Job Reference Number 22-LADIV-14220

Classification Executive Level 1

Job Title Assistant Director (Multiple Positions)

Division Legal and Assurance Division

Branch Corporate Assurance Branch

Section Assurance and Audit Section

Location Woden, ACT

Status Ongoing

Employment type Full-time

Salary Range $108,680 - $123,951

Security Clearance Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)

Contact Officer Name: Kate Herden
Phone: 02 6289 8190
Email: Katherine.Herden@health.gov.au

Eligibility

• To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made

• An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

• Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,

and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.

• Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).

• Providing evidence of qualifications.
  

Division Responsibilities

The Legal and Assurance Division is part of the Corporate Operations Group and provides

support to the Health portfolio through the provision of a range of Legal Services and

assurance activities. Legal and Assurance Division comprises the following Branches:

• Advice and Legislation Branch.

• Corporate Assurance Branch.

• Corporate, Commercial and Litigation Branch.

Branch Responsibilities

Corporate Assurance Branch (CAB) provides advice, assurance and support to departmental

functions delivering Health and Aged Care programs and policies. This includes providing

professional business and integrity assurance services to the Executive and shaping

departmental corporate and business planning approaches. CAB also supports the

department by leading the department’s projects management approach, developing and

enhancing its risk management framework, providing comprehensive business continuity

support, delivering value-add internal audit services, and through our liaison with external

scrutiny entities.

Section Responsibilities

The Assurance and Audit Section oversees the department's internal audit function in

partnership with internal audit service providers including delivery of the Internal Audit

Work Program and other assurance activities. The internal audit function is supported by

the Department of Health Assurance Framework and the Assurance Panel Procurement

arrangement. The team also manages the department's relationship with external scrutiny

entities such as the Australian National Audit Office, the Commonwealth Ombudsman and

the Joint Committee of Public Affairs and Audit. Portfolio Support Unit The Portfolio Support

Unit has four objectives to improve delivery confidence through targeted oversight and

assurance across the Health project portfolio:

• Enable delivery assurance and visibility to Senior Executives.

• Build project management capability.

• Support the delivery of government initiatives, and internal projects.

• Provide Portfolio-level analysis to inform investment decisions.

• Directly support the effective operation of the Digital, Data and Implementation

Board.

The Program Assurance, Planning and Risk Section manages the department's business and

risk planning processes and the risk management policy and framework. The Section is also

responsible for implementing the Business Continuity Management Framework, and

ensuring corporate insurances are in place for professional and public liability.

Key Responsibilities

These positions provide the opportunity to utilise technical skills in assurance, procurement,

project management, financial management, stakeholder management and/or contract

management. The responsibilities for these positions include:

• Providing technical advice, education and guidance to business areas on a range of

assurance and risk issues.

• Developing and managing a range of internal departmental and external agency

stakeholder relationships.

• Contributing to the development and implementation of initiatives supporting the

delivery of the department’s assurance service offering.

• Supervising and managing a team to deliver outcomes, identify opportunities and

provide excellence in corporate service delivery.

• Composing and performing quality assurance on minutes, briefs, reporting and other

documentation for the Senior Executive and senior governance committees.

Key Capabilities

• The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the capabilities and

behaviours outlined below and those detailed in the work level standards (EL1):

• High level communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and

maintain a productive working relationships and where required negotiate, with

clients, and internal and external stakeholders.

• Consider and effectively manage competing priorities and strategic directions in line

with the department’s goals and objectives.

• Ability to work within a dynamic environment to meet deadlines and ensure the

delivery of the team’s objectives.

• Take responsibility for the achievement of own and team outcomes, monitor

progress and follow through to deliver quality outcomes.

• Highly developed written communication skills, including the ability to prepare

documents for the Senior Executive.

• Strong staff development skills, with an ability to identify and build the skills and

knowledge required by members of staff.

Application Response (Single page application)

Your application will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate that you possess, or have

the real potential to develop, the required skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications

to perform the role. These requirements are based on the information provided to you as

part of the job advertisement, in line with the APS Work Level Standards.

Applicants are required to provide a statement of claims framed around the key duties and

key capabilities. Your statement of claims should be no more than one page in total with a

font no smaller than size 10. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not

be considered.

Work Environment Description

Responsibilities – As detailed in Section 28 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 while at
work, a worker must:

• Take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety

• Take reasonable care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the

health and safety of other persons

• Comply, so far as the worker is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that

is given by the person conducting the business or undertaking to allow the person to
comply with this Act

• Cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the person conducting the

business or undertaking relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been
notified to workers

• Complete all WHS related induction and training

• Report all work related incidents and/or illnesses to the WHS Section
  

Description Requirement Additional Information

Administrative

1. Computer Use Yes

2. Generic screen based Yes

3. Sitting at desk Yes

4. Standing for long periods No

Manual Handling

5. Lifting 0-15kg No

6. Lifting 15 kg + No

7. Climbing No

8. Bending No

9. Squatting No

10. Reaching No

11. Push/pull No

12. Sequential Repetitive Yes

Movements in short period of time

13. Manual dexterity/manipulation Yes

Work Environment

Description Requirement Additional Information

14. Work with others towards Yes

shared goals in a team environment

15. Works in isolation from other

staff (remote supervision)

16. Distance walking (ie: Large No

building or inter-building transit)

17. Works outdoors No

18.Works in a call centre No

environment

19. Works in a customer service No

environment

Tasks Involving

20. Exposure to chemicals No

21. Exposure to biological hazards No

22. Working at heights No

23. Requirement to wear personal No

protective equipment (PPE)

24. Requirement for full Colour No

vision

25. Work with energetics and No

explosives

26. Exposure to Petrol, Oil, Lubricant No

Products that may cause

dermatological conditions

27. Exposure to extreme No

temperatures

28. Confined spaces No

29. Exposure to Non-ionising No

radiation

30. Excessive Noise No

31. Low Lighting No

Description Requirement Additional Information

32. Dangerous Goods/ Equipment No

33. Exposure to airborne odours No

Travel

34. Frequent travel - Vehicle No

35. Frequent travel - Aeroplane No

36. Frequent travel - Seaborne No

Cyclic Workload

37. Peaks & Troughs No

38. Frequent Overtime No

39. Rostered Shift Work No