**Agency Purpose**
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services, and targeted education and public awareness programs.
**The AEC’s values and commitments**
The AEC values and commitments are an essential component of our operating environment and frame how AEC staff work. The AEC's focus is on electoral integrity through the values of quality, agility and professionalism.
**The Team**
The Enterprise Digital Delivery Branch delivers Information, Communication and Technology services to the AEC and is divided into three sections: IT Solutions, ICT Testing and Assurance and IT Integration. ICT services are delivered through a select sourcing model, with a mixture of in-house and outsourced resources.
The EDD Branch is committed to building the agency’s information technology capability by providing resilient, modern and secure systems informed by data and insights, and to upskill teams to develop innovative new products and services.
The AEC is committed to the APS values of being impartial, committed to service, accountable, respectful and ethical.
**The Opportunity**
We are looking for agile, energetic, self-motivated, results-driven experienced leaders to lead a team of staff to manage divisional election planning, delivery, and evaluation. A proactive individual who is able to work under pressure, and independently under limited guidance but comfortable working in a team environment.
You will manage client relationships, work in line with project budgets, ensure deadlines are consistently met and that a high standard of technical and design documentation is provided. You will be responsible for project progress reporting and ensure compliance with governance processes, while contributing to doctrine, election preparation and delivery activities in accordance with the election readiness framework.
In this role, you will provide high quality and timely advice internally and externally, including guidance and reporting to Branch leadership and the Senior Executive cohort, while leading and manage a team to ensure high quality outputs, including building team capability to maintain a high level of expertise and encouraging career development. You will provide guidance, mentoring and capability development to less experienced and more junior developers.
To excel you’ll have:
- Demonstrated experience and qualifications as a Technical Lead, with the proven ability to lead, manage a development team while encouraging career development and promoting professionalism.
- Proven hands-on technical lead experience working across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as experience in technical analysis and design with the ability to act as a liaison between the tech and business team.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively whilst responding to stakeholder needs and expectations across a geographically dispersed network with demonstrated personal integrity whilst achieving results within legislative and policy parameters.
- Experience in successfully setting priorities to deliver quality results on time and on budget.
**Eligibility**
- AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
- Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.