- Commercial Group / Commercial Investments Division / Transport Investments Branch
- Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT or Melbourne, VIC
- Australian Rail Track Corporation is the operator of Australia’s interstate freight rail network and, through its subsidiary Inland Rail Pty Ltd, is constructing the nation-building Brisbane to Melbourne Inland Rail project to increase resilience and improve the productivity of Australia’s supply chains.
- The Government has invested over $1 billion for National Intermodal Corporation to assess the feasibility of and to construct intermodal terminals to enhance the efficiency of Australia’s rail freight network and to deliver enhanced competition, environmental and social outcomes.
- Western Sydney Airport Corporation is in peak construction phase for the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport and is expected to have created more than 11,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction. Once completed in 2026, the airport will generate significant economic and social benefits to Western Sydney and the Australian economy.
- determine and be accountable for objectives, priorities, resources and task allocation;
- strengthen organisational capability, including through managing and leading people;
- work alongside colleagues across the Division to build and maintain a whole-of-department strategic capability to provide advice on emerging priority issues;
- formulate proposals and advice for Ministers and the Secretary on policy and management issues which are the responsibility of the branch;
- represent the Department in high-level discussions and negotiations with key stakeholders / outside organisations, and work closely with the Department’s Executive; and
- drive a positive workplace culture by designing and delivering approaches to embed desired behaviours across the organisation.
- engages proactively with the primary government entity responsible for delivery with a strong focus on analysing their operations and their environment, and consulting with stakeholders;
- possesses the flexibility to lead teams in adapting to change and emerging priorities whilst contributing to a positive team environment;
- be highly motivated with a curiosity for how government works and interacts with GBEs and shareholder departments;
- ensures robust and sound governance frameworks are in place with the responsible delivery entity and key stakeholders, by initiating change and contributing to policy development;
- be able to exercise sound judgement, promote and manage internal and external stakeholder relationships and work collaboratively with other areas of the department;
- provides advice and innovative solutions to the Minister for Finance and departmental senior staff on a range of policy and commercial issues, in addition to potential financing and funding arrangements regarding GBEs;
- drives policy and legislative reforms (including through Ministerial and Cabinet Submissions);
- leads stakeholder engagement and represents the department in engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including with specialist advisors and government entities;
- manages and responds to media and Freedom of Information inquiries affecting the branch’s functions.
- shows sound judgement in the consideration, treatment and reporting of key risks to operational performance and financial forecasts;
- demonstrates sound analytical capabilities and judgement on policy matters, with an ability to negotiate practical solutions; and
- displays drive and initiative to apply themselves to complex tasks and successfully manages competing deadlines, including when providing supervisory support to junior staff and building team capabilities and depth.
regarded.DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATIONFor detailed information about this role, 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.
- RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at
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