Assistant Director – Organisational Learning, – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769994
- Agency: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Job Title: Assistant Director – Organisational Learning,
- Position Number: EXT-2026-0065
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Various locations – ACT ACT, Various locations –
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $131,960 – $144,908
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (We support a range of flexible work arrangements in)
About Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) exists to fulfil the nation’s duty to support our serving and ex-serving Australian Defence
Force members and their families. We do this through programs of care, compensation, commemoration, income and Defence
support services. Our aim is to enhance self-sufficiency, quality of life, financial wellbeing and community recognition for those we
support. DVA is both a policy and service delivery agency. We have strong relationships with Australian ex-service organisations,
Federal and State Government agencies and the veteran community. DVA’s vision is to honour veterans, and empower them and
their families to continue life after service, within a society that understands and values their military service and their ongoing
contribution to the community.
Duties
- Lead and coordinate day to day organisational learning, evaluation and reporting activities
- Provide evidence to support high quality evaluations, including those undertaken by external
- evaluators.
- Coordinate activities that support responsible data use, data quality and evidence integrity.
- Contribute to data sharing and feedback mechanisms between the Agency, DVA and
- Defence
- Contribute expertise to briefs, reports and presentations on evaluation findings, trends and
- insights for senior executives and governance committees
- Analyse lessons learnt and translate findings into clear, practical and outcomes focused
- improvement actions.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage, lead and develop staff, providing clear direction, expert advice and assistance.
- Plan, prioritise and deliver complex work programs within agreed timeframes.
- Identify risks and issues, escalate appropriately, and contribute to mitigation strategies.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning and evidence based practice.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to
- be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- Any successful candidate external to DVA offered employment will be required to undergo a
- pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening
- check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy
- Framework requirements.
- Any successful candidate will also be required to obtain and/or maintain, a baseline Vetting
- (AGSVA) security clearance as a minimum.
How to Apply
Position Contact Brooke Kemp, 07 2149 4678
Agency Recruitment Site https://dvajobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home
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
Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Defence
Portfolio)
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