Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Canberra is seeking an Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development to shape workforce capability priorities across the Directorate. This full‑time temporary role collaborates with managers and subject matter experts to deliver capability planning, learning governance, development, and reporting.

The position balances strategic and operational delivery and offers flexible working arrangements, with potential for permanency.

Qualifications

• Experience in learning and development, organisational development or workforce capability with strong stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with digital learning, HR platforms and reporting systems such as Aticulate360, SAP SuccessFactors and Power BI will be highly regarded.
• A train-the-trainer, facilitation, assessment, eLearning or instructional design qualification would also be well regarded.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to capability planning, core learning, learning governance, capability development, and workforce capability reporting.
• Balance strategic workforce capability development with operational delivery.
• Support leadership capability and inclusion priorities as the capability function continues to mature.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Learning and development

Digital learning tools

Education

Tertiary qualification in OD/L&D/HR

Tools

Aticulate360

SAP SuccessFactors

Power BI

Job description

Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Details: Do you want to help build the future capability of Digital Canberra and contribute to a capable, inclusive and future-ready public service workforce? Digital Canberra delivers technology, digital, data and cyber security services for the ACT Government. We are seeking a strategic and motivated Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development to join our People and Capability Branch and help shape workforce capability priorities across the Directorate.

The Assistant Director, Workforce Capability Development plays a key role in strengthening organisational and workforce capability across Digital Canberra. Working closely with managers and subject matter experts, you will contribute to capability planning, core learning, learning governance, capability development, workforce capability reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role balances strategic workforce capability development with operational delivery and offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing function focused on strengthening workforce readiness, learning culture and organisational capability across Digital Canberra. In the short term, the role may also provide support to leadership capability and inclusion priorities as the broader capability function continues to mature. Refer to the position description for further information about this role. You may wish to speak to the listed Contact Officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the Position Description.

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: We are looking for someone who is passionate about workforce capability and continuous learning. The successful applicant will bring experience in learning and development, organisational development or workforce capability, together with strong stakeholder engagement, analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills. Experience with digital learning, HR platforms and reporting systems, such as Aticulate360, SAP SuccessFactors, Power BI or similar tools will be highly regarded.

• A relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrated equivalent experience in organisational development, learning and development, workforce capability, human resources, education, psychology, business, public administration or a related discipline is highly desirable.
• A train-the-trainer, facilitation, assessment, eLearning or instructional design qualification would also be well regarded.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and may be used to fill identical or similar vacancies within Digital Canberra (or ACTPS) over the next 12 months. This position is designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. 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, part-time hours, job‑sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

Digital Canberra is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. If you require a reasonable adjustment to participate in the selection process, please contact the Contact Officer listed below so arrangements can be discussed and made in a timely manner.

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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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 June 2027 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.