03140

Closes: 05 November 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $169,551 plus superannuation
Position No: 03140
Directorate: Health and Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 October 2025
Contact Officer: Ash Balaretnaraja on ash.balaretnaraja@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 5282

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Details: The Homelessness Services, Housing and Homelessness Programs and Policy Branch plays a pivotal role in ensuring that people who are at risk of or experience homelessness in Canberra community have access to high quality support services.

We are looking for a Senior Director (Senior Officer Grade A) with demonstrated experience in core government business processes, program development, service design, project management and evaluation. We are looking for people with influencing, negotiation and engagement capabilities and an ability to develop and use relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders, including as part of commissioning processes with the homelessness sector.

The Homelessness Services team carries a significant workload which can change rapidly in response to the needs of the Homelessness sector, and team members must be able to effectively manage multiple issues at once. It is important that you can identify / prioritise issues and implement practical solutions.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

Essential

• Sound understanding of government business and government decision making processes.
• Experience in preparing briefs and related correspondence.
• As this role is likely to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young people, cultural awareness, and capacity to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is highly desirable.

Desirable but not essential experience

• Experience with and a understanding of the Specialist Homelessness Information Platform (SHIP).
• Experience in the management of government contracts.

Notes: A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to apply: Please provided a written response of no more than two pages addressing the capabilities and duties of the role outlined in the Position Description, along with a current curriculum vitae and the contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Health and Community Services

Health and Community Services Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under ACT Health Directorate and Community Services Directorate.

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