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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Analyst – Geopolitical and Crisis Response
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $78,720 to $112,011
Classification: APS Level 3
Position number: 1865825
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Friday, 27 June
Agency website: https://asic.gov.au
The role: As an Analyst (Geopolitical and Crisis Response), you will:
- Provide clear, insightful analysis on geopolitical, technological and systemic risks and their implications for ASIC, regulated entities, and financial consumers.
- Support ASIC’s crisis response frameworks and participate in inter-agency scenario planning and simulations.
- Assist in maintaining ASIC’s external crisis response plans and internal playbooks, ensuring they remain current, practical and aligned to sectoral risks.
- Contribute to the design and execution of technology and operational resilience supervisory initiatives.
- Provide program support across Supervisory Cyber & Operational Resilience Centre (SCORC) activities, including stakeholder engagement, team operations, reporting and project tracking.
Position contact: Nicole Moore
Telephone: (07) 3867 4711.
Australian Sports Commission
High-Performance Camps Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $88,555 to $102,276
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 1900
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 27 June
Agency website: https://www.ausport.gov.au
The role: This position works across ASC teams and in consultation with a range of external stakeholders. It undertakes project management, coordination, logistics and administration that supports high-performance activities to capitalise on the facilities and expertise available on the Canberra campus.
This includes:
- Coordinating stakeholders’ campus HP requirements, including targeted AIS performance services.
- Attending and contributing to strategic and operational National Sporting Organisation (NSO) high-performance activity planning meetings.
- Coordinating the AIS HP camp and facility booking management systems and processes.
- Providing high-level project, administrative and operational support, including the preparation and/or review of relevant materials and documents.
- Collating and producing reporting on pre- and post-camp data on performance services impact, HP facility operations and overall performance outcomes of the sport camp.
- Delivering quality advice and reporting on relevant issues to senior management.
- Contributing to and supporting a positive HP user experience by contributing to seamless and aligned internal processes across ASC business areas.
- Fostering a culture of outcome-driven, quality service delivery and support across ASC groups.
- Actively promoting and role-modelling the ASC values of excellence, integrity, respect and teamwork, and contributing to positive organisational change, effective communication, and continuous improvement at the ASC.
Position contact: Ross Smith
Telephone: +61 4222 33267.0
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Secretariat Officer & Division Coordinator
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW; Townsville, QLD
Salary: $99,562 to $111,590
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: EA2025/93
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 29 June
Agency website: https://www.accc.gov.au
The role: What you will do as the Secretariat Officer & Division Coordinator:
- Leading secretariat support for the National Anti-Scam Centre’s (NASC’s) external and internal governance bodies, including maintaining effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders.
- Developing, maintaining and implementing processes and procedures to support the Governance, Strategy & Program Management team to deliver effective and efficient secretariat process and governance arrangements for NASC internal and external liaison.
- Coordinating and scheduling meetings, rooms, attendees and equipment, drafting and finalising agendas and minutes, and monitoring and updating action item registers.
- Building and maintaining effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders, and maintaining a high level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion.
The current vacancy is non-ongoing to 30 June, 2026. Depending on business needs, this may be extended, or the role may become ongoing.
Position contact: Claire Bunch
Telephone: (02) 9102 4064.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia
Senior Code, Performance and Rehabilitation Adviser
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $103,940 to $114,037
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 3862
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 29 June
Agency website: https://www.casa.gov.au
The role: Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
- In-depth knowledge and practical experience in interpreting and applying relevant employment legislation, CASA directives, APS Code of Conduct, and internal HR procedures in a regulatory or government context.
- Proven ability to lead or manage performance and conduct matters, including the delivery of investigations aligned with procedural fairness, making evidence-based decisions in sensitive or high-risk cases.
- Extensive experience in complex case management, including managing employee grievances, disputes, and rehabilitation cases, with a focus on early resolution and compliance.
- Exceptional judgment, discretion and confidentiality, with a demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential employment matters ethically and professionally.
- Strong analytical and risk assessment capabilities, with a track record of delivering practical, compliant, and sustainable solutions to workplace issues.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, well-reasoned advice and reports, and present confidently to senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and engage stakeholders, including facilitating sensitive discussions, negotiating outcomes, and maintaining productive relationships across all organisational levels.
- Strong organisational and planning skills, including the ability to independently manage workload, meet tight deadlines, and deliver high-quality outputs in a fast-paced and high-volume team environment.
- Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach, contributing to team goals, adapting to evolving priorities, and consistently producing work that requires minimal revision or oversight.
- Tertiary qualifications or formal accreditation in industrial relations, employment law, human resource management, investigations, or business management, demonstrating a strong foundation for managing complex employment matters, would be highly regarded.
Position contact: Terry Keel
Telephone: (02) 6217 1646.
Productivity Commission
Recruitment Scribe
Job type: Casual, Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $115,443 to $146,101
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: PC-2408
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 29 June
Agency website: https://www.pc.gov.au
The role: This dynamic and hands-on role includes:
- Attending and documenting interviews, capturing key decisions.
- Coordinating administrative tasks, including scheduling interviews, communicating with candidates, and providing HR advice to panel chairs and members.
- Maintaining accurate records of recruitment activities.
- Drafting selection reports and coordinating referee checks.
- Utilising software and systems such as Aurion e-recruitment systems and Copilot.
Contact: Danielle Sousa
Email: [email protected]
Department of the Treasury
Royal Australian Mint
Temporary Employment Register
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Non-ongoing
Location: Deakin, ACT
Classification: APS Level 1; APS Level 2; APS Level 3; APS Level 4; APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1
Position number: Various
Applications close: Monday, 30 June
Agency website: https://www.ramint.gov.au
Duties: We are seeking expressions of interest from talented individuals with skills and experience in the following areas:
- Administration
- Call centre
- Communications/marketing
- Design
- Education and visitor services
- Engineering
- Finance/procurement
- Human resources
- Information technology
- Legal
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Packing
- Property/facilities
- Quality assurance
- Retail
- Risk management
- Security
- Trade.
Position contact: Human Resources Department
Telephone: (02) 6202 8738.
Director of Public Prosecutions
Various
2024-25 Legal Register of Interest
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Cairns, QLD; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Sydney, NSW; Townsville, QLD; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA
Salary: $81,145 to $156,952
Classification: APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1; Executive Level 2
Position number: 2024_LRI
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 30 June
Agency website: https://www.cdpp.gov.au
Duties: In addition to meeting the Integrated Leadership System profile, as a Federal Prosecutor (APS Level 5 and APS Level 6), primary outcomes and accountabilities will/may involve:
- Assessing routine and complex briefs from investigative agencies.
- Drafting charges, and other court documentation, on routine and more complex matters.
- Appearing in court in complexity 1 and 2 matters as required.
- Building relationships and liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including investigative agencies, court officials, and other parties, establishing key contacts and communication channels.
- Responding to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders, by telephone, in writing or face to face.
- Researching and analysing data and evaluating information sources to create recommendations, reports and other legal documentation.
- Assisting as part of a team in the conduct of more complex matters, including the preparation of court documents, evidence summaries and chronologies, the review, analysis and tagging of digital evidence, instructing in court, preparation of briefs to external counsel and participation in witness conferences, and maintaining associated file notes and records.
- Utilising systems, computer-based applications and other tools for legal and practice management, including research, matters and file management, reporting and resource monitoring.
As a Senior Federal Prosecutor, primary outcomes and accountabilities will include:
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including investigative agencies, court officials, defence counsel and other parties. Developing key relationships and responding to complex matters, driving improvements to prosecution processes.
- Researching and analysing data, evaluating complex information and sources to draw accurate conclusions to inform high-level advice, reports and recommendations.
- Regularly reviewing file and matter management activities to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, making changes or recommendations as appropriate.
- Preparing and providing legal advice on complex legislative, regulatory or procedural matters.
- Utilising systems, computer-based applications and other tools for legal and practice management, including research, matters and file management, reporting and resource monitoring.
- Assisting with the conduct of large and complex matters, appearing in court and/or instructing counsel as required.
- Providing leadership and manage staff in day-to-day activities, including the ability to develop, coach and mentor staff and building commitment to shared goals.
As a Principal Federal Prosecutor, primary outcomes and accountabilities will include:
- Supervising a range of complex and difficult prosecutions on behalf of the Director.
- Building and maintaining internal and external relationships, including with other CDPP legal managers, partner agencies, court officials and counsel.
- Contributing to the strategic objectives of the agency.
- Leading team analysis of more complex briefs of evidence.
- Providing legal advice and training to external partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Utilising a range of legal and practice management systems, including desktop research products and litigation support database applications, to analyse and manage evidence and workloads.
- Fostering teamwork, identifying and leveraging the expertise of individuals, encouraging collaboration and information sharing to achieve positive outcomes.
- Providing training, mentoring and coaching of team members to improve prosecution effectiveness and promote professional development.
- Undertaking performance management responsibilities constructively and on a regular basis.
Position contact: Recruitment Team
Telephone: (02) 6206 5666.
Department of Communications and the Arts
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Temporary Employment Register
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Non-ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW; Melbourne, VIC; Canberra, ACT
Classification: APS Level 1; APS Level 2; APS Level 3; APS Level 4; APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1; Executive Level 2
Position number: TER-2024-25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 30 June
Agency website: http://www.acma.gov.au
Duties: The ACMA offers employment opportunities across a wide range of functions:
- Accounting and finance
- Administration
- Communications and media
- Compliance and regulation
- Education
- Engineering and technical
- Governance and performance
- Information and communications technology
- Information management
- Legal
- Organisation leadership
- People policy and research
- Project management.
Position contact: ACMA HR
Telephone: (02) 6219 5300.
Future Fund Management Agency
Manager, Stewardship
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: JR100214
Applications close: Wednesday, 2 July
Agency website: https://www.futurefund.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
Your role as Manager, Stewardship will involve capacity-building initiatives to enhance the investment team’s understanding of stewardship practices. This involves collaborating with internal teams and external partners to develop and execute stewardship programs, such as strategic engagement and proxy voting, while ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
The role also requires monitoring and evaluating stewardship practices to assess their effectiveness and improve the quality of responsible investment due diligence.
Key to success of the position is collaboration and relationship building with stakeholders to foster knowledge sharing within the industry. The successful candidate will participate in external collaborations, contribute to industry knowledge, and maintain strong connections with stakeholders to enhance the organisation’s stewardship initiatives, ultimately protecting and enhancing investment value.
Position contact: John Campanaro
Telephone: (03) 8656 6400.
Royal Australian Mint
Senior Risk Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Deakin, ACT
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 1398
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Wednesday, 2 July
Agency website: https://www.ramint.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Implementing, maintaining and governing the mint’s risk management framework.
- Providing advice on the application of the mint risk management framework, policy and procedures.
- Facilitating collaborative risk workshops with a range of stakeholders to identify, assess and record risks associated with mint activities.
- Providing quality assurance and governance over the mint’s digital risk tool, including its data attributes and reported risk data.
- Developing, coordinating and presenting risk reports to senior executives, middle managers and team leaders on their risk profiles, risk status and the risk management framework.
- Coordinating and implementing the mint’s risk management training program.
- Leading projects to mature the mint’s risk management practices and embed the desired risk culture.
- Coordinating the annual risk review program as an input into the mint’s annual planning to inform improvement projects, performance metrics and prioritise investment.
Position contact: Teagan Payne
Telephone: (02) 6202 8723.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Human Resource Adviser
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $84,794 to $93,020
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 2025/2077
Applications close: Wednesday, 2 July
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The role: The duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Advise Employees: Provide evidence-based HR advice within an APS context.
- Problem-Solve: Independently find solutions and escalate complex matters.
- Develop Policies: Assist in creating and maintaining HR policies and procedures.
- Build Relationships: Maintain working relationships across all organisational levels.
- Improve Processes: Implement work process improvements to meet service standards.
- Support Audits: Collate data for corporate audits and government surveys.
- Administrative Support: Maintain HR records in line with agency protocols.
Position contact: Karleigh Barras
Telephone: 0482 134 330.
Geoscience Australia
Assistant Director Ground Networks Engagement
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $117,669 to $133,019
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 19159
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Wednesday, 2 July
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
The role: The position’s key duties include:
The Assistant Director Ground Network Engagement is responsible for supporting engagement activities for the current and future Alice Springs satellite ground stations, developing a First Nations Engagement Program for the operation and maintenance of the satellite ground station and supporting a range of stakeholder engagement initiatives.
The Assistant Director Ground Network Engagement reports to the Director, Ground Station Development and Operations within SLIC Branch. This position is based at Geoscience Australia’s Symonston premises in Canberra. Periodic travel to Alice Springs is required.
Position contact: Michael Jones
Telephone: (02) 6249 5855.
Department of Defence
Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brindabella Business Park, ACT
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: NSSG/04888/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Thursday, 3 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: The APS 6 Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Officer is accountable, under limited direction, to perform and achieve complex material logistics work within an integrated workforce. This includes managing compliance of special licence plant across all maritime range capabilities, and managing and forecasting target consumption and stock levels across forward estimates. They are accountable to have and maintain a well-developed understanding of legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence’s logistics policy requirements.
An APS 6 ILS Officer – Sustainment will be accountable for making independent decisions relating to their area of responsibility, as well as interpreting and providing advice within the material logistics function across internal project and product teams.
They will undertake technical research and analysis, conduct reviews and perform procedural or clerical work to attain results. They are required to engage and communicate with stakeholders to identify, respond and provide advice on issues to achieve high-quality delivery of target, signature management and telemetry range support.
Position contact: Luke Radic
Telephone: (02) 9537 7880.
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Project Lead – Indigenous Cultural Safety
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Southbank, VIC
Salary: $116,973 to $129,176
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 25-16
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Thursday, 3 July
Agency website: https://aifs.gov.au
The role: Under the direction of the Executive Manager, the key duties include:
- Design an overall project approach, including requirements for governance, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
- Lead a targeted desktop review of Indigenous cultural safety and cultural competence frameworks and approaches used in similar contexts.
- Recommend an appropriate tool(s) and framework(s) to assess AIFS’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety, adapting any tools as required to fit our organisation.
- Work with First Nations critical friend(s) (external experts), including setting up and managing contractual arrangements, to undertake baseline assessment within the framework and engage AIFS staff throughout the process.
- Support AIFS research teams with culturally safe research design whereby the research involves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Develop project documentation and specific artefacts as required.
- Support the ongoing work of the Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group, and ensure related activities are linked with AIFS’s approach to building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.
- Work with AIFS’s communications team and local Traditional Owners to ensure culturally safe events for staff and external stakeholders, including the 2026 AIFS Conference.
- Work with other teams across AIFS to capture and implement opportunities to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.
- Support and/or represent AIFS on relevant cross-government meetings associated with the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and ensure cross-sharing of information within AIFS.
- Ensure that the APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct are promoted and applied within the workplace.
- Collaborate with the AIFS privacy team to incorporate privacy practices into any work undertaken.
Contact: Human Resources
Telephone: (03) 9214 7888.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Park Infrastructure Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Uluru, NT
Salary: $124,861 to $134,295
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2025/1618
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 3 July
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Provide leadership within the park and participate as an active member of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (UKTNP) senior management team to promote a collegiate and supportive workplace culture. This includes performing Duty Manager responsibilities when required.
- Provide supervision, leadership and direction for a small team of UKTNP staff and mentoring of Anangu rangers.
- Manage infrastructure and assets, including housing, plant and equipment and visitor facilities, and oversee and support the delivery of routine maintenance as well as major capital works.
- Provide strategic analysis and advice on asset management approaches and sustainable capital works programs, operational projects and maintenance activities for UKTNP for delivery in partnership with other relevant areas of the division.
- Manage the parks infrastructure operational budget, including undertaking contract and project management in accordance with the department’s policies, guidelines and frameworks.
- Support and advise contractors and UKTNP staff on contract issues, asset management, and maintenance and infrastructure projects.
- Promote and implement relevant WHS legislation, policies and procedures across all sections of the park and, working with relevant section managers, maintain a reporting system that enables continuous improvement in systems and processes in line with corporate WHS requirements.
- Prepare project briefs, supporting documentation and reports regarding infrastructure projects, outcomes and analysis of infrastructure requirements.
Position contact: Shaeleigh Swan
Telephone: 0477 744 219.
