Assistant Director, Objective Projects

Council Jobs; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 128,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Government in Canberra seeks an Assistant Director, Projects within Digital Canberra. Lead planning and delivery of projects that support digital recordkeeping, managing onboarding, migrations, integrations, digitisation and service enhancements.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists to deliver meaningful improvements to digital information management for the Canberra community, and you may supervise staff.

Qualifications

• The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Police Check and maintain a security clearance.
• Australian Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of projects that support digital recordkeeping systems.
• Manage a diverse portfolio including system onboarding, data migrations, integrations, digitisation activities and service enhancements.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists to deliver projects that improve digital information management.

Job description

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 35127
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 October 2026
Contact Officer: Emily Warwick on*************@act.gov.auor(02) 6205 2***

Details:

Are you an experienced project professional who enjoys leading complex initiatives, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering meaningful business outcomes? Digital Canberra is seeking an Assistant Director, Projects to lead the planning and delivery of projects that support the ACT Government's digital recordkeeping systems. In this role, you will manage a diverse portfolio of initiatives including system onboarding, data migrations, integrations, digitisation activities and service enhancements. You will work closely with government stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists to deliver projects that improve digital recordkeeping and support better government services for the Canberra community. This is an exciting opportunity to lead projects, supervise staff and contribute to the ongoing modernisation of digital information management across government.

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.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a National Police Check and maintain a security clearance. Australian Citizenship is required.

Note:

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, flexible start, and finish times.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill similar vacancies over the next 12 months.

Note:

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.