The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is looking to fill the role of Assistant Director (EL1) in the National Health and Safety Team. The successful candidate will be experienced in leading teams working across a national program to deliver a strategic approach to Work Health and Safety. The key duties of the position include As the Assistant Director, you will support and contribute to the strategic direction of the People Management and Wellbeing section, People Services Branch and the broader ABS. You will lead a team working to develop and maintain the overall WHS strategy for the ABS and provide support to the Director, People Management and Wellbeing. The responsibilities of this may include, but are not limited to: developing a leading practice in the management of work health and safety within employment and legislative frameworks for office and field-based staff contributing to the development and implementation of initiatives, strategies or methodologies relating to work health and safety and related policies and procedures liaising, engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to assess and successfully resolve matters delivering sensitive and complex written material including reports, briefs, policies, and procedures developing and delivering WHS risk assessment, safety incident management, and WHS audit systems and education services providing strategic advice and support to the Senior Executive on sensitive or complex human resource issues managing and delivering projects of a technical or specialised nature representing the ABS in a professional or specialist context including representation at external forums such as with external regulators and safety inspectors. For more information about the team please read the attached Applicant Information Kit. What we are looking for (selection criteria) To be suitable you should have the following skills, qualities and experience: Demonstrated high level technical expertise in strategic and operational work health and safety In-depth knowledge of relevant WHS frameworks and legislation and ability to apply these to employee relations. Experienced leader with excellent influencing and negotiation skills, adept at building relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, bringing people on board and encouraging and motivating them to bring their best to their role. Demonstrated sound judgement and risk management skills and high-level capacity for providing strategic human resource solutions, often on time critical, sensitive and complex staffing matters. Strong written and verbal communications skills, and be confident in writing executive briefs, policies and complex advice. Ability to deliver under pressure in a dynamic environment to meet tight timeframes, manage competing priorities and respond quickly and flexibly to change. Appropriate WHS tertiary qualifications and\or extensive WHS experience are desirable.