Assistant Director, Governance and Operations | Full-time Temporary

Closes: 17 July 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C

Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation

Position No: 58190

Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development

Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 July 2026

Contact Officer: Emma Gowling on Emma.Gowling@act.gov.au or 0435276897

Details: This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Office of International Engagement through the position of Assistant Director, Governance and Operations. This position will contribute to collaboratively developing and implementing high quality, evidence-based programs to deliver on the ACT Government's objective of promoting Canberra as a place to invest, do business, visit and study.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 25 September 2026. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply: Please provide a response no more than two pages describing your experience to the Selection Criteria, comparing "What you will do" against "What you require".

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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This is a temporary position available immediately until 25 September 2026.