Chief Digital Officer
Level 9, $180,367 - $193,487 pa, PSCSAA 2024
Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.
The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities.
We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.
Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.
We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.
We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person or person with disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. If you are a person living with disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Leanne McDonnell on 0481 011 654 or via email at leanne.mcdonnell@dohw.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.
When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:
- flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
- professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
- generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
- access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
- corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
- Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.
About The Role:
As the Chief Digital Officer you will lead and manage the activities of the Technology Services function in the newly formed Department of Housing and Works. This will include leading the development and implementation of the department’s new digital strategy, ensuring alignment with the whole-of-government Digital WA strategy, and will be central in shaping a digitally enabled organisation that delivers modern, accessible and customer-focused services.
The CDO will provide leadership in governance, strategy and policy for digital services and transformation across DHW. In doing this, the CDO will ensure robust cyber security measures and digital resilience through innovative and contemporary preventative, detection and monitoring capabilities.
The role is a member of the Directorate Executive and is expected to provide strategic advice and leadership, including establishing a clear vision, responding positively to change and uncertainty, and managing risks effectively. The CDO will build strong partnerships, including with senior leaders and business stakeholders, by enhancing effectiveness and efficiency for customers through the application of digital technology.
About You:
The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with a proven track record of delivering complex transformation in large-scale or government environments. As a contemproary people leader and collaborative executive member, you thrive in a complex environment and actively seek out opportunities to contribute to the whole-of-agency strategic direction.
Your leadership skills will champion contemporary people management practices across your multidisciplinary teams. You communicate complex information clearly in a way to engage and influence stakeholders, and you recognise the importance of delivering public value to the WA community through the delivery of digital services.
This position is a Multiple Area Leader. This means that you will lead teams to achieve the strategic direction of a number of different business areas or key priorities. You will implement operational strategy and take the lead for shaping its short- and medium-term directions. You will contribute strategic value by determining the focus areas for delivery through a broader lens and determine the timing of future growth in your business areas.
How to Apply:
If you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, submit the following in MS Word or PDF format only:
- A comprehensive CV that shows your skills, experiences and key achievements, including the contact details of two referees (with one being your current or most recent supervisor).
- Cover letter of two (2) pages or less, outlining how you meet the essential requirements of the role and demonstrate leadership behaviours.
Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.
Further Job-Related Information:
For further information about the position please contact Leanne McDonnell on 0481 011 654 (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).
To assist you in preparing your application, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack, Job Description Form, and Leadership Behaviours. Additionally, the WA Jobs and Workforce Hub provides information on working in Western Australia. This includes guidance on applying for government sector jobs, industry insights, application tips, relocation resources, training opportunities, and apprenticeships.
If you are unable to view or download the documents, please call (08) 6557 8111 and select option 1, or email recruitment@dohw.wa.gov.au, mentioning the vacancy reference number VCID03197 for assistance.
Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment for up to 5 years available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Department within the next twelve (12) months on a full-time, part-time, fixed-term basis.
The Department may conduct an Executive Search to supplement the field of applicants.
