About our team
The team is high-performing, with a wellbeing-first culture. We welcome diverse views and backgrounds, including those with lived experience. We support flexible working arrangements, encourage learning and development, and support each other in delivering the many facets of our work. We operate in a highly collegiate manner, building strong relationships across the Department and relevant agencies.
What you’ll be doing
The Government is committed to advancing gender equality as a national priority. Working for Women: A Strategy for Gender Equality (the Strategy) outlines where Government will focus effort over the next decade to drive gender equality in Australia.
The Office for Women is the central gender equality institution within the APS, responsible for providing quality gender advice and delivering effective policies and programs for the Minister for Women and the Prime Minister. The Working for Women Program (WfWP) supports implementation of the Strategy. It aims to improve outcomes for women and gender equality in Australia, with a focus on addressing gendered attitudes and stereotypes and taking action across the following five priority areas of the Strategy: Gender-based violence; Unpaid and paid care; Economic equality and security; Health; Leadership, representation, and decision making.
The Working for Women Grants section in the Gender Equality Systems and Partnerships branch is seeking applications to fill an EL1 position to join the team to implement priorities under the WfWP. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high quality grants advice, lead and implement grant rounds across the full grant lifecycle, including design, select, establish and manage phases. The role is also responsible for high level engagement with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally, including funded organisations, working closely with other agencies such as the Department of Finance and Community Grants Hub (Hub), and supporting the Minister for Women.
The successful candidate should be able to work effectively, autonomously and collaboratively within a team. This is an opportunity to join a team that works to deliver on the priorities of the Government. The section administers the Working for Women Program to support the implementation of activities that improve outcomes for women and progress gender equality in Australia. You will gain insight and experience into the Government’s first national strategy for progressing gender equality, and will utilise your grant expertise to ensure that delivery of outcomes align with whole of government grants practices.
The team is high-performing, with a wellbeing-first culture. We welcome diverse views and backgrounds, including those with lived experience. We support flexible working arrangements, encourage learning and development, and support each other in delivering the many facets of our work. We operate in a highly collegiate manner, building strong relationships across the Department and relevant agencies.
Why you’re the ideal candidate
Our ideal candidate is someone:- with a good understanding of the Strategy and key gender equality policy issues, and can deliver comprehensive grant policy advice to influence the strategic direction for investment under the WfWP
- with leadership experience and that can manage a small team to implement grant rounds across the full grant lifecycle, including design, select, establish and manage phases
- with experience in managing grants and knowledge of the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act
- who is able to manage competing priorities, identify and effectively manage risks and mitigation strategies, commits to action and displays resilience under tight timeframes
- with strong written and verbal communication skills to prepare and deliver timely, high-quality advice and input to complex requests, and build and maintain positive stakeholder relationships
- who commits to cultivate and maintain strong and positive working relationships to promote a safe, inclusive and diverse work culture.
Flexibility arrangements
At PM&C we recognise the broad benefits of offering flexibility in how, when and where work is performed. We consider flexibility first from a starting position of ‘how can we make this work?’ and consider individual circumstances and operational requirements in making genuine attempts to establish mutually beneficial arrangements. Please reach out to the contact officer if you would like to explore what flexibility might look like for you, such as part time work, variable start and finish times or working from home.
Affirmative Measure - Indigenous Position
This vacancy is an affirmative measure - Indigenous position, which is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
For the purpose of this particular recruitment, all candidates will be required to provide confirmation of heritage documentation. This is a mandatory requirement in order to demonstrate that the eligibility criteria is met.
Please refer to the What you need to know - applying for jobs at PM&C document which outlines the acceptable confirmation of heritage documentation to be provided for this merit-based process.
Eligibility
- The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people.
- To be eligible for this position you must be an Australian Citizen.
- The occupant must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting (Protected) level security clearance, or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level.
- The successful candidate will be required to be assessed through our pre-employment screening checks, such as an Australian Criminal History Check
How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, we want to hear from you! Submit an online application through the Apply link by 14 August 2024 at 11:30pm AEST.
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