Digital Canberra delivers and supports digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Join Digital Canberra and build a career that makes a real difference in the community, where your contribution matters and you’re part of something meaningful. At Digital Canberra, you’ll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we’re committed to helping you grow. Digital Canberra is looking for an experienced director to join our Budget Management and Business Partnering team within our Strategic Finance Branch. This is a pivotal role responsible for driving financial management excellence, influencing decision-making, and ensuring the efficient allocation of resources across the Directorate. As a director, you will lead the development and delivery of internal and external budgeting processes, management reporting, and financial analysis. You will provide high-level advice to executives and business units, translating financial strategies into operational goals and fostering a culture of accountability and performance. To be successful in this role, you will have extensive experience in financial management, budgeting and reporting within a complex organisation. You will have advanced analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders. Your ability to lead and foster collaboration ensuring effective communication is essential. For more information about the role, please refer to the position description. You may wish to speak to the listed Contact Officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the position description. What we offer you At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on the Canberra community. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference! As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs. Canberra is Australia’s capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It’s the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change. Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is diverse. We welcome candidates who have the right to work in Australia, which may include temporary and permanent visa holders subject to your visa conditions. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply. Eligibility/Other requirements: A formal qualification in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field and professional membership are highly desirable. Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. How to apply : Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae and a two-page pitch that addresses the “What You Require” section of the position description. Please ensure your response provides evidence of your suitability for the role, including specific examples that clearly demonstrate your relevant Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities. Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button below. Digital Canberra Digital Canberra was established on the 1 July 2025, amalgamating positions which previously were advertised under Chief Ministers and Economic Development Directorate and ACT Health Directorate. LI-DNI
