ICT Strategic Advisor

Executive Level 1
Canberra, ACT
$125,220 - $138,394 + 15.4% superannuation

About the Department of Education
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

The Role
As an ICT Strategic Advisor at the Department of Education, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering on the department’s ICT and AI strategies, and innovation agenda. You will provide high-level written and oral advice on whole-of-government ICT initiatives to senior executives. You will also work closely with IT service providers to ensure solutions are robust, value for money, and future focused. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on how technology supports departmental outcomes, working with a small and dynamic team.

Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:


Providing expert written and oral advice to senior executives on whole-of-government ICT initiatives, including digital transformation, cyber security, and emerging technologies.
Ensuring solutions algin with the department’s ICT strategy, roadmaps and investment plans.
Supporting the development and implementation of the department’s AI strategy and drive innovation initiatives.
Liaising with the department’s IT service provider on costings, solution design, cyber security, artificial intelligence, and legacy system uplift projects.
Coordinating information requests and liaise across-government, including with the DTA, Home Affairs, and Services Australia.
Leading and coordinating strategic ICT projects and innovation initiatives across the department.
Preparing high-quality briefings, reports, and presentations for senior management.

How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application in our online recruitment system. You will need to:

Provide a summary (no more than 750 words) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
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Provide contact details for 2 Referees.
The APS work level standards are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level. We encourage you to review these when writing your application.

Eligibility
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.