CareerPlan

Assistant Director, Registrations Permanent

Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaFull-time2026-10-30

Core

Lead strategic coordination of heritage nominations and registrations, provide expert advice on heritage listings, and drive development of registration priorities for the ACT.

Role type

Senior management heritage policy and registration lead

Builds

Robust, transparent, and evidence-based heritage assessment and registration processes for the ACT

Domain

Public sector heritage management and policy

Required skills

Strategic coordination, team leadership, statutory criteria application, complex assessment, stakeholder relationship building, policy influence, evidence interpretation, program management

Preferred skills

Heritage field expertise (cultural heritage management, archaeology, architecture, history, landscape architecture, cultural geography, conservation management), experience administering legislation

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performing team responsible for historical and heritage research, complex assessment work, and preparation of advice for the ACT Heritage Council; oversee application of statutory heritage criteria; manage competing priorities; ensure delivery of high-quality registration outcomes; influence heritage policy and decision-making

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities