Director - Learning And Development

• Commercial Group / Procurement & Insurance Division / Future Made in Australia Office Branch
• Executive Level 2 ($149,239 - $175,700) | Ongoing | Full-time
• Canberra, ACT

ABOUT THE BRANCH & SECTIONThe Future Made in Australia Office is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Australian Government’s Buy Australian Plan, an ambitious program of procurement reform being delivered across the Australian Public Service. The Office is responsible for strengthening engagement with states and territories to deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits to Australia through procurement, and engaging directly with businesses and industry sectors to help lift their capability to successfully compete for government contracts.The Learning and Development team is responsible for:

• developing and delivering a Learning and Development Strategy for the Australian Public Service (APS) to uplift procurement and contract management capability
• develop and deliver face to face, face to screen and e-learning courses to APS officials, in collaboration with the APS Academy, and
• develop and deliver workshops for suppliers to understand and participate in government procurement.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYKey duties and responsibilities of the role are:

• Lead the team to develop and deliver training courses for Australian Public Service officials to uplift capability in procurement and contract management, and workshops for businesses to uplift capability to complete for Australian Government contracts.

• This work is part of achieving the objectives of the Buy Australian Plan.
• Work closely with other sections of the Branch, and across the department, as well as other parts of the APS, in particular the APS Academy, to develop and deliver training.
• Work collaboratively with industry partners to deliver workshops for businesses.
• Lead a small fast-paced and dynamic team of people who come from a variety of backgrounds

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.

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.