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Recruitment / Government
Recruitment
Talent for
Government
We recruit the programme directors, CIOs, and delivery leads that agencies need, from local councils to Commonwealth departments, including roles that require a security clearance.
Who we place
The roles we recruit for in Government
Permanent, contract, and interim, matched to the consequence of the role.
Programme and Portfolio Directors
Directors who have taken programmes through Gateway review and can account for every dollar at Estimates.
CIOs, CDOs, and Technology Executives
Leaders who run a technology function inside the PSPF and the ISM while a reform agenda is under way.
Digital Service Delivery Leads
Service owners and delivery managers who work to the DTA Digital Service Standard, from discovery to live.
Cleared Cyber Security Specialists
Security leads cleared to Baseline or NV1 who lift an agency against the Essential Eight and the ISM.
Commercial and Procurement Leads
Specialists who run sourcing under the Commonwealth Procurement Rules or a state equivalent and hold it to probity.
Policy-Literate Analysts and Architects
Analysts who turn policy and legislation into requirements, and architects who design for whole-of-government platforms.
Hiring in Government
Why Government roles are hard to fill
Government hiring runs on timelines the agency does not control. Many Commonwealth roles need a security clearance, which normally requires Australian citizenship and can take months to grant, so a candidate who already holds Baseline or NV1 can start when the programme needs them. Probity shapes how a role is sourced and assessed, and a machinery of government change can reshape a programme partway through. The people who succeed have delivered under public accountability and can defend their decisions to an audit committee or at Senate Estimates.
Our practitioners have led this kind of work in government, so we assess candidates on what they have run and against the pressures the role will carry.
Our full recruitment practiceWhat we bring to Government
- Reform and capability uplift
- Programme recovery and turnaround
- Whole-of-government platforms
- Portfolio rationalisation
- Sovereign data and AI
- Independent assurance
Delivered in Government
Case studies from our Government work
The kind of programme the people we recruit in this sector are expected to lead.
Government consulting
Reform, uplift, optimisation, new capability, and turnaround across every tier of government. Written for government executives.
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Hiring in Government?
Let us find the right leader
Whether you are hiring or exploring your next opportunity, we respond within one business day. All discussions are confidential.