Deputy Commissioner, Safeguards & Assessment — Flexible/Remote

Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Trade Remedies Commission seeks a SES Band 1 Deputy Commissioner Safeguards and Assessment in Canberra. This senior executive role will establish and lead the safeguards function, oversee case assessment and triage capability, and provide strategic leadership on complex economic, industry and trade matters to government.

You will build capability, influence outcomes, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based inquiries while upholding integrity and a culture of excellence across the

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex economic, industry, assessment, and regulatory or public policy functions.
• Experience providing strategic advice to senior executives, Ministers or government decision-makers.
• Experience overseeing risk-based assessment and triage in a regulatory or investigatory environment.
• Proven ability to lead organisational change, reform, capability building or establishment of new functions.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments and influencing outcomes across organisational boundaries.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering results through others.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the establishment and operation of the safeguards function.
• Lead safeguards inquiries, market monitoring and economic and industry assessment activities, ensuring robust analysis of import trends, industry impacts, injury and causation.
• Provide authoritative advice on complex economic, industry and trade matters to the Commissioner, Executive Leadership Team, ministers and government stakeholders.
• Ensure the effective delivery of branch priorities and organisational outcomes.
• Lead a consistent, risk-based approach to case assessment and triage, supporting effective upfront review.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with industry, government agencies, international counterparts and other stakeholders.
• Build capability across economic analysis, inquiry management, case assessment, stakeholder engagement and trade remedies practice.
• Maintain sound governance, manage risk and support evidence-based decisions across the branch.
• Represent the Commission in high-level domestic and international forums on safeguards, trade remedies and related economic policy matters.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Economic and industry analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory assessment and governance

Change leadership and capability build

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

The Australian Trade Remedies Commission seeks a SES Band 1 Deputy Commissioner Safeguards and Assessment in Canberra. This senior executive role will establish and lead the safeguards function, oversee case assessment and triage capability, and provide strategic leadership on complex economic, industry and trade matters to government.

You will build capability, influence outcomes, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based inquiries while upholding integrity and a culture of excellence across the