A senior public sector executive with over 7 years\u2019 experience leading complex policy, governance and service reform initiatives across Commonwealth and state government environments. Experienced in First Nations policy, justice, community services and social outcomes, with a strong track record of delivering strategic reform, managing high-value programs and funding, and building effective partnerships with government, community and stakeholder groups.<\/p>\n
Assistant Secretary, Commonwealth Government (Attorney-General\u2019s Department) A senior public sector executive with over 7 years\u2019 experience leading complex policy, governance and service reform initiatives across Commonwealth and state government environments. Experienced in First Nations policy, justice, community services and social outcomes, with a strong track record of delivering strategic reform, managing high-value programs and funding, and building effective partnerships with government,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","classification":[102,110,125,112,117,118],"location":[60],"work_type":[18,92,93],"class_list":["post-32233","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","hentry","classification-community-engagement-and-strategy","classification-executive-leadership-c-suite","classification-government-federal-state-local","classification-legal-and-justice","classification-policy-and-advocacy","classification-projects-and-program-management","location-act","salary_type-annually","work_type-full-time-hybrid","work_type-full-time-onsite","work_type-full-time-remote"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/candidate\/32233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/candidate"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=32233"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/location?post=32233"},{"taxonomy":"work_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/work_type?post=32233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Approx. 3\u20134 years<\/strong>
Established and led a national Justice Reinvestment unit, delivering strategic reform, governance frameworks and evaluation systems while managing multi-million-dollar procurement processes and providing high-level ministerial advice in politically sensitive environments.
\nSenior Director, State Government (Community Services \/ Aboriginal Services)
Approx. 2 years
<\/strong>Led Aboriginal service development initiatives and investment programs supporting Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, strengthening cross-government collaboration and delivering capability-building and funding frameworks aligned to national Closing the Gap priorities.
\nDirector, State Government (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs)
Approx. 1 year
<\/strong>Provided strategic policy advice and secretariat support across Aboriginal affairs portfolios, leading community consultation, Cabinet reporting and engagement on major national reform initiatives including the Voice and Closing the Gap.
\nAssistant Director, State Government (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs)
Approx. 1\u20132 years
<\/strong>Developed and implemented key Aboriginal policy frameworks and annual reporting mechanisms, supporting alignment with national agreements and managing Cabinet submissions and cross-government reporting requirements.
\nSenior Compliance & Animal Welfare Officer, State Government (Regulatory Services)
Approx. 2\u20133 years
<\/strong>Delivered regulatory compliance, policy implementation and community education functions across animal welfare and waste management portfolios within a state government regulatory environment.<\/p>\nLocation and Availability<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nPreferred work location:<\/strong> Canberra
\nOpen to Relocating<\/strong>: No
\nWorkplace flexibility<\/strong>: Happy to work around what is needed
\nAbility to travel:<\/strong> Yes,
\nAvailability\/notice period:<\/strong> August 2026
\nDesired salary or salary expectations:<\/strong> $ 250,000+ super, relocation assistance if needed and professional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"