EL1 Assistant Directors – National Firearms Register Program (NFR), Canberra

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• Location : Canberra
• Position Type : Ongoing / Non-ongoing
• Salary : $117,662-$141,853

About the roles

The National Firearms Register Program (NFR) is delivering the most significant reform to Australia’s firearms management in thirty years. The four-year Program will deliver the National Firearms Register by July 2028, through five streams of work, leading the technical uplift of Australia’s firearms management systems, improvements to data quality, reforms to legislation and policy reform, and support though change management and stakeholder engagement.

This fast-paced, complex reform program will be delivered through the National Firearms Register Program (NFR Program), which is led by ACIC on behalf of all partners.

We are expanding the delivery capacity of the team, to include dedicated sections with responsibility for governance, planning and assurance, risk and compliance, and a business support team.

The below roles will be offered as non-ongoing (specified-term) for a maximum period of 2 years and a merit pool will be created for any future ongoing vacancies that may arise.

Assistant Director, Secretariat Administration

As Assistant Director to manage the delivery of secretariat services to several high-level boards, including multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency committees.

Key responsibilities :

To succeed in this role, you will have demonstrated leadership and high-level secretariat skills, with an ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders across various state, territory and Commonwealth government departments.

Assistant Director, Program Planning and Assurance

As Assistant Director, Program Planning and Assurance you will play a pivotal leadership role in supporting the successful delivery of the NFR program, through working with a diverse range of stakeholders across multiple government departments, and leading program planning, risk, compliance, assurance and resource management to manage the NFR’s program planning and assurance obligations.

Key responsibilities :

To succeed in this role, you will have exceptional leadership skills and proven program planning and assurance experience.

Assistant Director, Risk and Compliance

As Assistant Director, Risk and Compliance, you will work with a diverse range of stakeholders across various government departments to ensure that NFR risks are managed appropriately, effectively and in line with established frameworks. with strong leadership skills and proven risk and compliance management capability.

Key responsibilities :

To succeed in this role, you will have strong leadership skills and a proven risk and compliance management capability.

Assistant Director, Business Support

As Assistant Director, Business Support you will manage a small business support unit and be an essential part of a high performing program team, supporting the NFR Program to achieve its delivery objectives.

Key responsibilities :

To succeed in this role, you will have proven experience in providing high-quality business support to a senior leader, program or branch and have the ability to demonstrate your administration, finance and procurement skills to support the operation of the NFR Program.

Our ideal candidates

These roles require individuals who can demonstrate :

In addition, you will demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes :

Eligibility

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.

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