Head of the Australian Climate Service

Bureau Of Meteorology; Canberra; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Meteorology seeks a transformative leader for the Head of the Australian Climate Service, based in Canberra. You will shape strategy, governance and partnerships to deliver climate data and services across government and industry.

Reporting to the CEO, you’ll lead major programs in a multi-agency environment, drive delivery performance, and build stakeholder relationships to support national planning, preparedness and resilience.

Job description

The Head of the Australian Climate Service leads a nationally significant, multi-agency capability that brings together climate and natural hazard data, intelligence and expertise to support better national planning, preparedness, response, recovery and resilience.

Reporting to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Chief Executive Officer, the role provides strategic and operational leadership of the Australian Climate Service, including its partnership model, governance arrangements, future strategy, delivery performance, stakeholder relationships and reputation.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished senior executive with outstanding customer, stakeholder and partner engagement skills, a strong service and solution-oriented mindset, and a demonstrated record of delivering major programs in complex multi-agency and multi-customer environments. They will be able to work effectively across Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry and the community, and communicate with influence from technical experts through to the highest levels of government.