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Head of the HR Profession

Jacqui Curtis, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Taxation Office (ATO)

Jacqui champions strategic APS HR capability and creates strong collaboration across the APS. She is also the sponsor of the APS HR Graduate and School Leaver programs.

As Head of the HR Profession, Jacqui:

  • leverages her national and international presence to ensure APS-wide capability development initiatives are well-informed and based on best-practice
  • advises agencies of contemporary approaches to strategic HR including recruitment, development and retention
  • supports agencies to grow, strengthen and sustain internal HR expertise.

Jacqui is passionate about growing strategic HR expertise across the APS to:

  • achieve large-scale transformation
  • position the APS as an employer of choice
  • deliver user-centric services.

Watch the video of Jacqui Curtis speaking about the APS HR Profession.

Related pages

Join the HR Profession

Find out more about the HR Profession and how you can join.

HR Profession Strategy

Explore the APS HR Workforce Strategy and Action Plan, Pathways to Professionalisation and more on the APSC website.

About the APS Professions

Find out more about the APS Professions initiative and how it is building specialist skills and expertise across the APS. 

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