as well as providing concentrated assurance and compliance activities, data and reporting along with research, evaluation and capability development.

Skills and Experience
Successful candidates will have demonstrated their ability and commitment to shape organisational culture and capability, in particular they will have:
Exceptional leadership and management skills and experience.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Experience in creating and maintaining productive working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including the ability to work in genuine partnership with industry and the vast array of stakeholders.
Ability to understand and influence key stakeholders that have complex and competing interests.
Working under pressure and balancing competing priorities in a high-profile, fast-paced environment.
Ensure a smooth flow of information to, and a high level of cooperation with Executive, Ministers office and relevant senior staff on internal and external communication and engagement, parliamentary and government relations, and national media.
Lead the successful delivery of complex and time critical operational and strategic projects.
Develop an environment that ensures sound planning, effective risk management, continuous improvement, and a strong service delivery focus.
Provide leadership and marshal expertise in policy delivery, data, performance, assurance and integrity to deliver on whole of government priorities.
The successful candidate will exemplify the characteristics set out in the SES Band 1 Integrated Leadership System, the APS Leadership Capability Framework and the Secretaries Charter of Leadership Behaviours.

Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.
These are designated security assessed positions.
The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance.

This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool.
The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months.

Notes Identified Position
Due to the nature of our outcomes, policies and programs, all roles are Identified Positions.
All eligible candidates must address in their application their level of cultural competency and their ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and colleagues during the recruitment process.

You will require capacity to attain cultural competency, including:
understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, and willingness and commitment to continue to develop cultural competency.
Indigenous job seekers are encouraged to apply for this vacancy.
If the job is 'Identified', then part or all of the duties impact on Indigenous Australian communities or their representatives.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy.
Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.

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Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) We are the department that helps job seeking Australians find safe, secure, and well-paid work while we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees.
We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or retraining to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
Secure jobs are vital—driving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty.
We focus on connecting Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment.
Our work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape.
It is our unique purpose to help people realise their potential and we want you to be part of it.
Underpinning our important work is our focus on culture.
We recognise that how we do things is equally important as what we achieve.
Our workplace is one where different perspectives are encouraged, people feel a sense of belonging and draw on the expertise of their peers.
Our people demonstrate the APS Values, which includes being open, thoughtful, curious and candid.
We also value employee wellbeing and developing leadership through investment in capability.

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