E218

Closes: 07 November 2025

Classification: Executive Level 1.4
Position No: E218
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 03 November 2025
Contact Officer: Morgan Potter on morgan.potter@act.gov.au or 0424755155

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Details: Are you looking for an opportunity to develop or grow your senior executive leadership skills by managing a branch that is the front face of the ACT Government? Wherever you are at in your executive career, Access Canberra can help you take it further.

Access Canberra is the ACT Government’s one-stop shop for key government services and regulatory functions. We are all about providing people easy access to ACT Government services, payments and information, along with delivering important regulatory functions for our community. We strive to deliver great customer experience and deliver regulatory outcomes that support our vision of a safe and liveable city.

At Access Canberra, we seek to help community organisations, business and individuals work with the ACT Government and constantly look for new ways to deliver our services. We actively engage in a risk and harm approach to support regulatory compliance outcomes across a broad range of industry sectors to build a strong economy, safe community and sustainable environment.

Successful applicants will be able to lead organisational change; help find solutions to complex situations; actively engage with risk to make sound decisions; communicate with influence to achieve outcomes; and understand how to lead teams to achieve effective results. You will be a key member of the Access Canberra Executive group helping to drive organisational strategy and implementation of government priorities.

To support agency needs and promote career development, Executive Branch Manager roles within Access Canberra may from time-to-time be rotated across different branches leading any of the functional streams, which currently comprise of:

• Strategy, Data and Governance
• Fair Trading and Compliance
• Licensing and Registration
• Service Delivery and Engagement
• Construction and Planning Regulation
• Corporate Support and Capability
• Environment, Land and Technical Regulation

Some Executive Branch Manager roles perform statutory functions, such as the Construction Occupations Registrar, Commissioner for Fair Trading and CEO ACT Gambling and Racing.

The Executive Branch Manager, Licensing and Registration works closely with lead policy directorates to deliver Transport Licensing; Births, Deaths and Marriages; Liquor and Gambling Licensing; Business and Occupational licensing; and Transport Solutions.

Note: Selection may be based on written application and referee reports only and is open to current ACTPS employees.

Remuneration: The position attracts a remuneration package ranging from $288,060 - $298,258 depending on current superannuation arrangements of the successful applicant. This includes a cash component of $254,964.

Contract: The successful applicant will be placed on a short-term contract. The position is available immediately until 31 January 2026.

How to Apply: Interested applicants are requested to submit an EOI of no more than one page addressing the attached selection documents, a current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted to the Contact Officer.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Career interest categories:

Executive and Statutory Offices
Leaders and Senior Management