Senior Project Officer | Full-time Temporary

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Canberra is inviting applications for a Senior Project Officer in the Transition team within the ACT Public Service. The role leads delivery of a transformative, whole‑of‑organisation initiative: establishing a new Digital Directorate for the Territory.

The department offers flexible, hybrid working in Canberra and surrounding offices. This temporary position runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 December 2026, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and requires in‑office presence

Job description

Senior Project Officer
Full-time Temporary

Details: Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That’s what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Join Digital Canberra and help deliver smart, secure, and seamless digital services that improve the people that live and work in our beautiful city and surrounding area.

Digital Canberra is seeking a project delivery professional to work as the Senior Project Officer in the Digital Canberra Transition team. The Digital Canberra Transition Team is a dedicated, time-limited team established to lead the design and delivery of a transformative, whole-of-organisation initiative: the establishment of a new Digital Directorate for the Territory.

What we offer you

At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on the Canberra community. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference!

As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remote (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs.

Canberra is Australia’s capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It’s the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change.

Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is culturally and linguistically diverse.

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 ACT Public Service (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.

Notes: This is a temporary position available from 2 November 2026 to 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant will be required to work in the office a minimum of three days per week.

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 .

Note

This is a temporary position available from 2 November 2026 to 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.