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Form of work Make a difference to the people of NSW
Be part of a supportive and high-performing team
Leverage your strategic delivery skills
Drive strategic and fiscal initiatives to deliver on the Treasurer’s Priorities
Employment Type: Ongoing
Work Location: Sydney CBD - Enjoy flexible hybrid working in line with operational needs
Classification / Grade / Band: Senior Executive Band 2
Remuneration: $325,146, negotiable; total remuneration package includes superannuation
Additional Benefits: Salary Packaging, Novated Leasing, and Fitness Passport available
Applications Close: Wednesday 7 September 2022 at 9:59 am
About the Opportunity
Join a highly collaborative, flexible, and inclusive team in a progressive organisation.
Currently, we have two (2) Executive Director role opportunities:
Executive Director, Health, and Stronger Communities
Leads and directs the division responsible for delivering strategic and fiscal advice for the Health cluster and Stronger Communities cluster. This role ensures that Treasury develops and executes on a ‘delivery’ focus and provides insights across Treasury and the sector to ensure we deliver on the Treasurer’s Priorities.
Executive Director, Strategic Policy, Education, and Customer Service
Leads and directs the division responsible for delivering strategic and fiscal advice for the Education and Customer Service clusters and First Nations and Energy and Environmental strategic policy areas. This role ensures that Treasury develops and executes on a ‘delivery’ focus and provides insights across Treasury and the sector to ensure we deliver on the Treasurer’s priorities.
About You
Ideally, you will embody these attributes:
You are an experienced leader. You develop individuals to perform at their best and work as a team. Your leadership inspires and drives the group to be more than the sum of its parts.
You can deliver. Effectively allocating your own and your team’s time across a wide range of complex tasks with competing deadlines.
You are a strategic thinker. Combining the best of proven approaches and innovative challenges to continually improve existing approaches to policy and budgeting.
You have high standards. A demonstrated commitment to high standards of performance and culture.
You are a trusted collaborator. Partners with Treasury colleagues and agency partners to build trust and foster effective working relationships.
You are a culture maker. A demonstrated commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and collaboration and a strong desire to develop highly capable, collaborative, and diverse teams.
About the Teams
The Policy & Budget Division (P&B) works collaboratively with agencies and partners to the State, to deliver fiscal, budget, and balance sheet outcomes for the State and citizens of NSW. The division encompasses sector-wide teams focused on i) Budget, ii) Outcomes Evaluation & Review, iii) Strategic Balance Sheet Management, and agency relationship teams covering v) Strategic Policy, Education & Customer Service, vi) Health and Stronger Communities, vii) Transport, Investment & Infrastructure.
Health & Stronger Communities (HSC) Division: The HSC Division is responsible for managing Treasury’s engagement with all the agencies in the Health and Stronger Communities Clusters. The Division provides strategic advice to the government on financial and non-financial performance as well as across a broad range of social policy areas including current and future health system reforms; mental health; disability policy; criminal justice and youth justice systems; courts and tribunals; policing and emergency services; housing and homelessness; child protection; domestic and family violence; sport; and support for disadvantaged and vulnerable cohorts.
Strategic Policy, Education & Customer Service (SPECS) division: The SPECS Division is responsible for managing Treasury’s engagement with all agencies in the Education and Customer Service clusters, and for leading on strategic policy regarding First Nations Outcomes and Energy and Environment policy areas. The Division provides strategic advice to the government on financial and non-financial performance matters as well as across a broad range of social policy areas, including NSW public schools and early childhood education reform, vocational education training and skills, First Nations Closing the Gap policy, and programs, digital investment strategy, water strategies, climate change, and sustainability.
About NSW Treasury
NSW Treasury is the NSW Government’s principal whole-of-government financial and economic adviser.
Treasury provides advice to inform budget decision-making; manages the State’s principal financial assets and liabilities; monitors the performance of its commercial agencies; advises on performance and financial management policies; and supports the development of policy advice and implementation of programs focused on energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and the transformation to a new low-cost, clean-energy economy.
Our State is made up of diverse communities with different needs. Treasury assists the Government to serve these communities by supporting the design and delivery of policies and programs. It is essential that we understand and involve these communities in delivering our work.
We believe a diverse workplace, where the best people collaborate effectively, is a positive and productive workplace. Therefore, we are always on the lookout for candidates who can bring diverse perspectives that reflect NSW communities and ensure the delivery of a world-class public service for the people of NSW.
Visit the NSW Treasury website for further information about our structure and functions:
treasury.nsw.gov.au/about-treasury/about-nsw-treasury
Talent Pool
A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool represents a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role or similar roles and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term, or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
How to Apply!
Submit your application ONLY via the I Work for NSW jobs platform, which should ideally include:
An up-to-date resume detailing your knowledge, skills, and experience in relation to the role.
A cover letter that explains your alignment with the "essential requirements" as shown in the attached role descriptions (RD) and is accessible for download from the I Work for NSW website.
You may apply for either or both roles within the same application, dependent on your aligned skills and experience.
Candidate Assessment
You may be asked to undertake further assessments as part of the recruitment process for this position, which may include, but are not limited to, psychometric assessments (e.g., personality and cognitive abilities assessments) and/or work tasks.
Support
Contact in confidence: Ken Boots ken.boots@treasury.nsw.gov.au
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for ongoing employment at NSW Treasury, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
If the advertisement relates to a temporary role, we may consider a temporary visa with unrestricted working rights and validity covering the duration of the temporary engagement.
NSW Treasury does not provide relocation expenses, nor can we support employer-sponsored work visas unless specifically referenced in the advertisement.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo background checks and provide confirmation of tertiary academic qualifications before commencement.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Flexibility
NSW Treasury is committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve through an inclusive and flexible workplace.
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTQI+ and diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
People with a disability are supported to access adjustments in our recruitment processes and the workplace. Please visit the following link for contact details if you have a disability and require an adjustment or assistance during the recruitment process:
https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/about-treasury/diversity-and-inclusion
A concurrent search is also underway
Close of applications: 9:59 am Wednesday 7 September 2022
