Assistant Director, Culture and Change
Executive Level 1
New Position
Culture and Change Team
Office of the CEO Group
Non-Ongoing Vacancy to 30 June 2012 – Full-time
Canberra
$88,707, to $105,698 plus 15.4% superannuation
Contact Officer
Marg Thomas, Director Culture and Change on 03 9914 6329
Closing date
Thursday 17 March 2011 at 11.00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
How to apply
1.
In one combined word document include
a. your completed Application Cover Sheet (the last page of this
document),
b. your responses addressing the selection criteria; and
c. your resume outlining your work history, relevant qualifications
and training.
2.
Apply online - When applying you will be asked to upload your
combined application and enter your personal details.
The Role
Overview of the group
The Culture and Change Team operates under the Office of the CEO Group. The
Office is responsible for audit and assurance, community engagement, governance
and secretariat services, and organisational development.
Overview of the team
The Culture and Change Team’s focus is to drive organisational cultural change and
to build leadership capability to support the implementation of Comcare’s 2015
Strategic Plan. The team is aimed to support the Comcare Executive and Senior
Leaders to shape and guide a resilient, empathic, agile and responsive culture to
support the organisation on it’s change journey to build a stronger Comcare.
Overview of the role
Comcare is seeking an organisational development specialist to support our internal
leadership development initiatives and assist in the delivering of Comcare’s culture
change program. You will be part of a small team and will work closely with other
internal teams and external partners.
You will have experience in facilitating leadership development initiatives and
delivering culture change programs. You will have highly developed communications
skills and people skills and have knowledge of contemporary approaches to
leadership development and culture change. You will have also coordinated
succession and talent management programs.
This is a Full-time Non-ongoing position until the end of June 2012.
Duty statement
1.
Facilitate leadership development initiatives in alignment with the organisationwide leadership development framework.
2.
Support business areas in implementing and delivering their culture change
plans.
3.
Co-design and co-delivery Comcare’s Talent Management Framework.
4.
Coordinate Comcare’s external exchange programs.
5.
Actively develop and maintain working relationships across the organisation and
with employers and stakeholders.
6.
Supervising, guiding and/or training staff.
7.
Represent Comcare at internal and external meetings and forums.
8.
Participate in corporate learning and development activities.
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9.
Promote workplace safety, equity and diversity and environment practices in the
workplace.
10. Commit to, promote and model the APS Values and APS Code of Conduct.
How to apply
Your statement of claims against the selection criteria is your opportunity to
demonstrate your competency and is the most important factor in determining
whether your application will be short-listed. Your claims against each criterion
should be no longer than a page.
It is recommended that you address each selection criterion and provide evidence of
your suitability. Give examples from your current or past role(s) which demonstrate
how you meet the criterion. The STAR approach is one way of presenting information
against selection criteria. For each criteria think about the following and use these
points to form sentences:
Situation: Set the context by describing the circumstance whether you used the
skills or
qualities and gained the experience.
Task:
What was your role?
Approach: What did you do and how did you do it?
Result:
What did you achieve?
What was the end result and how does it relate to the job you are
applying for?
For more information on how to apply for jobs in the Australian Public Service please
go
to: http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications07/crackingthecode.htm
The Selection Process
Comcare uses a competitive merit process. Processes are likely to take approximately
eight weeks for short listing, skill testing, work sample testing, interviewing,
reference checking and offers to be made.
Eligibility and specific conditions of employment
1. Australian citizenship
2. Character clearance (police records check)
3. Health assessment
4. Six months probationary period
For information on conditions of employment, please refer to our website
http://www.comcare.gov.au/careers/working_at_comcare
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Selection Criteria
The following selection criteria are based on Integrated Leadership System
http://www.apsc.gov.au/ils/index.html
1.
Job Specific

Demonstrated technical expertise and knowledge in organisational
development.
2.
Supports strategic thinking/Job Specific

Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resource Management and/or
significant demonstrable experience in the delivery of organisational
development programs.

Contribute to the formulation and achievement of team, business and
corporate goals.

3.
Understands and supports Comcare’s core business and objectives.
Achieves results

Builds teams with complementary skills and allocates resources in a
manner that delivers results.

Evaluates ongoing project performance and identifies critical success
factors.

4.
Commits to achieving quality outcomes.
Cultivates productive working relationships

Builds and sustains relationships with and network of key people internally
and externally.

Shares information and encourages input from team members and key
stakeholders to encourage teamwork and foster collaboration.

Recognises the different working styles of individuals, and tries to see
things from different perspectives.
5.
Exemplifies personal drive and integrity

Takes personal responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing
projects.

Models the behaviours required by the APS Values and APS Code of
Conducts.
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Shows initiative, remains positive and responds to pressure in a controlled
manner.

Ability to exercise sound judgement and the highest levels of personal
discretion.
6.
Communicates with influence

Confidently presents information in a clear, concise and articulate manner,
both orally and in writing.

Translates information and adapts communication style to suit a variety of
audiences.

Negotiates persuasively.
Qualifications
Tertiary
Experience
The following experience is highly desirable:

Experience in facilitating leadership development initiatives.

Experience in coordinating talent management programs.

Experience in coordinating employee exchange programs.

Experience with Human Synergistics tools. (LSI - Life Styles Inventory and
OCI - Organisational Culture Inventory).
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What we offer
Comcare offers employees attractive employment conditions, including:
For further information http://www.comcare.gov.au/careers/what_we_offer
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APPLICATION COVER SHEET
Note: Complete and save this form before commencing your online application.
Executive Level 1, Assistant Director Culture and Change Team - Canberra
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Contact Number(s)
Email Address
Current Employer
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Are you currently working in the Australian Public Service?
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Are you an Australian Citizen?
Have you received a redundancy benefit from an APS Agency or Parliament
Service?
If yes, please advise of the redundancy benefit period expiry date
Have you ever been found to have breached the APS Code of Conduct?
If yes, please specify employer’s name and the date?
Do you have a security clearance? If so, what level? i.e. protected/secret
Please provide two current referees who have supervised and assessed your performance within the
workplace.
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Do you require any special arrangements to be made for assessment e.g. interview? If yes,
a member of the selection panel will contact you for more details.
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