Assistant Director - Delivery Lead

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) in Canberra is seeking an Assistant Director - Delivery Lead within the Innovation and AI Transformation directorate. You will support adoption and delivery of AI and innovation priorities, coordinate governance reporting, and work with stakeholders across the department to identify and deliver AI use cases.

You will participate in agile ceremonies, contribute to capability uplift, and help shape responsible AI adoption while briefing

Qualifications

• Experience supporting planning, coordination and delivery of AI or innovation projects.
• Ability to work with policy and technical colleagues to develop AI tools and services.
• Experience coordinating governance reporting, briefings and dashboard updates.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of AI and innovation projects and initiatives
• Contribute to development and improvement of AI tools, products, and services with technical and policy colleagues
• Prepare and coordinate governance reporting, including briefings, dashboard updates, and committee papers for senior leadership
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings, agendas, minutes and action tracking
• Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, backlog refinement
• Support development of department-wide AI adoption strategies and capability uplift programs
• Promote responsible AI adoption, continuous learning and ethical practice within the team
• Provide clear and timely advice on AI delivery risks, progress and emerging issues to senior leaders
• Represent the Director at meetings as required

Job description

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) – Canberra ACT

Reporting to the Director, Innovation and AI Transformation, the Assistant Director - Delivery Lead is responsible for supporting the adoption and delivery of AI and Innovation transformation priorities within the Department. The IT Team Leader will work with stakeholders from across the department in supporting the identification, prioritisation and delivery of AI use cases. They will support governance reporting and project delivery activities, working within a team of IT professionals.

Reporting to the Director, Innovation and AI Transformation, the Assistant Director - Delivery Lead is responsible for supporting the adoption and delivery of AI and Innovation transformation priorities within the Department. The IT Team Leader will work with stakeholders from across the department in supporting the identification, prioritisation and delivery of AI use cases. They will support governance reporting and project delivery activities, working within a team of IT professionals.

The key duties of the position include:

Responsibilities of the Executive Level 1 may include:

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of AI and innovation projects and initiatives
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of AI tools, products, and services in collaboration with technical and policy colleagues
• Prepare and coordinate governance reporting, including briefings, dashboard updates, and committee papers for senior leadership and oversight bodies
• Coordinate stakeholder meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking action items
• Actively participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
• Support the development of department-wide AI adoption strategies, capability uplift programs, and guidance materials
• Promote a culture of responsible AI adoption, continuous learning, and ethical practice within the team and broader department
• Support senior leaders by providing clear and timely advice on AI delivery risks, progress, and emerging issues
• Represent the Director at meetings as required.

Eligibility

Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.

This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months.

Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)

We are the department that helps job seeking Australians find safe, secure, and well-paid work while we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or retraining to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.Secure jobs are vital—driving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty. We focus on connecting Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment.Our work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. It is our unique purpose to help people realise their potential and we want you to be part of it.Underpinning our important work is our focus on culture. We recognise that how we do things is equally important as what we achieve. Our workplace is one where different perspective are encouraged, people feel a sense of belonging and draw on the expertise of their peers. Our people demonstrate the APS Values, which includes being open, thoughtful, curious and candid. We also value employee wellbeing and developing leadership through investment in capability.