Grants Policy & Compliance Specialist (APS5/6/EL1) Canberra

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty; Canberra; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty is assisting an Australian Government department to recruit ongoing APS employees at APS5, APS6 and EL1 levels to join its Procurement and Grants team in Canberra through a Section 26 transfer.

These central advisory roles provide a department-wide view across grant programs, with multiple levels available and opportunities to build expertise in grants policy, compliance and training.

Qualifications

• Current ongoing APS employment (Section 26 transfers).
• Current Baseline security clearance.
• Canberra-based.
• Experience in government grants administration, policy or compliance.
• Knowledge of Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles and financial frameworks, or the ability to quickly develop this.
• Strong written communication and briefing skills.
• High attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory skills.
• Desirable: Experience with GrantConnect and grants management systems.
• Desirable: Experience in a central grants, procurement or financial management team.

Responsibilities

• Giving advice and guidance to program areas on grants administration, including the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Principles 2024, the PGPA Act and departmental Accountable Authority Instructions
• Reviewing and quality-assuring grant guidelines, grant opportunity documents, assessment plans and agreement templates
• Supporting program areas across the whole grant lifecycle, from design and assessment through to agreement management, acquittal and closure
• Developing and maintaining grants policies, frameworks, procedures, templates and guidance material
• Preparing briefs, correspondence and reports for executive, ministerial, Senate Estimates and audit purposes
• Working with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Risk and the Grants Hubs to coordinate delivery
• Designing and delivering training and resources to build grants capability across the department

Skills

Grant administration

Policy compliance

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Advisory skills

GrantConnect experience

Tools

GrantConnect

Job description

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty is assisting an Australian Government department to recruit ongoing APS employees at APS5, APS6 and EL1 levels to join its Procurement and Grants team in Canberra through a Section 26 transfer.

These central advisory roles provide a department-wide view across grant programs, with multiple levels available and opportunities to build expertise in grants policy, compliance and training.