Appointment of Inaugural Chief of Personnel
25 May 2023
Today the Albanese Government takes another step forward in implementing the recommendations of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) with the appointment of Major General Natasha Fox, AM, CSC, as the inaugural Chief of Personnel in the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
As recommended by the DSR, ADF personnel management should be centralised into a single integrated system incorporating the five domains, headed by a Chief of Personnel reporting directly to the Chief of the Defence Force.
As Chief of Personnel, Major General Fox will take on this responsibility with the distinct aim of increasing the effectiveness, efficiency and cohesiveness of personnel management to achieve a more integrated ADF.
The DSR also recommended options be developed to change Defence’s recruitment framework.
This aims to improve the eligibility pool of potential applications and to align service recruitment requirements to military employment, especially in key technical and specialist trades.
Today’s announcement complements the Albanese Government’s $400 million commitment towards retention in the ADF with the Continuation Bonus initiative.
Major General Fox will be promoted to Lieutenant General and will commence in her new role on 5 June 2023.
Improving recruitment and retention of a skilled, valued workforce in Defence is an ongoing goal, and one the Albanese Government is committed to addressing.
Source: Defence Press Release