Employment Type: Ongoing
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Closing Date: 11:30pm AEDT, 7 May 2025
Contact: Steven Fox, (02) 6277 7102, Steven.fox@aph.gov.au

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

DPS prides itself on leaders who can support the high-tempo needs of a modern parliament through contemporary leadership practices. Diversity is our strength, and we seek to continue to build high performing teams comprised of industry-best talent. Interested applicants will need to demonstrate experience in leading a large, complex and diverse workforce and driving change within a client-focused service environment. Strong personal accountability, managing complex stakeholder relationships, being agile and adaptable, and the capability to deal with ambiguity and change are crucial to succeeding in this role.

OUR PURPOSE AND VALUES

We proudly provide innovative, unified, and client-focused services to the Australian Parliament and parliamentarians. We are a values driven department, placing our values at the heart of everything we do; from our service offerings and decision making to our interactions with stakeholders and each other.
Our people are employed in a broad and unique range of professional, customer service and trade-based roles, all joined by a shared purpose: to make an enduring contribution to Australia’s parliamentary democracy. We have an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. While we come from all walks of life, we share a commitment to care for and protect our iconic workplace.
Every year, almost one million people visit Australian Parliament House to experience the parliamentary process, the building’s architecture, nationally significant art collections, events, tours, and food and dining experiences – all made possible by our people, who are active participants in an environment where no two days are the same.

Senior Executive Service roles require (essential):

• Established leadership skills that inspire and motivate teams, creating a common purpose and direction and a high-performance culture, to support the work of the Parliament and DPS.
• Excellent stakeholder relationship management skills, including the ability to provide insightful, persuasive, and trusted advice to a diverse range of important stakeholders in a politically complex environment.
• Strong strategic judgement, political acuity, and ability to manage ambiguity to resolve complex issues as they evolve.
• Demonstrated achievement of delivering quality results, within budget, tight time frames and across multiple stakeholders

Under limited/general direction undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for the Senior Executive Service Band 1 classification. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead the strategic and operational management of the Research Branch, delivering the Parliamentary Library and Department’s priorities including providing information, research and analytical services to Senators and Members and their staff, parliamentary committees and the parliamentary departments to support parliamentary and representational duties.
• As a member of the Parliamentary Library and department’s senior management team, ensure effective communication, governance, risk management, people management and budget management across the Branch.
• As a member of the department’s senior management team, contribute to the overall strategic direction and leadership of the department.
• Achieve results by building effective strategic partnerships, negotiating business priorities, budgets, setting performance expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance outcomes.
• As a member of the department’s senior management team, be responsible for the talent management and development of staff within the Branch and Library.
• Develop an environment that delivers innovation and enhanced Branch performance including accurate and timely advice to the Parliamentary Librarian, Secretary, Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library and the Presiding Officers.
• Actively developing and maintaining strong working relationships across the department and with external agencies and organisations as needed, including representing the Branch and/or the Department at various internal and external committees and boards.
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the other parliamentary departments including the Chamber Departments.
• Foster and model a positive and respectable work culture that is focused on client service delivery excellence.
• Other duties as directed by the Parliamentary Librarian or Secretary