Canberra, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth Applications close 24 November About the Department The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government's economic agenda.
Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology.
We do this by: Growing innovative & competitive businesses, industries and regions Investing in science and technology Strengthening the resources sector.
The APS and the department offer a clear direction and meaningful work.
You will be able to create positive impact in people's lives whilst contributing to improved outcomes for Australia and our people.
If you would like to feel a strong connection to your work and you are accountable, committed and open to change, join us in shaping Australia's future.
Please see the APSC's APS Employee Value Proposition for more information on the benefits and value of employment within the APS.
About the team The Business Grants Hub (BGH) is responsible for design and management of grant programs on behalf of 10 other Commonwealth departments, managing over $7b in government's investment in Australian businesses.
Grants play a critical role in: supporting growth in businesses and industries fostering research and innovation strengthening communities helping the environment providing emergency relief We provide an end-to-end grant delivery service using a national network.
In addition to grant program management, the division encompasses enabling functions that provide a comprehensive support model for grant delivery.
These broadly include management of grant assurance and compliance activities, workforce planning as well as delivery of continuous improvement projects.
It is a dynamic division of over 380 people, all our teams are geographically dispersed with staff located all around Australia!
About the section The Assurance and Compliance team withing the Business Grants Hub plays a vital role in supporting program teams, the Executives and Policy Partner agencies.
The team is responsible for assurance advisory services, compliance monitoring, program reviews and project management.
We support the management of risk by providing advice and assurance against legislative, policy and process requirements.
Our ideal candidate Our ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience in undertaking assurance activities and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Our ideal candidates: have strong stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated ability to build and foster collaborative working relationships.
are open to learning; applying contemporary knowledge, curiosity, creativity, and ingenuity to solve problems.
have the agility to adapt to changing priorities and support colleagues to do the same have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a geographically dispersed team have a willingness to contribute to continuous improvement by positively challenging conventional ways of doing things demonstrate empathy in your dealings with people from diverse backgrounds.
We have a commitment to inclusion and diversity, with an ambition of being the best possible place to work.
This reflects the importance we place on our people and on creating a workplace culture where everyone is valued and respected for their contribution.
Our ideal candidate adds to this culture and our workplace in their own way.
Key competencies experience conducting assurance activities and making pragmatic recommendations for compliance and continuous improvement experience in a grant management environment or a demonstrated ability to quickly gain this (e.g.
experience interpreting and applying legislation to complex situations) experience extracting, and analysing data to draw accurate conclusions, and reporting findings in a meaningful way ability to achieve outcomes in the face of ambiguity and change able to successfully build and maintain collaborative relationships with staff and stakeholders data reporting and analysis skills are highly regarded What you will do As a Senior Assurance and Compliance Officer in the Assurance and Compliance team you will work under broad direction of an Assistant Manager.
You will: undertake assurance on grant management activities through: maintaining a strong working knowledge of legislation and policies relevant to grants management.
extracting data and information from various systems and analysing the results to draw accurate conclusions reporting findings and making pragmatic recommendations to senior leaders through the development of assurance reports.
provide advice on the application of the PGPA Act 2013, the CGRPs 2024, departmental frameworks and policies, to grants management processes.
develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders support others within the section and more broadly across the Business Grants Hub to conduct assurance activities identify common or systemic assurance and compliance issues and support their remediation, including identifying and driving opportunities for continuous improvement supervise and train members of the team and build a positive, productive and inclusive culture.
Eligibility To be eligible for employment in the APS and the department, candidates must be Australian Citizens.
Positions require a Baseline security clearance and successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.
Notes We welcome applications from all over Australia and flexible working arrangements will be discussed with the successful applicants.
However, you may need to be able to get to one of our State office locations in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney to attend to IT matters, induction activities, such as face-to-face training, and where required for ongoing team planning and development opportunities.
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 A merit pool may be established and used to fill future vacancies within 18 months from the date the vacancy was first advertised in the Gazette.
Application information Your application must not contain any classified or sensitive information.
This includes in your application responses, CV and any other documents.
The selection panel may not consider applications containing classified information.
Please provide a pitch explaining how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role and why you are the best candidate for the position.
Your pitch can contain no more than 750 words and should align to the key duties listed above.
Please complete your application online and provide your current CV with your application.
(CVs must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format).
Accessible application documentation is available in other formats on request.
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Contact Information For more information regarding this opportunity, please contact Claire Bunkum on 07 3227 4716 or via email on ******