Assistant Director, Program Delivery and Management

Closes: 28 July 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 71436
Directorate:Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 July 2026
Contact Officer: Steven Portelli on Steven.Portelli@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 8702

Details: The Education Directorate is reshaping how its central office works so it can better support schools, students, staff, government and the ACT community. The multidisciplinary organisation design team will deliver a challenging program of discovery, design and implementation to reshape how the directorate operates and is structured. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a once-in-a-generation organisation reform program that will help build a more connected, sustainable and effective education directorate.

The Assistant Director, program delivery and management will play an important role in delivering defined parts of the organisation design work program and maintaining the program management discipline that keeps the work organised, visible and moving. The role will manage program work, coordinate activity across teams and stakeholders, and maintain core program artefacts including plans, status reports, registers, issue logs, decision records and governance materials.

This role will suit someone who is practical, structured and comfortable taking ownership of work in a complex and evolving environment. You will help turn program intent into completed deliverable…