Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Assistant Director, External BudgetsCanberra ACT
The External Budgets, Strategy and Performance Branch supports and delivers strategic policy thinking, budget priorities, corporate planning and performance. As trusted advisers we engage across DEWR, the APS and our ministers to support government decision-making, maintaining strategic awareness and developing positions on emerging and complex policy issues.
The Branch works collaboratively with central agencies, portfolio entities and internal and external stakeholders on strategic policy, Budget and performance and accountability matters and plays a key role in the provision of advice to our Ministers and the Executive. We do this be ensuring a connected and portfolio-wide approach in our products, services and advice.
Assistant Directors work with broad remit to deliver on DEWR's External Budgets functions, with Budget Estimates and Budget Policy specialisations.
Our Assistant Directors – Budget Estimates:Work closely with key internal and external stakeholders including central agencies and portfolio entitiesFacilitate and advise on the development and delivery of costings, costing justifications and new policy proposalsSupport the delivery of key budget publicationsCoordinate and support the management of the portfolio's budget estimates, including maintaining timely and accurate estimates in Budget systems (CBMS-R and TM1).
Our Assistant Directors – Budget Policy:Work closely with key internal and external stakeholders including central agencies, the Executive, and Ministerial advisersFormulate and provide strategic advice and support on budget matters including whole-of-government policy priorities Coordinate and support delivery of key budget publications including the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) and Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) Lead development of DEWR portfolio budget submissions.
This process will be used to fill multiple positions across the Branch, in addition to establishing a merit pool to fill future vacancies. The key duties of the position include: Responsibilities of the Assistant Director – Budget Estimates may include:Facilitating the development and costing of proposals, including providing advice and support to business areas on the development of NPPs, costings and detailed costing justificationsCoordinating and supporting the management of the portfolio's budget estimates, including analysing, reviewing and managing program estimate and costing models to support preparing the department's forward estimates, including maintaining timely and accurate estimates in Budget systems (CBMS-R and TM1)Developing input and provide both strategic and technical advice on complex and sensitive matters including the Budget Process Operational Rules, Commonwealth Resource Management Framework, Ministerial submissions and briefs Maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders, portfolio entities and key Commonwealth agenciesContributing to the preparation of Budget publications including the Portfolio Budget Statements and Additional Estimates StatementsSupervising staff as required.
Responsibilities of the Assistant Director – Budget Policy may include:Providing effective briefing and policy advice on budget matters and whole-of-government policy priorities Maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders including the senior executive, Ministerial advisers, and policy and program areas Developing input and provide both strategic and technical advice on complex and sensitive matters including the budget process operational rules, commonwealth resource management framework, ministerial submissions and briefs Developing briefing, correspondence and Cabinet submissions relating to the budget process Supervising staff as required. Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.
This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months. RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations enables access to quality skills, training and employment to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces – supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.Secure jobs are vital for our nation to prosper—driving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty to achieve their life goals.In the midst of fast-paced, social, economic and global changes, we focus on equipping Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment to achieve their aspirations in life.We work actively to fill skill gaps fundamental to Australia's economic growth by to identify industries with skill shortages and emerging industries fundamental to the prosperity of individuals, businesses, and our nation.We support a world leading vocational education and training sector offering apprenticeships, cadetships, and traineeships to connect people to alternative pathways to employment while helping to address future skill demands such as engineering, nursing, technology and teaching—driving better outcomes through an agile skills sector in tune with market demands.This work leads to local, stable, and secure employment, strengthened by work health and safety, and a safety net and conditions that help to define workplace rights and responsibilities that both employers and employees can have confidence in.Together, we contribute to a safe, secure and responsive employment sector where workers are assured of continued employment and employers retain a productive, reliable and skilled workforce to achieve long term goals—sustaining the future prosperity of our nation.
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