Chief Executive Officer - ACIAR

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with a deep understanding of the potential for agricultural and environmental research partnerships to actively contribute to poverty alleviation, improving food security, tackling climate change and sustainable economic development in the Indo-Pacific region.

As CEO of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), you will be an innovative thinker, promote a diverse and inclusive workplace and contribute to global and regional challenges in a research leadership context from within the Australian Public Service.

Reporting directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, our successful CEO will oversee the overall strategy for ACIAR, its research and capacity building programs and be accountable for its operations. You will possess exceptional stakeholder management and relationship building skills with a key focus on building mutually beneficial research partnerships between Australia and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region. You will have outstanding communication skills to represent Australia at high-level international forums and to lead ACIAR in interacting with government, parliamentary, industry and community stakeholders.

While ACIAR supports flexible working arrangements, this position requires regular face-to-face contact with ACIAR colleagues, partners and stakeholders in Canberra. Frequent international and domestic travel is an essential part of the role.

This is a non-ongoing specified term opportunity located in Bruce, ACT, for up to five years, with the possibility of extension for up to a further two years under the ACIAR Act 1982.

Before applying, please obtain selection documentation from the Executive Intelligence Group vacancies page at: www.executiveintelligencegroup.com.au/vacancies (Ref. No. 833).

After reading the selection documentation, if you require further information, please contact Tricia Searson or Karina Duffey at Executive Intelligence Group on (02) 6232 2200.

Applications close at 5:00pm AEDT, on 7 January 2023.