📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769680
- Agency: Comcare
- Job Title: Assistant Director, Regional Operations ACT
- Position Number: 01470
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Sunday 14 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra
- Salary: $127,864 – $152,357
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Hybrid working arrangements are available and can)
About Comcare
Comcare is the national authority for work health and safety, and workers’ compensation. We are a government regulator, workers’
compensation insurer, claims manager and scheme administrator. Through our role, we work with employees and other workers,
employers, service providers and other organisations to: – minimise the impact of harm in the workplace – improve recovery at work
and return to work – promote the health benefits of good work. We collaborate and partner with other schemes and organisations
on research and innovative projects that improve outcomes. We also provide expert advice and services to the Safety,
Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC), and Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare
Authority).
Duties
- Working closely with the Regional Director, colleagues and key stakeholders, the Assistant
- Director will have responsibility for coordinating and ensuring the successful completion of
- program of regulatory workload/activities by a small team. This will include:
- Participating as an active and collaborative member of the leadership team to plan, allocate
- and manage the timely and high-quality delivery of relevant regional office workload
- requirements.
- Providing guidance and support to team members in terms of more complex aspects of their
- work and contributions to Comcare’s organisational goals.
- Building and sustaining relationships with a range of stakeholders including other teams,
- peers and colleagues across Comcare and externally.
- The Assistant Director, Regional Operations responsibilities are:
- Lead and managing a small team of employees to achieve regional business plan outcomes
- and deliver high quality regulatory and related services.
- Building and maintaining the capacity in a team environment through coaching others,
- providing timely and constructive performance feedback conflict resolution and encouraging
- career development.
- Supervision of inspections/investigations, approvals, quality assurance and workload
- management.
- Where required, undertake investigation or inspection activity.
- Contributing to the design and implementation of business planning outcomes for the group
- and region including the identification of priorities, appropriate regulatory responses and
- allocation of resourcing across their jurisdiction.
- Engaging constructively with stakeholders to progress continuous improvement and
- compliance outcomes.
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- Providing practical guidance and direction to employees in relation to more complex
- regulatory matters.
- Contributing to the ongoing well-being and development of employees within their team and
- across the office.
- Qualifications
- Mandatory:
- The successful applicant will be required to have or obtain a Certificate IV in Government
- (Investigation), within 12 months of commencement.
- Desirable:
- Certificate IV in WHS, WHS Lead Auditor, or similar qualifications.
Eligibility / Notes
- Australian citizenship.
- Character clearance (Australian Criminal History Check).
- Employee health declaration.
- Six months probationary period for new engagements.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a NV2 security clearance.
- Specific Conditions:
- Hold and maintain a motor vehicle driver licence for a motor vehicle (car)
- Some intra and interstate travel is required, including overnight absences
- Participate in an after-hours on-call roster (where operational needs require)
How to Apply
Position Contact [email protected], 1300366979
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.comcare.gov.au/about/careers/current-vacancies
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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