First Assistant Secretary, Various Roles - Affirmative Measures Disability
Department of Finance and Administration
- Canberra, ACT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT
- Determine and be accountable for objectives, priorities, resources and task allocation
- Strengthen organisational capability, including through the management and leadership of people
- Provide leadership and commitment to significant internal change programs and work alongside colleagues to build and maintain a whole-of-department strategic capability to provide advice on emerging priority issues
- Formulate proposals and advice for Ministers / Secretary on policy and management issues which are the responsibility of the branch
- Represent the Department in high-level discussions and negotiations with key stakeholders / outside organisations, and work closely with the Department’s Executive
- Drive a positive workplace culture by designing and delivering approaches to embed desired behaviours across the organisation.
Ministerial and Parliamentary Services provides Ministers, Senators, Members and Office-holders and former Parliamentarians and their respective employees employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 with a range of facilities and services to assist them in undertaking their duties.Budget Group - Social Policy Division
Social Policy Division provides policy and financial advice to Government on social security and welfare payments, health, disability services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme, housing, community services, Indigenous affairs, aged care, veterans' affairs, and government service delivery.Commercial Group - Regulatory Reform Division
Regulatory Reform Division (RRD) supports the Minister for Finance in driving an ambitious whole-of-government approach to transform regulatory design and practice. RRD works with government agencies at Commonwealth and State levels, the business community and stakeholders to explore common challenges and design solutions that support economic growth and wellbeing.This selection process will also be used to establish a merit pool that may be used to fill roles as they become available within the following 18-month period.DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATIONFor detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
Subsection 27(2) of the Commissioners Directions provides that the agency head—or delegate—must ensure that for a vacancy under this affirmative measure, only persons with a disability or a particular type of disability are eligible.Definition of disability
The definition of disability for the purposes of the affirmative measure is outlined .Evidence of disability
As provided in subsection 27(2) of the Directions, agencies will need to ensure that applicants are persons with disability. Evidence of disability is not to include information about the type of disability, unless the vacancy itself has been restricted to persons with a particular type of disability. Suitable evidence of a disability would be a certificate or letter from a registered medical practitioner.The following documents would also be acceptable:
- letter from a Disability Employment Service or Workforce Australia provider; and
- letter from a secondary or tertiary institution disability services unit in relation to a recent student.
- For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the SESUnit via