Assistant Director, Grants Policy / Project Positions

• Governance & Resource Management Group / Governance and Grants Division / Grants Policy Branch
• Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing & Non-ongoing | Full-time & Part-time
• Canberra, ACT

ABOUT THE BRANCHThe Grants Policy Branch is responsible for developing and implementing whole-of-government policy advice on the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs) and has policy oversight of Commonwealth grants administration arrangements. The Branch coordinates the review and release requests for Grant Opportunity Guidelines and provides timely assistance and advice to Government, entities, and other stakeholders to assist them to meet their obligations under the policies and frameworks.ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYWe’re looking for team members who want to work in a dynamic area to achieve grant policy and project policy outcomes through engaging with entities across the Commonwealth.Assistant Director, Grants Policy and ProjectsDependent on the specified role, the Assistant Director, Grants Policy and Grants Projects may be responsible for the development and delivery of tasks associated to policy, project development and implementation strategies, governance and assurance, contract and procurement activities, and stakeholder engagements. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing policy requirements and ensuring policy alignment between grant reform works, second pass business case development, and the granting environment.
• Development and proposal of project plans and strategies associated to governance, assurance, project implementation, project transition, risk, communication, ICT implementation and integration, procurement and contract management, and APS capability uplift.
• Data analysis and reporting to identify and support entity, user and stakeholder needs.
• Develop and propose policy and legislative changes to support grant project works and deliver strategic short and long term benefits.
• Draft, review and coordinate key written materials relevant to policy and project delivery.
• Manage and coordinate staff and specialist contractors to deliver project activities where required.
• Lead and manage ongoing stakeholder engagements, including information gathering an analysis.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATIONFor detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. Roles may be offered as either ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. Specified term vacancies may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via

or call (02) 6215 1717 between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday. * For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.