General Manager (SES Band 1), Multiple Opportunities

at  Department of Industry Science Energy Resources

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a General Manager, you will lead the work of a branch and play a key role in building our organisational capability. You will develop the branch’s strategic direction and create a shared sense of purpose through encouraging others’ input and communicating required actions and expected outcomes. You are expected to lead by motivating and organising people to produce outcomes that make a difference to the nation. It is not just about what is delivered, but how it is delivered through teams and networks. This includes engaging others to innovate, collaborate and create change.
You are a key member of the senior leadership team and play an integral role in delivering outcomes and priorities for the department. You are expected to advise and support the Government on the full range of portfolio issues and to do this through the development of considered policies and the delivery of effective programs. You also have a broader role in providing leadership across the APS in the delivery of whole-of-Government policies and services, managing in a changing and devolved environment.

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government’s economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• Growing innovative & competitive businesses, industries and regions
• Investing in science and technology
• Strengthening the resources sector

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government’s economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions
• investing in science and technology
• strengthening the resources sector