About the roles

The National Firearms Register Program (NFR) is delivering the most significant reform to Australia’s firearms management in thirty years. The four-year Program will deliver the National Firearms Register by July 2028, through five streams of work, leading the technical uplift of Australia’s firearms management systems, improvements to data quality, reforms to legislation and policy reform, and support though change management and stakeholder engagement.

This fast-paced, complex reform program will be delivered through the National Firearms Register Program (NFR Program), which is led by ACIC on behalf of all partners.

We are expanding the delivery capacity of the team, to include dedicated sections with responsibility for governance, planning and assurance and program delivery, and a business support team. The below roles will be offered as non-ongoing for a maximum period of 2 years and a merit pool will be created for any future ongoing vacancies that may arise.

Director, Technical and Partnership Group

We are seeking an experienced Director to oversee the NFR Program’s Technical and Partnership Group.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee the technical uplift and integration of a number of ACIC’s national policing information systems and ensure their integration readiness to enable a successful operation of the National Firearms Register.
• Work closely with a small project team and all partner agencies to ensure data from firearm registries and portals adheres to agreed standards and is supported through data governance.
• Build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring quality outcomes that are aligned to stakeholder and organisational needs.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders including colleagues across the division, staff in the ACIC and partner agencies.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with the APS values.

To succeed in this role, you will have exceptional leadership skills and proven Australian Government digital transformation experience.

Director, Planning and Assurance

As Director, Planning and Assurance you will play a pivotal leadership role in supporting the successful delivery of the NFR program, through working with a diverse range of stakeholders across multiple government departments, and leading program planning, risk, compliance, assurance and resource management to manage the NFR’s program planning and assurance obligations.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee planning and scheduling for the Program, including working with partner agencies to identify and report on dependencies and risks to delivery.
• Apply an experienced and contemporary approach to assurance and risk management, in line with existing frameworks.
• Build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring quality outcomes that are aligned to stakeholder and organisational needs.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders including colleagues across the division, staff in the ACIC and partner agencies.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with the APS values.

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and proven planning and assurance experience skills.

Director, Governance

As Director, Governance you will play a pivotal leadership role in supporting the successful delivery of the NFR program, through working with a diverse range of stakeholders across multiple government departments, and managing the NFR’s governance arrangements.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide sophisticated governance and secretariat for senior boards and multi-jurisdiction and multi-agency committees.
• Ensure delivery against each governance body’s Terms of Reference, ensure that Program and project governance is in line with established frameworks and apply a continuous improvement approach.
• Build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring quality outcomes that are aligned to stakeholder and organisational needs.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key stakeholders including colleagues across the division, staff in the ACIC and partner agencies.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with the APS values.

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and proven planning and assurance experience skills.

Our ideal candidates

These roles require individuals who can demonstrate:

• Strategic Leadership and Vision – Managing a large team of technical specialists, you will lead the delivery of the NFR Program’s technical uplift, data quality and change streams across more than ten Commonwealth, state and territory government agencies.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior government officials across Commonwealth agencies and state and territory governments.
• Communication – Exceptional and proven senior communication skills.

In addition, you will demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Minimum ten years of executive-level experience in program management, with a significant portion in the public sector. EL2 experience is essential and experience in complex digital transformation is an advantage.
• The ability to navigate political and bureaucratic landscapes effectively as a senior leader.
• Proven ability to support the delivery of a complex regulatory reform, with multiple stakeholders in a public sector context, through best-practice program management disciplines.
• Strong, responsible and flexible team leadership skills, preferably at the EL2 level. Capable of building capacity in others and leading by example.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation, liaise effectively with Senior Executive officers to reach an agreement on complex matters.
• Resilience, commitment to delivery and quality, sound judgement and the ability to solve problems quickly and effectively.
• Strategic thinking with excellent analytical and planning skills.
• Exceptional and proven verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate and present complex concepts to a diverse audience, including ministerial and Cabinet submissions.

*Experience in law enforcement is not necessary.

Eligibility

• Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
• Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.
• Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC.

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.