Assistant Director Estate Administration

About the role

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is responsible for managing the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high-quality registry, trustee, and regulatory services.

Estate Administration is responsible for the management and administration of bankrupt estates through the Official Trustee (OT) function. Primarily focused on estates with a public interest element (e.g., vulnerability or misuse). OT functions include:

• conducting a compliance program to detect and address behaviours that can undermine community confidence in the personal insolvency system.
• administering bankruptcies, personal insolvency agreements and debt agreements where a registered trustee or debt agreement administrator is unable to do so, and the administration of the matter is in the public interest.

Purpose of the Position

Lead a dynamic and diverse team that delivers high quality operational and regulatory personal insolvency services to the Australian public.

Cultivate a team environment with a supportive culture that encourages innovation and business improvement where staff are valued and committed to producing outcomes that enhance public value.

Key accountabilities

• Effectively lead and manage a team to enable high performance and service delivery excellence in accordance with corporate governance, legislative requirements, industry standards and policies.
• Identify and contribute to the development and implementation of best practices, process improvement and change agendas aligned to broader government and organisational goals.
• Apply sound judgement and make evidence-based decisions supported by organisational operating environment and legislative and regulatory frameworks.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with client and stakeholder groups.
• Engage with operational and strategic projects, both as a subject matter expert and, where required, as a project board member.
• Lead, guide, and support workers to understand and adhere to all WHS obligations and take responsibility for own health and safety and that of others.

All duties will be performed in accordance with:

• the APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles.
• WHS obligations, taking responsibility for own health and safety and that of others.
• AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation, including guiding others to identify and mitigate foreseeable risks. 

Skills and Capabilities

Shapes strategic direction

• Has a macro view and looks beyond the boundaries or own responsibilities to the team, AFSA, the APS and industry and the broader community.
• Understands environmental trends and integrates knowledge into business strategies focused on service, value, quality, people and efficiency.

Promotes performance excellence

• Holds self and others responsible for achieving results and agreed outcomes.
• Positively contributes to a culture of high performance, through effective performance management practices.

Uses information to make evidence-based decisions

• Researches, identifies and integrates relevant evidence towards finding solutions to the problem.
• Provides unbiased, comprehensive and accurate advice to others.
• Uses past experience and organisational/environmental awareness to analyse what information is important and how it should be used in the decision-making process.

Engages people to build productive relationships

• Acts with honesty, integrity and respect in dealings with others.
• Is willing and able to understand others’ perspectives.
• Sets and manages expectations to achieve positive outcomes.

Drives innovation and continuous improvement

• Constructively challenges and questions status quo with a view to continually improving the way we work.
• Explores and works with new ideas that will benefit our stakeholders.

Qualifications and experience

Highly desirable

Tertiary qualifications in Law, Accounting, or relevant discipline from an Australian tertiary institution (or comparable overseas institution)

Why AFSA? 

You will enjoy excellent conditions including:

• generous superannuation (15.4%).
• hybrid working environment.
• a modern work environment.

We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

 At AFSA we encourage every employee to balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.

Eligibility:

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens.

The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo and maintain a security clearance to the level of Baseline Vetting as a condition of employment.

To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.

Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment.

How to apply? 

The closing date for this position is 11:59PM AEST, Wednesday 1 May 2024.

Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through theAFSA Careers Portal.

If accessing the AFSA careers portal for the first time you will need to register. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration. Make sure to check your Junk folder if you don't see this email in your Inbox. Please note that the registration process only needs to be completed one.

Once you have confirmed your registration, to complete your application, you need to:

• Click the 'Apply' button below which will open the AFSA careers portal.
• Provide evidence in the education/qualifications section of your application, if applicable  
• Complete a short questionnaire (mandatory).
• Attach your resume and statement of claims (cover letter 1-pages) addressing the skills and capabilities and required qualifications, accreditations, and experience outlined in the position description (mandatory)
• Provide the full name, employer, and contact details of at least two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent manager.
• Ensure that all mandatory fields (marked with a red banner) are completed.

Applicants who fail to provide the above requested information, will not be assessed by the selection panel.