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Defence Housing Australia
CFO Group
Asset Management, Procurement & Contracting
Asset Procurement and Contracting Manager and Contract Administrator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Gungahlin, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Parramatta, NSW; Adelaide, SA; Perth, WA; Brisbane, QLD; Townsville, QLD; Darwin, NT
Salary: $118,461 – $144,571
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 493330
Applications close: Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dha.gov.au
Duties: Key functions – Asset Management Team
Under the leadership of the Head of Strategic Asset Management (HoSAM), the AMT will perform three primary functions:
- Analytics and Scheduling: This function provides oversight and scheduling of end-to-end preventive and planned maintenance works.
- Regional Asset Management: This function is responsible for the development and management of a Regional Portfolio Plan, leading all key decision-making across the asset life cycle.
- Asset Procurement and Contracting: This function is responsible for formal contract and procurement activities in support of strategic asset management.
Position contact: Ashleigh Wright
Telephone: 0466 716 462.
Attorney-General’s Department
International and Security Cooperation
International Cooperation Unit, Litigation Unit
Senior Legal Officer, Litigation Unit – Executive Level 1
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $114,780 – $139,657
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 0313/24_NSCJ/ISCD-EXT
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 16 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ag.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
Duties: The International Crime Cooperation Central Authority (ICCCA) is responsible for administering Australia’s formal international crime cooperation obligations under the Extradition Act 1988 and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987. The Litigation Unit has carriage of ICCCA’s in-house legal practice, which is responsible for the conduct of extradition and mutual assistance administrative proceedings before judicial officers on behalf of requesting countries, and judicial review of decision-making relevant to international cooperation matters, operating on the basis of direct briefing, as well as engaging external legal representatives. In addition, the Litigation Unit is responsible for document production requests and associated litigation.
Senior Legal Officers in the Litigation Unit provide essential support to the Director (Litigation) for matters in court, supervise Legal Officers, and are responsible for managing a number of extradition cases (being the primary workload of the section). Senior Legal Officers work collaboratively with the extradition and mutual assistance casework teams, as well as external stakeholders including law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities, and foreign governments.
The role predominantly involves:
- Preparing matters for litigation, such as drafting briefs to counsel, court documents, written submissions, and conducting legal research.
- Liaising with and maintaining good working relationships with counsel, foreign governments and agencies, Australian law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.
- Instructing in cases before the court across all Australian jurisdictions.
- Managing a small number of extradition cases.
- Advising on document production requests: i.e. subpoenas, notices to produce and FOIs, and supervision of Legal Officers.
Position contact: Alexandra Bishop
Telephone: (02) 6141 6739.
Services Australia
Chief Financial Officer
Budget and Financial Management
Assistant Director – Costings
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT
Salary: $114,128 – $126,462
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: EXT-EL-2024-933
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Friday, 16 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/about-us/careers
Duties:
- Leading the coordination and negotiation of costing processes with internal and external stakeholders.
- Leading a team in the development of accurate and timely costings to ensure the agency is suitably funded to deliver budget measures and other initiatives.
- Demonstrating good judgment and evidence-based decision-making skills to provide expert advice on policy proposals, cost estimates, and financial implications of Cabinet submissions.
- Liaising with partner agencies and the Department of Finance to ensure the team manages competing priorities and deadlines are adhered to.
- Actively contributing to driving reform by identifying and implementing process and system improvements, including continual refinement of the agency’s costing methodology.
- Preparing and reviewing executive briefing material.
Position contact: Robert Paloni
Telephone: 0461 599 706.
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Medicines Regulation Division
Prescription Medicines Authorisation Branch, Application Entry Support and Export Section
Administration Officer – Medicines Regulation Division
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Fairbairn, ACT
Salary: $84,627 – $91,520
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 24-MRDIV-25733
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 16 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.tga.gov.au/about-tga/corporate-information/work-tga
Duties:
- Ensuring the accuracy and currency of the ARTG are maintained by efficiently managing new and existing applications or submissions for withdrawal for export-only medicines in accordance with the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act).
- Ensuring applications are processed in an efficient, timely and accurate manner.
- Assisting with management and coordination of inquiries from internal and external stakeholders via telephone or shared inbox and providing accurate and timely responses.
- Appropriately escalating and assisting with resolving issues by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing support and training to other staff as required.
- Contributing to regulatory reform and business improvement projects.
- Providing support to the AESE, PMAB and broader organisation as required.
Position contact: Natasha Manderson
Telephone: (02) 5132 2318.
Department of Health and Aged Care
Medicines Regulation Division
Prescription Medicines Authority Branch, Application Entry Support and Export Section
Departmental Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Fairbairn, ACT
Salary: $94,736 – $106,876
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 24-MRDIV-25722
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 16 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.health.gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies
Duties:
- Managing and coordinating ad-hoc activities across the branch as required (such as FOI requests, ministerial correspondence and other coordination activities).
- Managing and coordinating inquiries from internal and external stakeholders via telephone or shared inboxes and providing accurate and timely responses.
- Appropriately escalating and assisting with resolving issues by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Managing the TGA’s International Scientific Guidelines adoption process.
- Providing support and training to other staff as required.
- Contributing to regulatory reform and business improvement projects as required.
- Providing support to the AESE, PMAB and broader organisation as required.
Position contact: Natasha Manderson
Telephone: (02) 5132 2318.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Industry Innovation & Science Australia (IISA)
Chair, IISA board
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Brisbane, QLD; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA; Adelaide, SA
Classification: Statutory appointment
Position number: 1643_07/24
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties:
- Independent statutory board of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and educators navigates science, technology and innovation to position Australia as a leading innovation nation.
- Reports to the Minister for Industry and Science
The Chair and the members of this statutory board are entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and educators, who bring diverse experience in science, technology and engineering; business innovation and transformation; industry innovation and research; advanced manufacturing and commercialisation.
IISA works to position Australia as a leading innovation nation. Its main roles are to:
- Provide strategic oversight of innovation programs under its responsibility.
- Provide independent, strategic advice to government on matters relating to industry, innovation, science and research.
- Promote investment in industry and Australia’s innovation, science and research system.
The successful candidate will have Chair experience with the ability to work collaboratively and think strategically and have a high standard of professionalism, probity and personal integrity. To support the broad responsibilities of IISA, the Chair will be expected to draw on extensive experience in business and industry as well as innovation, research and development (R&D) and/or commercialisation. The Chair should also demonstrate familiarity with government policy and/or the governance and oversight of innovation and investment programs. Experience in science, research collaboration, and data and technology would be an advantage.
Position contact: Derwent Search
Telephone: (02) 9223 1855.
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Territories Division
Norfolk Island, NI Operations Norfolk Island
EL1 – Assistant Director, Norfolk Island
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Norfolk Island, NSW
Salary: $118,176 – $134,426
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 45551
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au
Duties: The successful applicant will lead a team of about 25 full-time equivalents responsible for maintaining the site, interpreting its history, managing its museum collections and engaging with key stakeholders both on Norfolk Island and more broadly.
This is a challenging role and the successful applicant will need to demonstrate:
- The ability to plan and deliver both minor and major works as well as capital improvements.
- The capacity to lead a diverse team.
- A strong understanding of the requirements of the heritage elements of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and how they apply to the management of heritage sites or their equivalent.
- A strong understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules or their equivalent.
- The aptitude to negotiate respectfully and effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
Position contact: Brad Robinson
Telephone: (02) 6136 7431.
Australian Signals Directorate
Signal Intelligence & Effects Operations Group
ASD 4, 5 & 6 Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG)
Security Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Alice Springs, NT
Salary: $77,788 – $106,828
Classification: APS Level 4; APS Level 5; APS Level 6
Position number: ASD/05585/24
Security clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.asd.gov.au/careers
Duties: The role will require excellent interpersonal communication skills to rapidly build and maintain productive working relationships with our multinational workforce as well as engage closely with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate for this position will be able to:
- Work in a small team involved in security management activities in a multinational, multi-organisational environment.
- Think strategically, apply judgment, intelligence and common sense, contribute to planning and decision-making, and maximise work linkages, opportunities and solutions.
- Behave professionally and ethically and accept responsibility for own actions; show initiative and resilience in managing work outcomes, opportunities and challenges.
- Communicate clearly; keep self and others informed; listen, understand and adapt to audience.
Position contact: ASD Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Australian Signals Directorate
Australian Cyber Security Centre
ASD 6 – Human Resource Manager – Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Alice Springs, NT
Salary: $93,607 – $106,873
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: ASD/05593/24
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.asd.gov.au/careers
Duties: The role will require excellent interpersonal communication skills to rapidly build and maintain productive working relationships with our multinational workforce as well as engage closely with internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate for this position will have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a range of people, including at an internal and external senior executive level.
- The proven ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion and integrity, including maintaining confidentiality and privacy.
- Demonstrate attention to detail, with the ability to take responsibility for own actions and accurate completion of work.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities and triage effectively while ensuring key targets are met.
- Experience implementing strategic HR initiatives, and experience leading and managing a team to be high-performing and collaborative.
Position contact: ASD Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Australian Signals Directorate
Australian Cyber Security Centre
ASD 4 & 5 – Workplace Health and Safety Compliance Officer – Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Alice Springs, NT
Salary: $77,788 – $91,435
Classification: APS Level 4; APS Level 5
Position number: ASD/05617/24
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.asd.gov.au/careers
Duties: The role will require excellent interpersonal communication skills to rapidly build and maintain productive working relationships with our multinational workforce as well as engage closely with internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate for this position will:
- Have the ability to apply WHS experience and understanding to a variety of out-of-the-box problems.
- Write and communicate effectively.
- Be accountable for research and analysis activities to identify and address WHS risks to capability.
- Represent the team and agency in engagements with both industry and other government agencies.
- Provide advice on the application of WHS legislation.
- Work in a multinational, multi-agency team managing and coordinating WHS activities across the JDFPG.
- Provide advice and support across a diverse range of WHS functions.
- Effectively and efficiently, with a range of stakeholders, apply superior problem-solving and time-management skills and the resilience to work effectively in a complex environment with competing priorities.
- Build and sustain effective relationships with our partners and broader Defence community.
- Support the JDFPG executive and workforce, including provision of ongoing education and training, provision of policy guidance, assessment of existing workplace risks, and assessment of risks associated with proposed new projects and equipment.
- Assist with the preparation and management of WHS audits, response to WHS information requests and representation at internal/external WHS meetings.
- Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of WHS management systems in accordance with current legislation.
Position contact: ASD Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Collection Preservation, Collection Digitisation
APS5 | Assistant Audiovisual Engineer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $80,430 – $87,572
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 89739
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.nfsa.gov.au
Duties: Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:
- Provide audiovisual engineering expertise and technical knowledge with regards to the installation, repair and maintenance of the NFSA’s audiovisual equipment, including legacy and computer-based systems.
- Undertake analysis and testing of technical audiovisual equipment and provide input to assist with the development of improved workflow outcomes to ensure quality digital preservation outcomes can be achieved for collection items.
- Assist in the review and documentation of technical systems and requirements in line with recognised preservation standards, including provision of systems to monitor quality control.
- Provide technical expertise to assist with the procurement of audiovisual equipment and maintaining service records, spare parts inventories, and maintaining supplies.
- Provide training and support to colleagues on audiovisual equipment, system operations and equipment handling.
Position contact: Jamie Crabb
Telephone: (02) 6248 2299.
Services Australia
Various
Aurora Neuroinclusion Program – Affirmative Measures (Disability – autism spectrum disorder/condition or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA
Salary: $66,310 – $88,944
Classification: APS Level 3; APS Level 4; APS Level 5
Position number: Aurora Neuroinclusion Program
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/about-us/careers
Duties: There will be several rounds of recruitment into the Aurora Neuroinclusion Program in 2024/2025 and these will be run separately. This round is for positions in Adelaide, SA.
Available roles:
- Administrative Support Officer (APS3)
- Associate Test Engineer (APS4)
- Test Engineer (APS5)
- Mainframe Database Administrator (APS5)
- Program Officer (APS5)
- Systems Administrator (APS5)
- Lawyer (APS5).
Position contact: Employ for Ability.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Austrade
Policy and Programs
Visitor Economy & Client Programs
Risk and Compliance Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $97,613 – $105,979
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 4874_07/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.austrade.gov.au/about/employment
Duties:
- Utilise the whole-of-government and Austrade’s risk management framework to identify, assess and respond to risk in EMDG and Client Programs.
- Consult with and work closely with Legal, Procurement and Fraud branch within Austrade to ensure alignment of risk and potential fraud management activities.
- Contribute to the development, review and updating of risk and fraud control plans, procedures and systems.
- Under limited supervision, coordinate and prepare reports, correspondence and assessments regarding risks and vulnerabilities.
- Undertake compliance and quality assurance checks across our grant programs.
- Educate and train operational staff on risk and fraud awareness and detection.
- Stakeholder engagement with operational staff, external grantees and Senior Executive.
Position contact: Sally Thomas
Telephone: +(02) 6201 7607.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science
AIMS@JCU Janice Lough Postdoctoral Fellowship – Reef Responses to Environmental Change
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Townsville, QLD
Salary: $97,169 – $106,895
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 21845
Applications close: Monday, 19 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/about/about.html
Duties: As an AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Fellow, you will lead and contribute to the integrative research to understand reef responses to environmental change, with a focus on ocean heating. With a primary focus of linking environmental change to processes across scales of biological organisation spanning physiology, genetics, demography, ecology, evolution, connectivity and/or biogeography, this research program is open to approach and taxon. You will collaborate widely to ensure that your research yields results to better predict reef futures.
Taking a lead in your research, you will design and deliver high-impact research to understand reef responses to environmental change while working closely with AIMS and JCU teams to achieve long-term research projects. Your research might include aquarium-based and field experiments and you might also lead empirical research involving geonomics, physiology and measurements of fitness. You will be mentored to take a leading role in communicating your research outcomes, project reporting and financial management to further develop your professional skills.
Position contact: Line Bay
Telephone: (07) 4753 4444.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science
AIMS@JCU David McKinnon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modelling Coastal Dynamics
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Townsville, QLD
Salary: $97,169 – $106,895
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 21685
Applications close: Monday, 19 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/about/about.html
Duties: As an AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Fellow, you will be an active member of the AIMS Oceanography and Coastal Processes and JCU Geomorphology research teams. Your work will focus on understanding physical coastal processes and quantifying their influence on coastal changes in northern Australia. As part of these teams, you will work to enhance current knowledge of the drivers and sensitivity of coastlines to climate change and will identify priority coastal areas for protection based on values (potentially including ecological, environmental, and economic) and coastal dynamic assumptions.
Under the supervision of senior scientists, it is expected that you will design, conduct and deliver a high-quality program of research that contributes to the missions of both institutions and makes important and original contributions to knowledge in the tropical marine domain. Taking a lead role in managing relationships and communications with project collaborators, you will undertake substantive end-user engagement during your research to ensure that research outcomes meet high-level management and policy objectives.
Position contact: Hemerson Tonin
Telephone: (07) 4753 4444.
Department of Health and Aged Care
Medicines Regulation Division
Prescription Medicines Authority Application Support and Export Section
Administration Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Fairbairn, ACT
Salary: $84,627 – $91,520
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 24-NIDV-25640
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.health.gov.au/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies
Duties:
- Assisting with the management and coordination of ad-hoc activities across the branch as required (such as FOI requests, ministerial correspondence and other coordination activities).
- Assisting with management and coordination of inquiries from internal and external stakeholders via telephone or shared inbox and providing accurate and timely responses.
- Appropriately escalating and assisting with resolving issues by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assisting with the TGA’s International Scientific Guidelines adoption process.
- Providing support and training to other staff as required.
- Contributing to regulatory reform and business improvement projects.
- Providing support to the AESE, PMAB and broader organisation as required.
Position contact: Natasha Manderson
Telephone: (02) 5132 2318.
