#1032 Deputy Director-General, Office of Industrial Relations and Workforce Strategy, Executive Level 3.4, ACT Government, CMTEDD
Position Overview
The Deputy Director-General is engaged as an (Executive Level 3.4) under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
The Deputy Director-General is responsible for:
- working collaboratively with all Directors-General, public sector agency heads and senior executives to ensure that the ACTPS is at the forefront of workforce policy and strategy development including:
- leading and driving whole of government strategy to build and enhance the workforce capability of the ACTPS and the public sector; and
- positioning the ACTPS to be able to maximise new opportunities as they arise, respond to changing priorities and deliver high quality outcomes into the
- providing whole of government advice to Ministers, the Head of Service and Directors- General on ACTPS employment legislation, conditions and programs, service-wide recruitment policies and strategies, industrial relations, WHS and employment policy and governance;
- exercising a range of workforce management powers under the employment framework as the delegate of the Head of Service, including in relation to whole of government executive employment;
- ensuring the Secure Local Jobs Code supports the Territory objective to engage in procurement with ethical service providers and to promote exemplary industrial relations practices through the Ministerially appointed Secure Local Jobs Code Registrar;
- providing support to the statutory offices including the ACT Remuneration Tribunal;
- leading OIRWS governance and administration, budgeting and staffing;
- representing the ACT Government on national committees and forums; and
- contributing to the overall management of CMTEDD as part of the executive management
The Deputy Director-General is a trusted advisor to the ACT Government and Ministers.
The Deputy Director-General reports to the Head of Service and Director-General, CMTEDD and has delegated Head of Service powers in relation to public sector employment matters.
The Deputy Director-General is a member of the Security and Emergency Management Senior Officials Group and often represents the ACTPS at the Public Service Commissioner’s.
Conference. The Deputy Director-General is the Chair of the ACTPS Joint Council, the ACTPS HR Executive Leadership Committee and a Council member for the Institute of Public Administration ACT.
The Deputy Director-General has 6 direct reports, including 3 executive reports and 3 support staff and responsibility for over 400 staff and an annual budget of approximately $70 million.