ABOUT THE DIVISION
Social Policy Division (SPD) and Industry, Education and Infrastructure Division (IEID) provide policy and financial advice on government expenditure and non-taxation revenue matters to the Minister for Finance, other senior ministers, and a number of Cabinet committees, including the Expenditure Review Committee (ERC) of Cabinet. SPD and IEID provide policy and financial advice on a range of policy matters including in relation to: social security and welfare payments; health; disability services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS); community services; Indigenous affairs; aged care; veterans' affairs; government service delivery; education; employment and workplace relations; climate change, energy, the environment and water; industry, science and resources; agriculture, fisheries and forestry; and infrastructure, transport, regional development, communications and the arts.
The key duties of the position include:
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
The Executive Officer will directly support the divisional staff and executive (of one division), including by:
* Supporting the timeliness, consistency and quality assurance of briefings and other material including Ministerial Correspondence and Briefs, Questions on Notice, Senate Estimates Briefing and ad hoc requests.
* Supporting the Division’s operational delivery of the Budget at peak times.
* Liaising and consulting with staff across the Division and Department to achieve priorities, including responding effectively to emerging issues.
* Coordinating the Division’s unified response in communications with internal and external stakeholders.
* Assisting with reporting and engaging with corporate business partners and supporting corporate planning, business plans, risk plans, performance reporting, budgeting, Cabinet and Budget processes and input into the Annual Report.
DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION
For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.
Eligibility
* Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
* Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
* We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.
Getting to know the Department of Finance
As a central agency of the Australian Government, the Department of Finance (Finance) plays an important role in assisting government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met. Finance supports the government's ongoing priorities through the Budget process and fosters leading practice through the public sector resource management, governance and accountability frameworks. Finance plays a leading role in advising the government on many of its strategic priorities. We do this through our professional and considered approach to providing advice, developing policy, delivering services and engaging with our clients and stakeholders. Finance's key areas of focus are: - Budget - Business Enabling Services - Commercial - Governance and Resource Management