Assistant Director, Property

Australian Department of Home Affairs

Assistant Director, Property coordinating agency property portfolio and facilities management. Overseeing financial, operational, and compliance aspects for the agency's properties and facilities in Canberra.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeCanberra • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLead💰 A$125,935 - A$143,531 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate and administer the agency’s property portfolio, including:
Maintaining property management documentation, including the agency’s Strategic Property Plan
Managing leases across the agency's metropolitan and regional property portfolio
Oversee financial management, tracking and reporting of lease related expenditure.
Effectively managing the agency’s Whole of Australian Government Property Services Provider (PSP)
Managing the agency’s properties and facilities, including:
Coordinating preventative and reactive facility management services through the PSP
Overseeing property operations and delivering related projects, including fit-out and relocations
Maintaining the office emergency management functions, including wardens, training and evacuation exercises
Coordinating agency reporting, including the annual Australian Government Property Register and Emissions Reporting processes.
Manage corporate services arrangements, including:
Mail and courier services (via the shared services arrangement)
WoAG stationery and office supplies arrangements
Uniform arrangements.
Undertake procurement and contract management activities in accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules
Develop, implement and review corporate policies and training activities related to the above responsibilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

NV1 level security clearance is required for this role
Experience in a similar role or comparable duties
Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
Demonstrated ability to exercise autonomy and initiative in team management while allocating resources and managing priorities to meet objectives
Ability to work closely and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve agency objectives
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Quality assurance, monitoring and compliance skills
Demonstrated ability to provide significant contribution to innovation and business improvement strategies
The ability to identify and resolve issues quickly and escalate as required
Demonstrated resilience and ability to work in an agile mindset, adapting to new and changing priorities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement and the operational requirements of the role.

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Hard Skills & Tools

property managementfinancial managementcontract managementprocurementquality assurancecomplianceproject managementemergency managementreportingpolicy development

Soft Skills

communicationteam managementautonomyinitiativecollaborationproblem-solvingresilienceagilityinnovationbusiness improvement

Certifications

NV1 level security clearance