OAIC substituted decision with respect to FOI-2025-01311. Documents regarding the temporary and permanent filling of an EL2 Client Engagement Director role between 1 October 2021 to 30 November 2023

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This ATO release concerns recruitment records for two Executive Level 2 roles in the Client Engagement Group, covering October 2021 to November 2023. The documents include emails, selection committee reports, expression of interest material, candidate information kits, interview scoring templates and assessment statistics. The 2023 EL2 Tax Director process (job reference EXT_CEG_657_23) drew 772 applications; 641 met the benchmark for the online skills assessment, 307 progressed to interview, 121 passed interview, and 20 progressed after manager verification. Two candidates received adverse manager verification reports, and some SES endorsements of referee reports were withheld. The 2021 Phoenix and Evasion Program EL2 process was an internal expression of interest for one position, with an interview panel and selection notes. The records show delegate approvals by the Assistant Commissioner and discussion of merit pool arrangements and candidate eligibility for differentiated assessment.