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The key duties of the position include:
Employment Opportunity
The Director of the Integrity and Fraud Unit provides strategic leadership and oversight of the department's integrity and fraud and corruption management functions. The role is responsible for strengthening governance, embedding integrity principles across operations, and ensuring the department meets its obligations under the Commonwealth Fraud and Integrity Rules and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act).
The Director shapes the department's integrity agenda through proactive engagement with internal and external partners, including the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Australian Public Service Commission, and the APS Integrity Community of Practice. The position also contributes to strategic planning and fraud and corruption risk management at the enterprise level
Key Accountabilities
* Provide strategic oversight of the department's integrity and fraud and corruption frameworks, policies and procedures
* Lead the implementation of the Department's obligations under the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Rule and PID Act
* Lead the analysis of emerging integrity risks and trends, providing insights to inform executive decision-making.
* Represent the department in whole-of-APS operational integrity coordination forums and external partnerships.
* Lead the analysis of emerging integrity risks and trends, providing insights to inform executive decision-making.
How you can help us make a difference
We seek people who bring external ideas, diverse experience, and global perspectives, and are willing to explore innovative ways of working. People who work for us will display leadership at all levels, apply information effectively in order to solve problems, and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes.
Our ideal candidate will:
* Have demonstrated expertise in integrity, fraud and corruption control, and corporate governance in the Commonwealth Government context.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively under broad direction, manage competing priorities, and deliver results.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear and persuasive advice with a strong attention to detail.
* Capacity to contribute to strategic improvement while maintaining operational accuracy.
* Commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, and impartiality.
Other qualifications:
* Tertiary qualifications in either law, public administration, governance, or related field (desirable), or demonstrated work experience in these areas.
* Familiarity with Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Rule and Public Interest Disclosure Act (mandatory).
* Security clearance: Baseline (minimum), preference to obtain NV1 if not held.
Eligibility
To be eligible for employment at the Attorney-General’s Department applicants must be Australian citizens.
Applicants offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at a specified clearance level. The successful applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
Notes
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created from this process, and will be active for 18 months after the date of this gazettal.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact HR Assist at *********@ag.gov.au or 02 6141 6*** (Option 2).
We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can contact us to discuss options for working from Country.
Getting to know the Attorney-General's Department
The Attorney-General's Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and justice framework, and to facilitate jobs growth through policies that promote fair, productive, flexible and safe workplaces. Through the Australian Government Solicitor, we also provide legal services to the Commonwealth, including legal advice and representation. Our department is the central policy and coordinating element of the Attorney-General's portfolio.
Our department is structured into four groups:
* Australian Government Solicitor
* Justice and Communities
* Integrity and Security
* Enabling Services
The department operates in a diverse and complex environment to address challenging issues. We have a highly-skilled and engaged workforce involved in policy development and implementation and program administration. The department also has a large number of practicing lawyers, mainly within the Australian Government Solicitor Group within the department.