Assistant Base Manager

The Role

As the Assistant Base Manager, you will lead a team working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure essential services are delivered, and that Defence property and assets are maintained to a high standard. You will design and recommend solutions and management strategies for whole of base operations, incident management and strategic planning.

You will work independently and as part of an integrated team and be accountable for achieving your deliverables. You will exercise initiative and judgement in the interpretation of policy and the application of procedures.  

This role will suit you if:

• You enjoy positive and challenging aspects of stakeholder engagement and have a high level of emotional intelligence.
• You enjoy achieving results, are not daunted by working with uncertainty and appreciate a challenge as a learning opportunity. 
• You have the ability to adapt to change, and influence others in a positive and flexible manner.

About our Team

You will be responsible for leading and developing a small team and accountable for setting, managing and monitoring workflows. You will have experience in developing team capability and confidence through coaching, feedback, and encouraging staff to be the 'best they can be'; while delivering a professional and consistent service to the customer.

You will be working with your team and partner agencies to enhance the customer experience. You will be agile in your thinking, proactive in engaging with your peer network and stakeholders, as well as actively identifying opportunities to implement improvements to service delivery. 

The Defence base team provides and coordinates essential on-the-ground services and support to Defence personnel across their base. The Defence base team works closely with contracted service providers to sustain the Defence working environment, to conduct whole-of-base planning and coordination, and conduct incident response and recovery activities.

Our Ideal Candidate

You will demonstrate the following characteristics:

• An ability to think strategically, communicate with influence, and develop productive working relationships.
• Experience at leading and developing a team.
• Genuine interest in providing the customer with a positive and professional experience.
• Achieving outcomes through effective negotiation and highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Resilience, personal drive and a focus on enabling others in support of Defence capability.
• Willingness to learn and be challenged.
• Ability to adapt to change in a positive and flexible manner.

If you are looking for a position where you will be engaging with a variety of clients and suppliers, in an indoor and outdoor context, and you enjoy coming to work in a role where no two days are the same, then we recommend you engage with the Contact Officer and discuss further.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 28 March 2024

For further information please review the job information pack, reference SEG/00920/24 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=1AAA7B43-BFAA-38BD-9A8D-DA8F1A9511F3