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Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Assistant Trade Measurement Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Various locations: NSW, SA, VIC, WA
Salary: $78,770 to $85,027
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 0770_04/25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 2 May
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
The role: Main duties are:
- Conducting tests and audits of measuring instruments ranging from deli scales to fuel bowsers.
- Assessing pre-packaged products for compliance.
- Providing information and education to licensees, business and consumers in a simple and understandable manner.
- Responding to questions and complaints raised by relevant stakeholders.
- Identifying and investigating breaches of trade measurement legislation.
- Compiling formal reports in relation to their activities.
Position contact: Sion Reid
Telephone: 0457 547 918.
Clean Energy Regulator
Contact Centre Operator – Corporate Communications
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $82,926 to $87,490
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: CER 021/25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/careers
The role: Our Contact Centre Operators provide a first point of contact for stakeholders.
Following the initial training to familiarise you with our schemes and legislation, you will:
- Provide a high level of customer service to stakeholders via telephone and email.
- Meet service-level standards.
- Demonstrate a sound general knowledge of the agency’s schemes and projects, including broadly understanding relevant legislation and associated policy frameworks.
- Follow internal processes, using templates and guidelines, and bring together information from various sources to answer telephone or email inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Exercise judgment to refer inquiries to relevant subject matter experts (SMEs) in accordance with process.
- Accurately capture and record interactions in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
- Work independently on tasks, including managing different priorities, to meet team and individual outcomes.
- Provide support to the team leader and colleagues to ensure team outcomes are met.
- Assist with quality assurance checks within the team, by reviewing peers’ work to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of responses.
Position contact: Kirsty Jongebloed
Telephone: (02) 6159 3253.
National Disability Insurance Agency
Branch Manager, Intermediary Programs
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Deakin, ACT; Geelong, VIC; Richmond Plains, VIC
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Position number: TBA
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://www.ndis.gov.au
Key duties: This role is ideal for a leader with a passion for equity, justice and the wellbeing of people with disability. What we’re looking for in our ideal candidates:
- A leader who delivers in a fast-paced and evolving reform environment.
- A track record of implementing government initiatives, with proven ability to navigate complex issues with speed while maintaining strong governance.
- Great relationship-building and influencing skills.
- Exceptional strategic thinking and government systems and process nous.
- Ability to navigate complexity and exhibit integrity, drive and resilience.
- A leader who promotes respectful standards of behaviour and puts participants at the heart of everything we do.
Position contact: Andrew McEncroe
Telephone: 0416 018 860.
Department of the House of Representatives
Senior Finance Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Capital Hill, ACT
Salary: $101,356 to $115,028
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 7600, 7601
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://www.aph.gov.au
The role: The Senior Finance Officer will carry out the following duties:
- Manage and report on financial transactions and perform general accounting duties including period-end processes, journals, income and expense schedules, data imports and exports, and monthly reconciliations.
- Assist with the development, implementation and maintenance of departmental policy and procedures and perform operational and reporting tasks in accordance with current legislation and the objectives of the office.
- Build effective working relationships with all stakeholders and assist with the development, management and presentation of effective methods to educate and inform staff regarding departmental policies and procedures.
- Contribute to monthly and annual financial statement reporting processes, compliance reporting and business planning and performance monitoring.
- Provide guidance and assistance to other areas of the department in relation to financial and procurement matters.
- Travel and expense management including system support, contract management, and providing training and support to clients.
- Other financial and administrative tasks required by the section, as directed.
Position contact: Dean Solway
Telephone: (02) 6277 8693.
National Health and Medical Research Council
Senior Payroll and Reporting Officer
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $95,475 to $107,708
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 13-2025
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au
The role: As the Senior Payroll and Reporting Officer, you will supervise the Payroll Officer to support the delivery of NHMRC’s pay and condition services, including:
- Managing end-to-end payroll operations within Aurion, including the fortnightly pay run, pay variations, leave entitlements, superannuation, salary sacrifice and staff movements.
- Preparing regular payroll reports, support compliance reporting and contribute to ad hoc reporting and analysis.
- Providing accurate and timely advice to internal and external stakeholders on a range of HR queries not limited to pay and conditions.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of payroll procedures and documentation.
- Analysing and interpreting knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures governing pay and conditions to problem solve.
- Resolving complex payroll queries and anomalies.
- Undertaking complex payroll and workers’ compensation processes, and managing the resolution of issues and escalated inquiries/complaints.
- Maintaining confidentiality/integrity while exercising discretion in accurate record management.
- Actioning requests for people data and responses to government reporting requirements relating to the APS agency survey, annual report, Questions on Notice and Senate Estimate briefings, remuneration reporting and other reports as required.
- Ensuring precision in financial management practices, including pay reconciliation.
- Identifying areas of improvement and actively contributing to the ongoing enhancement of NHMRC’s pay functions.
- Other duties as required.
Position contact: Fei Choi
Telephone: (02) 6217 9127.
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Manager, ICT Project Management Office
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $139,146 to $164,602
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 2426-2025-1
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: http://www.acma.gov.au
Key duties: As the Manager, ICT Project Management Office (PMO), you will:
- Lead and manage a team of project managers to drive quality outcomes by applying best-practice project management disciplines and processes. This ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to scope and agreed quality standards.
- Develop and maintain an effective “fit-for-purpose” ICT PMO, including all supporting tools, processes and methodologies to ensure consistency, accuracy and governance of projects.
- Support project managers and project sponsors in achieving the desired results from project investments. This includes providing progress reports and briefs, including tracking and effective management of risks and issues, program and project progress, deliverables, resourcing and other matters.
- Monitor program and project performance, identifying areas requiring improvement or change and determining appropriate action.
- Provide project management guidance and leadership to ICT staff and more broadly across the ACMA.
- Lead and manage DTS Branch procurement activity and contract management.
- Directly support the CIDO on DTS Branch financial strategy, financial issues and performance, including regular tracking and reporting and the development of bids for funding.
Position contact: Chris Dale
Telephone: (02) 6219 5202.
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Travel and Credit Cards Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $82,039 to $87,737
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 25/0454
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://dewr.nga.net.au/cp
Key duties: Responsibilities of the APS Level 4 may include:
- Providing advice/guidance to staff in accordance with our policies.
- Attending to hotline calls and actioning group mailbox requests.
- Maintaining the credit cards master list.
- Managing and monitoring the mailbox. Attending to queries or reassigning to the appropriate level.
- Credit card administration including processing new card applications, ordering lodge accounts for new starters, cancelling accounts, increasing card limits and distribution of new cards.
- Action Exit Notifications.
- Maintain the overseas travel and passport application registers.
- Assist with other tasks in the team as directed.
Position contact: Amy Foster
Telephone: (02) 6240 9387.
National Disability Insurance Agency
Branch Manager, Market Delivery
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Deakin, ACT; Geelong, VIC; Richmond Plains, VIC
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Position number: TBA
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://www.ndis.gov.au
Key duties: This role is ideal for a leader with a passion for equity, justice and the wellbeing of people with disability. What we’re looking for in our ideal candidates:
- A leader who delivers in a fast-paced and evolving reform environment.
- Proven experience leading economic and/or market intervention projects, with a qualification in economics highly desirable.
- Strong communication skills, with an ability to cut through complex issues and technical information.
- Great relationship-building and influencing skills.
- The ability to navigate complexity and exhibit integrity, drive and resilience.
- A leader who promotes respectful standards of behaviour and puts participants at the heart of everything we do.
Position contact: Andrew McEncroe
Telephone: 0416 018 860.
Attorney-General’s Department
Director, Identity Verification Services Operations Section
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $144,964 to $165,112
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 0136/25_NSCJ/ISCD-EXT
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 4 May
Agency website: https://www.ag.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
The role: To be successful in the role, you will need:
- A proven ability to shape team culture and lead a diverse and cross-functional team to achieve outcomes, influence processes and build capability.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships that engage stakeholders across a variety of industries and governments, understanding risks and issues, and identifying solutions and supporting their implementation.
- Demonstrated leadership capability and program and contract management skills, with the ability to set clear direction, think strategically, and manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal skills in translating and presenting technical information into plain English for a variety of audiences.
- Experience in working across a complex multi-jurisdiction and multi-policy services environment to deliver effective outcomes for governments and private sector organisations.
It’s desirable, but not essential, that the successful candidate demonstrate:
- Knowledge of the Australian Government’s identity landscape, including the identity verification services and the Digital Identity System.
Position contact: Adam Nott
Telephone: 0467 653 522.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Complaint Information Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW
Salary: $75,041 to $83,074
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 1082 1080 1074
Applications close: Monday, 5 May
Agency website: https://humanrights.gov.au
Key duties: What you’ll do:
- By telephone, in writing and in person, provide information to members of the public about federal human rights and discrimination law, workplace rights and responsibilities (including sexual and sex-based harassment and sex discrimination), the complaint process and pathways people can pursue.
- Provide information about the coverage of the commission’s complaint jurisdiction and workplace jurisdiction under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and refer inquirers to other agencies/regulatory schemes for advice or assistance and to legal and other support services, where appropriate.
- Analyse and respond to written inquiries and prepare clearly written emails and letters.
- Provide reasonable assistance to people to enable them to make a complaint where appropriate, including drafting statements.
- Working with your supervisor or more senior staff, prepare complaint notification letters, manage straightforward complaints and assist with basic research tasks, as required.
- Working with your supervisor and experienced staff in the ICS, provide information sessions on the law and the complaint process and participate in community education events, as required.
Contact email: [email protected].
Australian Digital Health Agency
Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $120,486 to $137,417
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: TBC
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 5 May
Agency website: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au
About the role: Policy, Programs and Engagement Division: Embark on a career with our Policy Programs and Engagement Division, a hub of excellence that drives national programs and portfolio priorities. We inform policies and manage external stakeholder relationships, fostering a collaborative network based on trust. This is your chance to be a pivotal force in an environment where policy, technology and health outcomes converge.
The role, Assistant Director Compliance Outreach, is within the Compliance Outreach Section of the Policy Programs and Engagement Division. The Compliance Outreach Section encourages and supports participants in the My Health Record system to understand and comply with their obligations, as outlined in the My Health Records Act 2012 and the My Health Records Rule 2016.
In undertaking the role, the Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach will be responsible for managing regulatory compliance functions in alignment with the agency’s compliance framework. This includes:
- Strategic planning and delivery of compliance functions including audits, issues management, quality assurance and stakeholder engagement.
- Leading delivery of compliance activities across proactive, reactive and education workstreams.
- Supporting other members of the section, including overseeing the work of compliance and assurance advisers.
- Collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities, achieve outcomes and support compliance across the My Health Record ecosystem.
Position contact: Jade Deschamps
Email: [email protected].
Office of National Intelligence
EL1 Analysts
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Barton, ACT
Salary: $127,665 to $144,300
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: Various
Applications close: Monday, 5 May
Agency website: https://www.oni.gov.au
The role: ONI is recruiting for multiple current and possible future vacancies at the EL1 level in our Geopolitical Assessments Division.
EL1 Analysts apply high-level analytical tradecraft and research acumen to generate assessments and briefings on matters of political, strategic and economic significance to Australia. They help inform national security decision-making by providing the Prime Minister and other members of the National Security Committee of Cabinet with intelligence-based analysis and assessments.
Our analysts specialise in delivering insight by rigorously synthesising, distilling and analysing information to meet our customers’ needs. We draw on all sources of information available to the Australian Government, including material covertly collected by other intelligence agencies, as well as diplomatic reporting, open-source intelligence and insights we gather from world-leading experts in business, academia and think tanks.
You would be joining a high-performing analytical team focused on understanding Australia’s global context. Our product is our judgments, which we test rigorously and convey through written reports and oral briefings.
The team values collaboration, and you would have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues who share your passion for international relations and security analysis. You’ll engage in lively discussions and brainstorming sessions, and learn from colleagues who are world-leading experts in their fields.
Contact: Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Fair Work Commission
Associate
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW
Salary: $89,645 to $95,005
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: TBA
Applications close: Sunday, 5 May
Agency website: https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/careers
Key duties: As an Associate, and consistent with the commission’s performance planning and management arrangements, flexibly undertake responsibilities associated with:
- The administration/operation of a member’s chambers, using commission information technology and communications facilities and systems, particularly the Case Management System (Ready case).
- Formal preparation and publication to the website of listed matters, documents, orders and decisions as set out in commission publishing guides.
- Legal research in the field of labour law and workplace relations.
- Effective management of commission hearings (online and in-person), including clerk of court functions, preparation of hearing rooms, and court books.
- General administrative/executive assistant duties, including but not limited to networked diary controls, preparation and maintenance of commission files, proofreading, and travel bookings.
- Recordkeeping in compliance with the legislative obligations and internal policy frameworks.
- Providing relief associate support to other members and otherwise assist the Tribunal Support Branch as needed.
- Liaise, as required, with commission members and staff, workplace relations practitioners, employers, employees, employer and employee bodies (including their representatives and officials), legal practitioners and other parties (including unrepresented parties).
- Travel with a member when required.
- When not allocated to a specific member, or in any other circumstances, as directed, assist other associates or commission staff with work to ensure achievement of national work standards and targets.
- Perform other duties as directed by the Director, Member Support, Assistant Director, Member Support and/or the Member Support Coordinators.
Position contact: Lidia Susac
Telephone: (02) 9308 1873.
Australian Federal Police
Register of Interest – Executive Assistants (Band 3)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $72,339 to $84,458
Classification: APS Level 3
Position number: 14325
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1 (Secret)
Applications close: Wednesday, 7 May
Agency website: https://www.afp.gov.au/careers
Key duties: Are you enthusiastic and highly organised with great people skills? If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to submit your application for the AFP’s Band 3 Executive Assistant Register of Interest.
This register will be used to fill current and anticipated vacancies in Canberra. Band 3 Executive Assistants provide support to AFP Managers and Commanders (SES Band 1). As an Executive Assistant, you will perform a range of office management activities, including but not limited to prioritising the workflow for the SES, arranging travel, coordinating visits for external members, organising meetings, responding to inquiries, planning and scheduling of events, diary management and acting as a liaison point for the wider management team.
Contact: AFP Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Australian Federal Police
Register of Interest – Executive Assistants (Band 4)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $84,458 to $99,285
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 14434
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Wednesday, 7 May
Agency website: https://www.afp.gov.au/careers
Key duties: Are you enthusiastic and highly organised with great people skills? If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to submit your application for the AFP’s Band 4 Executive Assistant Register of Interest.
This register will be used to fill current and anticipated vacancies in Canberra. The Band 4 Executive Assistant (EA) role provides support the AFP National Managers and Assistant Commissioners (SES Band 2).
As an Executive Assistant, you will perform a range of office management activities, including but not limited to prioritising the workflow for the SES, arranging travel, coordinating visits for external members, organising meetings, responding to inquiries, planning and scheduling of events, diary management and acting as a liaison point to the wider management team.
Contact: AFP Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
