Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $169,551 plus superannuation
Position No: 40122
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 November 2025
Contact Officer: Adina Leu on Adina.Leu@act.gov.au

Details: Director – Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, Governance and Implementation. We’re a vibrant, forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration and strong partnerships. If you are driven to deliver strategic impact, build high-performing teams, and influence the direction of digital government at the highest levels, we invite you to bring your expertise and experience to this pivotal leadership role.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:  

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about AI and data policy, strategy and governance, with a desire to enable innovation
• A visionary leader with a strong aptitude for strategic thinking and planning
• Experienced in policy development and implementation and program management within large, complex organisations
• Skilled at building and leading diverse, high-performing teams, fostering a culture of trust and innovation
• An excellent communicator and advocate, comfortable engaging with executives and national stakeholders
• Analytical, with sound judgement and the ability to tackle complex issues
• Adaptable, ready to thrive in a dynamic, high-scrutiny environment

Compliance Requirements:

• Due to the need to work across Commonwealth data and AI matters, and national projects, this position also requires a national security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) issued by AGSVA. As such, applicants must be Australian citizens.

If you are ready to make a significant contribution at the senior leadership level, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill the same or similar vacancies over the next 12 months. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply:

Please submit:

• A written pitch (a maximum of two pages) outlining how your relevant experience and skills will enable you to deliver the role as presented in this advertisement and the Position Description.
• A current curriculum vitae (of no more than four-pages), highlighting your experience and skills that are relevant for this role, and the names and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Digital Canberra

Digital Canberra was established on the 1 July 2025, amalgamating positions which previously were advertised under Chief Ministers and Economic Development Directorate and ACT Health Directorate.