Assistant Director, Naval Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce

Department of Finance; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Finance seeks an Assistant Director for the Naval Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce in Canberra. You will help lead complex, high-priority workstreams spanning commercial, financing, governance and implementation matters for national naval projects.

As a senior member of a small team, you will shape briefs to Government, coordinate cross‑agency input and manage advisers, delivering high‑quality advice in a sensitive policy environment for Defence and Australian Submarine

Qualifications

• Australian citizenship required under section 22(8) APS Act 1999.
• Must obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead discrete workstreams elements and coordinate cross‑agency input.
• Manage specialist advisers and consultants.
• Shape submissions and briefs to Government.
• Resolve interdependencies across financing, commercial, design, regulatory, stakeholder and delivery workstreams.

Job description

Assistant Director, Naval Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce

The Naval Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce supports the Australian Government’s delivery and investment of nationally significant naval infrastructure. The Taskforce’s work spans supporting the delivery and financing for the Henderson Defence Precinct and Osborne Naval Shipyard, shareholder oversight of ASC and ANI, and broader activities that support Australia’s current and future nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.

The Taskforce provides integrated support and advice to Defence, the Australian Submarine Agency and other Commonwealth stakeholders across a broad range of workstreams reflecting the scale, sensitivity and complexity of these priorities.

The Taskforce also advises the Finance Minister on the Commonwealth’s ownership interests and shareholder functions for ANI and ASC, including through analysis and briefing on company performance reporting, annual reporting, corporate planning, director appointments, governance, meetings and other activities in line with applicable Shareholder Agreements. This work forms part of the Taskforce’s broader contribution to strengthening the infrastructure, commercial and governance foundations that support Australia’s naval shipbuilding and submarine enterprise.

ABOUT THE TASKFORCE

The Naval Infrastructure and Investment Taskforce supports the Australian Government’s delivery and investment of nationally significant naval infrastructure. The Taskforce’s work spans supporting the delivery and financing for the Henderson Defence Precinct and Osborne Naval Shipyard, shareholder oversight of ASC and ANI, and broader activities that support Australia’s current and future nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.

The Taskforce provides integrated support and advice to Defence, the Australian Submarine Agency and other Commonwealth stakeholders across a broad range of workstreams reflecting the scale, sensitivity and complexity of these priorities.

The Taskforce also advises the Finance Minister on the Commonwealth’s ownership interests and shareholder functions for ANI and ASC, including through analysis and briefing on company performance reporting, annual reporting, corporate planning, director appointments, governance, meetings and other activities in line with applicable Shareholder Agreements. This work forms part of the Taskforce’s broader contribution to strengthening the infrastructure, commercial and governance foundations that support Australia’s naval shipbuilding and submarine enterprise.

The key duties of the position include:

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES

Multiple assistant director roles are available to support senior leadership across the Taskforce’s work program, driving delivery of complex, high-priority workstreams providing strategic advice on commercial, financing, governance and implementation matters. The roles will require sound judgement, strong political awareness and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and sensitive policy and delivery environment on a major Defence project.

As a senior member of a small and high-performing team, you will support your director to lead and shape complex projects, oversee the preparation of high-quality advice and briefing, manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships, direct the work of expert advisers and consultants, and support executive decision-making on issues of significant strategic importance to Government.

Assistant directors will be responsible for leading discrete workstreams elements, managing specialist advisers, coordinating cross-agency input, supporting governance forums, shaping submissions and briefs to Government, and resolving interdependencies across financing, commercial, design, regulatory, stakeholder and delivery workstreams. The roles will suit candidates who can translate complex technical and commercial advice into clear options, risks and recommendations for senior executives and Ministers.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For 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

• 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 undertake 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.
• We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

Getting to know the Department of Finance

As a central agency of the Australian Government, the Department of Finance (Finance) plays an important role in assisting government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met.Finance supports the government’s ongoing priorities through the Budget process and fosters leading practice through the public sector resource management, governance and accountability frameworks. Finance plays a leading role in advising the government on many of its strategic priorities. We do this through our professional and considered approach to providing advice, developing policy, delivering services and engaging with our clients and stakeholders.Finance's key areas of focus are:- Budget- Business Enabling Services- Commercial- Governance and Resource Management