Join the Strategic Plans team to shape the future of DSTA through enterprise-wide strategies, policies and governance frameworks. In this role, you will support DSTA’s long-term planning, performance monitoring, governance and enterprise-wide engagement efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Strategy and Governance
- Support the planning and implementation of enterprise-level strategies, policies, and governance processes.
- Lead the communication and roll-out of strategic initiatives at enterprise-wide events, and coordinate follow-up efforts with internal stakeholders.
Board Engagement and Corporate Governance
- Manage DSTA Board-related matters, including Board Meetings, retreats, renewal and onboarding of Board Directors, and adherence to the DSTA Code of Governance.
Performance Monitoring and Strategic Reporting
- Oversee enterprise-level and business entity level performance monitoring, reporting and analysis in alignment with DSTA’s strategic objectives.
- Identify gaps and recommend management interventions where necessary.
Culture Building and Staff Engagement
- Support initiatives to promote a culture of productivity and innovation across DSTA.
- Plan and organise staff engagement events to communicate strategic initiatives and gather staff feedback.
Strategic Planning and Risk Management
- Assist in DSTA’s enterprise strategic planning process, including the development and refinement of organisational strategies.
- Support the identification and monitoring of strategic and operational risks.
Requirements
- A degree in technical discipline, with experience preferably, but not essential, in strategic and corporate planning functions.
- Familiarity with DSTA’s operations and the broader defence technology ecosystem is an advantage.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Responsible, proactive and able to work independently.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage across all levels.
