Closes: 18 January 2026
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 70307
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 18 December 2025
Contact Officer: Sally-Anne Clark on Sally- or
Details: Join Digital Canberra and build a career that makes a real difference in the community, where your contribution matters and you're part of something meaningful. At Digital Canberra, we deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use.
Our Corporate Services Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced Assistant Director, Strategic Communications, to lead the development and delivery of strategic communications, community engagement, and campaign initiatives ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
In this role you will manage projects end-to-end, conduct research and analysis to inform decisions, and create content that aligns with best practice and ACT Government guidelines. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide guidance to business areas, foster collaboration across the directorate, and build strong stakeholder relationships. You will supervise and empower team members, champion innovative engagement solutions, and evaluate outcomes to demonstrate impact and continuous improvement.
To thrive in the role, you will bring proven leadership and team management experience, coupled with a passion for delivering meaningful engagement outcomes. You'll demonstrate exceptional communication skills, the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders and a track record of successfully managing complex projects from conception to completion.
For more information about the role, please refer to the position description. You may wish to speak to the listed Contact Officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the position description.
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 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.
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
* A tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, marketing, media or a related discipline is highly desirable.
* An IAP2 Certificate of Engagement, or a willingness to obtain, is preferred.
Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
How to apply: Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae and a two-page pitch that addresses the "What You Require" section of the Position Description. Please ensure your response provides evidence of your suitability for the role, including specific examples that clearly demonstrate your relevant Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities.
Applications should be submitted .
Digital Canberra
Digital Canberra was established on the 1 July 2025, amalgamating positions which previously were advertised under Chief Ministers and Economic Development Directorate and ACT Health Directorate.
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