Job Ad

SES Band 1 - Assistant Secretary

First Nations Health Division

(2 Positions)

Location: Canberra

The Department is seeking talented and experienced First Nations people to lead the Primary Health Care and Community Control Branch and the Family, Chronic Disease and Preventative Health Branch within First Nations Health Division. The successful candidates will be dynamic and collaborative leaders and will ensure the voice of First Nations People and providers is heard and acted on.

The successful candidates will consult widely with First Nations peoples and stakeholders about their care and support needs, work to break down silos between care and support systems and ensure First Nations peoples have a trusted source of information.

The Assistant Secretary must be able to develop and lead a team and stakeholders to achieve a strategic vision, establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and lead complex change processes.

To be a strong contender for this important and challenging role you will need to be forward-thinking, self-motivated, resilient, and adept at building relationships in a large, complex, and fast-paced environment. Your strong leadership credentials and ability to engender trust and respect will be complemented by sound judgement, a strong focus on results and the ability

We are seeking leaders with:

• the influence to take forward the Government’s policy and regulatory agenda with the intelligence, persuasiveness, professionalism, authenticity and credibility necessary to leverage both formal and informal authority.
• a demonstrated commitment to values-based leadership that inspires, empowers and develops people and drives positive outcomes
• demonstrated skills in communicating with technical and general audiences, engaging with senior public and private sector stakeholders and building and sustaining relationships in a complex environment.
• the ability to contribute to and communicate the strategic direction of the Department
• experience in leading large, dispersed teams.

For more information, please contact, Marisa Conlon on 0429 272 154.

Job Reference: 25-FNHDIV-28144