00050

Closes: 17 July 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 00050
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 03 July 2026
Contact Officer: Greg Tankard on Greg.Tankard@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 5826

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Details: Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That’s what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. At Digital Canberra, you’ll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we’re committed to helping you grow.

Digital Canberra is seeking an experienced policy professional to join our Digital Policy team as Director, Digital Policy. The team is responsible for developing and providing high quality, evidence-based strategic policy advice relating to technology, data and digital matters that support the delivery of ACT Government priorities and outcomes.

You’ll work within the dedicated and collaborative Design and Strategy Branch, which provides strategic guidance on whole-of-government technology investment and delivery, incorporating design practice, enterprise architecture, investment governance, and digital policy functions. We work in partnership with all areas of Digital Canberra and with colleagues across directorates to ensure earlier visibility and understanding of the technology implications of initiatives across government and nationally, influencing and supporting strategic decision-making.

Our ideal candidate is someone with high-level expertise in preparing written documentation (both strategic and routine) in a government setting, strong liaison and stakeholder relationship skills, and the ability to exercise initiative, sound judgement, and critical thinking and analysis to current and future policy challenges.

What we offer you

At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on the Canberra community. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference!

As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs.

Canberra is Australia’s capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It’s the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change.

Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is culturally and linguistically diverse. We welcome candidates who have the right to work in Australia, which may include temporary and permanent visa holders (subject to your visa conditions and security clearance restrictions). We support workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally diverse people, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+ are encouraged to apply.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help shape Canberra’s digital future!

Eligibility/Other requirements:  The successful applicant must be an Australian citizen and possess or acquire and maintain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) security clearance at the Baseline level as an eligibility qualification.

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill similar vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position will be performed under the ACT Government’s hybrid working arrangements, including home-based work and an office space designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply: Please provide a maximum two-page pitch addressing the Selection Criteria within the Position Description, a current curriculum vitae, and contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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