Directors, Funding and Disclosure Reform Program

Directors, Funding and Disclosure Reform Program

You will join a team of highly motivated and collaborative professionals working in the Funding and Disclosure Reform (FAD) Program. The FAD Program was recently established to enable the AEC to implement and administer legislative amendments to the Commonwealth Funding and Disclosure Scheme (the Scheme) as set out in Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) to increase transparency and accountability in Australia’s electoral system.

The FAD Program comprises three branches – the Program Management Office Branch, the Regulatory Enablement Branch, and the Technology Delivery Branch – working together to enhance the AEC’s regulatory capability and capacity; and to design, build, and implement a new agile ICT system to support the Scheme.

The FAD Program is committed to establishing and maintaining a high-performing, positive workplace culture that values respectful leadership. You will operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, working with the Program Executive and the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) to ensure that strategic objectives are met.

The Opportunities

We are looking to fill multiple current and future vacancies with experienced and collaborative professionals seeking rewarding growth and leadership opportunities across various streams.

You will work with limited direction to support the delivery of the FAD Program while providing strategic leadership to ensure Program outcomes are achieved. You will engage, communicate, and negotiate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership, to influence decision-making, align priorities, and drive successful Program outcomes. You will be empowered to foster a high-performance culture, drive innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across teams, while providing leadership and guidance to your staff.

The technology delivery stream is responsible for building, refining, and deploying the ICT solution in partnership with external vendors. This includes functional and non-functional testing, user acceptance testing, and deployment activities. This stream offers technical expertise across disciplines such as architecture, security, Azure cloud, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, enterprise integration, and infrastructure, acting as an IT enabler for the Program to ensure the ICT solution is efficiently designed, secure, integrated, and deployed.

Program Management

This stream oversees Program delivery, ensuring all components work effectively to meet outcomes and realize benefits aligned with Government expectations. It includes building capacity through recruitment, procurement, vendor management, and delivering governance, assurance, financial management, and reporting activities.

Regulatory Enablement

This stream is responsible for delivering high-quality regulatory framework design and implementation to support the AEC’s transition to a large-scale regulator. It provides service design, business analysis, change management, and product management services supporting both regulatory and ICT capability uplift. It engages with high-profile stakeholders, including political parties, Parliament members, and other Government agencies, in designing and implementing the regulatory framework.

To excel, you’ll have:

• Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale business, ICT change programs, and/or regulatory reform within the Australian Government context.
• Highly developed ability to build, manage, and maintain relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders, communicating with influence and engaging strategically to resolve conflicts and manage sensitivities.
• Ability to build and lead high-performing teams to achieve strategic and operational goals within a complex public sector environment.
• Ability to identify and manage complex program risks in dynamic, multi-faceted environments.
• Proven results in fast-paced, high-pressure environments within legislative and policy frameworks.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.

Desirable for Technology Delivery:

• Experience with ICT operating models and/or implementing SAFe agile project methodologies or similar.
• Experience partnering with external vendors to deliver ICT transformation programs.
• Strong project and/or program management knowledge and relevant qualifications.
• Experience delivering large-scale bespoke software development projects with modern cloud hosting and software lifecycle methodologies.

Desirable for Program Management:

• Experience in planning, reporting, governance, assurance, talent acquisition, budgeting, financial management, procurement, and vendor management to support program delivery.

Desirable for Regulatory Enablement:

• Experience in developing and implementing regulatory frameworks and policies.
• Experience in service design, business analysis, change management, communications, or product management.
• Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, Australian electoral law and practice.
• Applicants must be Australian citizens.
• Active involvement in political activities may compromise the neutrality of the AEC and disqualify applicants.
• Applicants must consent to undergo, obtain, and maintain a character clearance and the necessary security clearance for this role.

Due Date: Friday 30 May 2025, 11:59 PM AEST

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A federal election is one of the nation’s largest, most complex, and most scrutinized peacetime logistical events, involving tens of millions of moving parts, held approximately every three years. It requires detailed planning and contributes positively to Australian democracy.

Between elections, there may be by-elections, referendums, industrial elections, ballots, maintenance of the electoral roll, drawing electoral boundaries, administering the financial disclosure scheme, and more.

If interested in a career with the AEC, please visit our website.

We run elections and referendums.

A federal election is one of the nation’s largest, most complex, and most scrutinized peacetime logistical events. It has tens of millions of moving parts and occurs roughly every three years, requiring detailed planning and supporting Australian democracy.

Between elections, activities include by-elections, referendums, industrial elections, ballots, electoral roll maintenance, boundary drawing, and financial scheme administration.

If you are interested in a career with the AEC, please visit our website.