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Future Fund Management Agency
Director, Academy
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: JR100175
Applications close: Friday, 28 November
Agency website: https://www.futurefund.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Dynamic engagements on strategic challenges: Lead key elements of the Future Fund Academy’s strategy, deploying programs that support senior leadership objectives.
- Decision science leadership: Supported by world-class global experts, lead the practice area for decision-making skills and strengthen the common language for collective decision evaluation.
- Senior leadership development: Take direct leadership of the Future Fund’s dedicated development programs and group development days for senior leaders.
- Investment programs: Supported by the organisation’s senior investment leaders and external experts, direct the design and delivery of investor development programs, teaching the Future Fund’s unique joined-up whole-portfolio investment approach.
- Responsible investment: Strengthen the organisation’s responsible investing capabilities. Increase investment leaders’ understanding and integration of responsible investment strategies and know-how.
- AI capability: Take accountability for the academy’s role in elevating AI leadership and adoption across the agency.
- Academy leadership: As one of the academy’s senior leaders, set its strategy and programming.
- Organisational leadership: Lead advisory activities across the wider agency on leadership, strategy, and team cohesion. In addition, provide leadership and support to the academy team.
Position contact: Grace Foley
Telephone: (03) 8656 6400.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Strategic Project Adviser
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Lucas Heights, NSW
Position number: PD-2338
Applications close: Friday, 28 November
Agency website: https://www.ansto.gov.au
The role: Duties and responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end project management of ANSTO’s Corporate Plan and Annual Report, ensuring timely delivery, alignment with strategic objectives, and compliance with regulatory, legislative, and government reporting requirements.
- Contribute to ANSTO’s interactions with political representatives and government departments.
- Manage ANSTO’s engagement and required responses to government, ministerial, parliamentary and departmental inquiries.
- Prepare and coordinate briefs, submissions, speeches, reports and policy proposals, ensuring consistency of communication and alignment with ANSTO’s strategic priorities.
- Undertake additional duties as required and during periods of leave of other staff.
Position contact: Leonie Lamont
Email: [email protected].
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Group Head (SES Band 1)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $230,600 to $264,196
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Position number: 163_11/25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.aihw.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
The Population Health Group comprises several units, covering burden of disease, cancer, chronic conditions, preventive health and injuries. The group collects, compiles, analyses and presents comprehensive data about the health of Australians. The group has a particular role in expanding the amount of evidence available, particularly in relation to cancer and linkage across domains such as aged care and disability.
The Housing and Specialised Services Group comprises several units that collect and analyse data to support reporting and policy decisions on the health and welfare of Australians. The group has a particular focus on specialised services including housing, veterans’ support, drug and alcohol supports, child protection systems, youth justice systems and correctional facilities.
These roles are based in Canberra, ACT. Consideration by exception for the preferred candidate to be based in Sydney, with an expectation of regular travel to Canberra.
Position contact: Tricia Searson or Karina Duffey
Telephone: (02) 6232 2200.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Assistant Secretary, Digital Solutions and Enablement
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Position number: 2025/3120
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The role: To be successful in the role, you will need to meet the Senior Executive Service capability for the SES Band 1 level, and have:
- A demonstrated, deep understanding of the Commonwealth Public Service and a strong grasp of the digital investment and oversight frameworks and the government architectural principles that support its functions.
- A demonstrated ability to deliver large and complex digital transformation initiatives across government.
- A demonstrated ability to drive broad transformational change, both internal and external to the department.
- Outstanding executive leadership skills, a substantial record of achievement and a reputation for ethics, innovation and delivery of results.
- Excellent stakeholder relationship skills and experience in engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to explore opportunities and solve complex problems.
- The ability to represent the department at forums.
- A demonstrated strategic perspective and an ability to manage competing demands and work to tight deadlines.
- An ability to communicate effectively with all audiences, and be articulate and persuasive and capable of guiding negotiations to a resolution in a facilitative way.
- Demonstrated public service professionalism and application of integrity and probity.
Position contact: Amanda Chalmers
Telephone: 0403 361 722.
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
Senior Software Engineer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Canberra, ACT
Salary: $117,662 to $141,853
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 6302_11/25_IIS
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.acic.gov.au
The role: Key requirements include:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or experience in fields related to the role and level you are applying for.
- Experience working with or leading ICT project teams using the waterfall or Agile delivery methodology.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting and developing software systems, particularly in environments based on Java, JEE frameworks and containerisation (Kubernetes), Oracle, Unix, Windows, HTML5, CSS, Typescript, Javascript, Tomcat, Node, React and Spring Boot framework.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting or integrating software products from third-party vendors, including commercial or government off-the-shelf.
- Experience in using Microsoft Office or equivalent for documenting, organising information, delivering presentations and processing data.
- Being well organised and detail-focused, with the ability to prioritise and multitask to meet deadlines and manage competing tasks.
Position contact: Marcus
Telephone: (02) 6268 7456.
Office of National Intelligence
Assistant Director, Procurement
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
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.oni.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Provide support and advice on procurement processes, contracting options, market research, tendering activities, probity matters, and risk identification relating to procurement and contractual matters.
- Develop key procurement documentation, including Approach to Market artefacts, Statements of Requirements, evaluation plans and reports, approval documentation, contracts (including panel work order and contract variations) and contract management plans or strategies.
- Lead stakeholder engagement activities, including business areas, the central procurement area, legal, IT security advisers and vendors.
- Undertake research and analysis to maintain ONI’s procurement instructions, guidelines and processes to ensure compliance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, policy and guidance.
- Drive contract management services, including tracking and monitoring contract terms and deliverables, and budgeting and financial management.
- Supervise an APS6 Procurement Officer.
Position contact: ONI Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
Senior Systems Analyst
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $117,662 to $141,853
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 6301_11/25_IIS
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.acic.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Providing knowledgeable methods and tools, including Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK) processes, for requirements elicitation, process modelling and specification.
- Writing technical specifications, including interface specifications, and reviewing and updating existing system documentation for National Policing Information services.
- Working with XML.
- Developing systems analysis artefacts in consultation with relevant stakeholders and subject matter experts, and communicating results to support business decision-making.
- Examining business problems and determining the requirements for an enhanced or new information system.
- Utilising research skills to analyse and articulate features of a particular business information system domain within accepted practices.
- Building and sustaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and actively participating in teamwork/group activities to understand and gauge their expectations and concerns.
- Providing advice and guidance to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Assessing and evaluating the quality of a range of artefacts, such as business requirements, system specifications and user documentation to ensure products are fit for purpose and deliver quality outcomes.
- Ensuring specific system security requirements are factored into analysis artefacts and aligned with the Australian Government Information Security Manual and Protective Security Policy Framework.
- Contributing to improvements in information systems and information management practices and procedures.
Position contact: Marcus
Telephone: (02) 6268 7456.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Assistant Director
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $124,861 to $134,295
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2025/3695
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The job: This is where you play an important role. As an Assistant Director, your duties will include:
- Developing, analysing and implementing policy solutions to complex challenges.
- Developing and delivering monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and annual reporting.
- Negotiating key biosecurity frameworks with government and industry stakeholders.
- Effectively managing secretariat functions to support strategic decision-making.
- Developing and implementing improvements to strategic governance processes.
- Preparing or leading the development of high-quality briefs, reports, submissions and correspondence.
- Representing the branch, division and/or department at stakeholder meetings.
- Managing staff, including developing work plans for your sub-team, mentoring and coaching.
Position contact: Lavinnia Mack
Telephone: 0417 212 476.
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
Senior Officer, Regulatory Authority Support
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW;
Salary: $103,179 to $122,039
Classification: Band 5
Position number: 516
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.acecqa.gov.au
The role: Key accountabilities:
- Adhere to the spirit and practice of ACECQA’s Code of Conduct, build an inclusive and agile performance culture, and role-model ACECQA’s values and behaviours.
- Provide professional advice and technical expertise relevant to the role and contribute to the overall success of the team in line with its core purpose.
- Deliver assigned tasks and functions, which may include assessing excellent rating applications and preparing decision notices, contributing to projects that promote exceptional practice, conducting research projects and providing advice, producing and/or delivering professional development programs, and producing support materials and resources.
- Draft briefs, reports, correspondence, presentations, updates, guidelines, information sheets and FAQs for the ACECQA executive, board and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to effective working relationships with peak organisations, the Australian Government, state and territory regulatory authorities, and other external key stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff across the organisation.
- Other duties as required.
Position contact: Anna Lagana
Telephone: (02) 8240 4522.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Public Affairs Officer 2
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $98,298 to $111,884
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/3568
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The job: Key duties include:
- Provide strategic advice and services to internal clients on strategic communication issues.
- Undertake new, complex or critical public affairs work, under a routine level of supervision.
- Develop and implement communication strategies for public affairs activities.
- Prepare materials for public relations or public communications activities.
- Edit the work of PAO1s and/or other contributors.
- Advise internal stakeholders regarding communications approaches and strategies.
- Brief enabling and delivery services and suppliers such as graphic designers, video production, web design and publishing.
- Prepare submissions, briefs and correspondence.
- Undertake research and analysis of issues relevant to the work area, and evaluation of the impact of communications strategies, including making recommendations for change as needed.
- Liaise within the department and assist in liaison with external stakeholders as appropriate.
- Arrange and support meetings, events and working groups.
- Manage or assist in managing a team, including leading, developing, coaching and providing constructive feedback to staff, monitoring budgets and team performance.
- Liaise and negotiate with external stakeholders, industry, community, media and government organisations.
Position contact: Rob Johnson
Email: [email protected].
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
APS6 Portfolio Coordinator (Centre of Excellence)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $96,503 to $108,869
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: TBA
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Establish and maintain SharePoint intranet sites for the DPMO and Centre of Excellence, ensuring usability and compliance with government standards.
- Manage artefact lifecycle (creation, update, archival) under ISO9001-compliant version control processes.
- Develop and maintain project and portfolio templates (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) to support governance and delivery.
- Coordinate the review and update cycle of frameworks, policies, and artefacts to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Support the design and delivery of training material, providing guidance to staff on intranet use, document management, and compliance requirements.
- Prepare accurate and timely records to support internal and external audits.
- Engage stakeholders across the Digital Group to drive adoption of frameworks, tools, and processes.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in governance, artefact management, and knowledge sharing.
- Provide portfolio coordination and governance support for committees, working groups, and reporting activities.
Position contact: John Cotterell
Telephone: (03) 9843 1470.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $95,438 to $108,360
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/3318
Applications close: Sunday, 30 November
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The job: The main duties of a Manager within COBM’s Cargo Budget Management team may include, but are not limited to:
- Leading and managing the performance of a small, geographically dispersed team.
- Supporting the Assistant Director and Director on matters relating to financial governance, budget development and forecasting activities for the cargo operations pathway.
- Processing invoices, journals and accruals.
- Analysing credit card transactions and expense transaction listings.
- Contributing to financial analysis to drive improved business outcomes for the cargo operations pathway, including identifying and developing solutions to budget risks.
- Supporting the development of financial and budget business processes, strategies and instructional material for the COBM team.
- Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with stakeholders to promote the collaborative exchange of budget and business information.
- Drafting executive briefs, budget variance reports, monthly forecasting reports and documents to inform budget meetings.
- Coordinating and managing the procurement of supplier goods and services for the Cargo Operations Pathway.
Position contact: Angela Dyck
Telephone: (08) 8201 6105 or 0481 066 018.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia
Standards Officer/Senior Standards Officer — Flight Operations Policy
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $150,381 to $187,972
Position number: 4037 4396
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 1 December
Agency website: https://www.casa.gov.au
The opportunity: This is an exciting position that covers the formulation, development and maintenance of policies, safety regulations and associated guidance material in relation to all aspects of flight operations.
The open position may be offered at either the FO 1 Standards Officer or FO 2 Senior Standards Officer level, depending on the successful candidate’s qualifications and level of experience. Both FO 1 and FO 2 need thorough technical knowledge of aeroplane operations, preferably focused on planes used by smaller airlines and business jet operators.
A candidate hoping to take up the role in the FO 2 will be required to carry out more complex and/or sensitive work where there are possible ramifications for broader CASA operations.
The FO 2 will also be required to contribute to the development and planning of team objectives and initiatives and ensure the quality of outcomes and outputs for themselves and those of more junior staff. In addition, the FO 2, under limited guidance, will be required to ensure that decisions are governed by the application of CASA regulations, operating instructions and procedures, in accordance with CASA’s regulatory philosophy.
Position contact: Scott Watson
Telephone: (02) 6217 1681.
Administrative Review Tribunal
Test Lead
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart. TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $94,563 to $106,394
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 43092
Applications close: Monday, 1 December
Agency website: https://www.art.gov.au
The role: Key duties incorporate:
Leadership: Provide direction, advice, and support to cross-functional teams responsible for ICT products and services. Set testing strategies and ensure alignment with program or organisational objectives. Lead by example, promoting a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
Service stability: Manage service stability by providing timely and relevant technical advice. Identify risks or issues in the testing lifecycle and propose mitigation strategies. Work collaboratively with the product, service and business teams to deliver agreed programs of work and assist in providing training to colleagues to support and maintain systems.
Advice and policy: Provide advice and guidance on the implementation of technology and the identification of risks within solutions. Maintain and interpret policies, standards and processes that affect the provision of technology products and services, ensuring they are fit for purpose. Provide advice on technology cost, opportunity, risk, issues, and implications.
Problem solving and initiative: Take ownership of testing outcomes and proactively resolve issues. Adapt plans as needed in response to issues identified or changes in project requirements or timelines.
Operational management: Lead the planning, coordination and executions of testing activities (system integration, UAT, regression, etc.). Contribute to the operational continuity of the ART’s environments and toolchain to ensure systems and services are performing effectively. Provide advice on services, ensuring they meet current and planned business needs.
Stakeholder engagement: Engage with business owners, product owners and stakeholders, providing clear communication on test progress, defects, and release readiness. Represent the testing function in project meetings or cross-functional team discussions. Translate technical issues into business-friendly language.
Position contact: Tashi Arnold
Telephone: (03) 9454 6198.
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Recruitment and Administration Officer
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Townsville, QLD
Salary: $76,454 to $86,147
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 22007
Applications close: Monday, 1 December
Agency website: https://www.aims.gov.au/
The job: A typical day will include:
- Acting as the first point of contact to internal and external inquiries (employees, managers and candidates), ensuring responsive and excellent service through prioritisation, escalation and resolution of inquiries.
- Creating advertising materials to attract candidates, using various sites, including undertaking candidate searches using recruitment platforms.
- Administering a range of recruitment activities, including shortlisting candidates, scheduling interviews, generating letters of offer, facilitating labour hire arrangements and employee onboarding.
- Partnering with hiring managers on their recruiting needs, giving advice and guidance on best-practice end-to-end recruitment activities and processes.
- Maintaining employee record databases (HRIS, ECM and e-recruitment), ensuring accurate transactions, documentation and supporting approvals.
- Performing generalist HR administration tasks, including updates to position and employee details, offboarding task facilitation, record-keeping, position description review and assessment, and shared inbox management.
Position contact: Alanna McGlinchey
Telephone: (07) 4753 4444.
