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Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Senior Manager — People, Capability and Engagement
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Majura, ACT
Salary: $145,318 to $169,418
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 002_01/26 (10008)
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.afma.gov.au
The role: Our ideal candidate will:
- Demonstrate experience leading teams to successfully deliver outcomes across one or more of the following corporate functions: human resources, strategic policy and governance.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, translate complex information, and tailor your style and message to suit a range of audiences and encourage the support of relevant stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively across Corporate Services and the organisation, recognising shared agendas, and finding opportunities to share information and foster teamwork to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Display excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to engage credibly with senior executives, stakeholders and staff to drive and influence outcomes.
- Demonstrate strong managerial and supervisory skills, with a proven ability to build and sustain high-performing, inclusive teams.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience working within the Australian Public Service (APS) and government legislative frameworks, such as the PGPA Act and WHS Act.
- Model integrity, ethical leadership and a commitment to the APS Values and Behaviours.
Position contact: Natalie Mogridge
Telephone: (02) 6225 5317.
Bureau of Meteorology
Research Scientist
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 $125,832
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 60013000
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.bom.gov.au
The role: This position is in the Satellite Science team within the research program, where the occupant will be a member of a team of satellite scientists and software developers. The Satellite Science team’s primary work is to extract valuable information from satellite observations, to enhance the decision-making processes of our customers.
Specifically, this position involves working as a team member to deliver enhanced products for Aviation customers. The role will primarily involve developing nowcasts (short-term forecasts) of convective cloud and working with scientists to develop satellite/observation-augmented approaches to identifying turbulence and icing. The new products will support Aviation forecasters and customers. The candidate will work closely within a project team comprising aviation forecasters and satellite, verification and data scientists to develop accurate, automated and scenario-based aviation forecasting services.
The successful applicant should have demonstrated knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Retrieval and/or verification of cloud, turbulence or icing properties from optical and infrared satellite observations or other observational data: e.g. radar.
- The capability to develop and verify techniques to perform the short-term forecasting of clouds, convection, turbulence and icing from satellite observations.
- The skills to apply machine learning approaches for short-term forecasts of multi-dimensional data sets and verify the results.
You will be expected to have teamwork and leadership skills appropriate to the EL1 level in the Australian Government Public Service’s Integrated Leadership System.
Position contact: Caroline Poulsen
Email: [email protected].
Department of Finance
Project Support Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $98,022 to $119,634
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2026/003
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
The opportunity: The position is a lead role responsible for driving project initiatives to support the Project Manager and Project Director to deliver whole-of-Australian Government (WoAG) ICT solutions.
The role will be responsible for working with internal business areas, subject matter experts and external ICT professionals to scope, design and implement complex business requirements into technical solutions that support the government’s achievement of strategic procurement policy objectives. The position is responsible for the identification of policy requirements, business problems, gaps and interdependencies between competing business requirements. This involves working directly with ICT professionals to design and implement innovative human-centred ICT processes to provide an enhanced information capability to government on policy-driven initiatives.
The Project Officer (Technical) is a multidisciplinary role that requires the ability to interpret emerging government issues, policy and process constraints and WoAG procurement and contract management practices and systems to understand business operating environments and identify opportunities for business optimisation through ICT transformation. The Project Officer (Technical) is a critical and logical thinker who works as the steward between business areas and ICT professionals to provide advice on opportunities to improve the operating status quo and identify requirements from these opportunities to design ICT solutions that align with the achievement of business objectives and emerging WoAG procurement priorities.
Position contact: Sabrina Way
Telephone: (02) 6215 2307.
Department of Defence
Aerial Delivery System Specialist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Richmond, NSW
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: AF/09556/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: The role of Aerial Delivery System Specialists (ADSS) at Air Mobility Training and Development Unit (AMTDU) is to ensure the safe and effective carriage of cargo on Australian Defence Force (ADF) fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
ADSS support this mission by evaluating prospective helicopter and airdrop cargo against design standards to achieve force projection requirements. ADSS conduct independent verification and quality checks of air cargo procedures written by other AMTDU staff, and additionally author the suite of air cargo orders, instructions, and publications used by the wider ADF.
ADSS conduct their work at AMTDU in accordance with the Defence Aviation Safety Framework, which establishes responsibilities and accountabilities for the management, oversight, and review of aviation safety. ADSS contribute to the continued effectiveness of aviation safety systems by additionally conducting internal audits, maintaining design procedures, and conducting continuous improvement.
Outside of AMTDU, the ADSS will liaise with Commonwealth acquisition projects, military personnel and original equipment manufacturers to request, assess and review technical documentation supporting air cargo certification. The ADSS must therefore be (or become) familiar with Defence capabilities and air mobility operations.
Tasks are primarily office- and computer-based work. Tasks may include physical assessment/inspection and preparation of cargo, which may occur in a variety of indoor (hangars, workshop spaces) and outdoor (industrial workshops, aircraft aprons, aircraft cargo compartments, unprepared airfields, drop zones) sites. The work environment may include lifting 0-15 kg, bending, squatting, and excessive noise.
This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability.
Position contact: David Thurston
Telephone: (02) 4579 3314.
Torres Strait Regional Authority
Senior Project Officer — APS6
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Thursday Island, QLD
Salary: $94,563 to $105,910
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: T01890
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.tsra.gov.au
The role: The Senior Project Officer will work with the Project Manager to identify and implement strategies for capacity building within the Torres Strait communities to make best use of existing resources.
The role is the first point of contact for new clients interested in developing business ideas and for existing clients seeking support to improve or grow their business.
The Senior Project Officer actively nurtures and manages relationships and networks with all stakeholders and local communities.
He or she works under limited direction as an integral member of a small, dynamic team working closely with all programs across the TSRA, particularly the Fisheries Program.
Position contact: Nicole Assan
Telephone: (07) 4069 0700.
Geoscience Australia
SouthPAN Project Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $84,286 to $93,584
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 19288
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
The role: To be successful in the role, you will:
- Build and sustain relationships, and liaise with a range of stakeholders, including team members, other teams, colleagues and clients.
- Operate as an effective member of the team, working collaboratively.
- Apply and develop capabilities to meet performance expectations, and contribute your own expertise for the benefit of the business unit.
- Maintain a focus on quality to achieve outcomes, adhere to documented procedures, encourage others to use appropriate information management systems to keep information up to date, and see projects through to completion.
- Evaluate project performance, identify any need for change and initiate change when required, and reschedule and reorganise work to reflect changes in priority.
- Monitor projects against plans, manage priorities and agree to adjustments to milestones as required.
- Present messages confidently and select the appropriate medium for conveying information, and focus on the clear communication of key points.
- Demonstrate flexibility and cope effectively with day-to-day work changes, shifting priorities and periods of uncertainty.
- Understand the strategic objectives of the organisation, identify broader influences that may impact on the achievement of work objectives, and contribute to the development of plans, strategies and team objectives.
- Make time for people despite competing priorities, provide guidance and offer full support when required.
- Adhere to the APS Values and Code of Conduct and consistently behave in an honest, ethical and professional way.
Position contact: Martin Pawlukowski
Telephone: (02) 6126 8754.
Department of Defence
Curator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Holsworthy, NSW
Salary: $86,887 to $93,066
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: ARMY/09717/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 8 February
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
Our ideal candidate: The Australian Army History Unit is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to provide a full range of curatorial services for the Australian Army Engineer Museum. The successful applicant will require experience or training in the museum sector, along with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. The Curator of the Australian Army Engineer Museum is responsible for the management of all curatorial services for a significant heritage collection. The Curator will lead a small but experienced team to develop and install high-quality exhibitions and collection management requirements.
Position contact: Neil Dailey
Telephone: 0404 815 675.
Therapeutic Goods Administration
Health Counsellor and Regional Adviser for the Indo-Pacific Regulatory Strengthening Program
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Fairbairn, ACT
Salary: $144,175 to $170,695
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 26-MRDIV-30823
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
Agency website: https://www.tga.gov.au
The opportunity: The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking an experienced Executive Level 2 officer to represent Australia as Health Counsellor and the TGA as Regional Adviser for the Indo‑Pacific Regulatory Strengthening Program (RSP). This is a high‑impact international role that will see you lead regional engagement, strengthen regulatory systems across partner countries, and work closely with governments, multilateral organisations, and technical partners.
This position is currently funded for an outposted assignment to the Australian High Commission in Singapore. Should future funding not be renewed, the successful candidate will transition to a Canberra‑based role within the TGA. Regular regional travel is an integral component of the position.
Position contact: Dr Felicity Jameson
Telephone: 0407 245 406.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Assistant Director — Finance Manager
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Cairns, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $124,861 to $134,295
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2026/139
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
Key duties: As the Assistant Director — Finance Manager, you will:
- Manage financial operations — including budgeting, forecasting, costings for policy proposals, and general ledger reconciliation.
- Implement and expand — cost recovery arrangements within legislative frameworks.
- Analyse — Conduct financial analysis to mitigate risks and improve business outcomes.
- Communications — Prepare and review high-quality financial reports, business cases, and strategic documents for diverse audiences.
- Strategic planning — Contribute to strategic planning for finance and workforce initiatives, supporting decision-making with data.
- Stakeholder engagement and support — Build strong working relationships both internally and externally and manage staff, ensuring compliance with APS Values and relevant legislation.
Position contact: Darren Peck
Telephone: 0438 838 043.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
AEE1 Assistant Director, Legal Services
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $136,428 to $152,454
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 02320252026
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au/careers
The opportunity: Are you seeking a career within an intelligence agency where you can contribute and make a difference to the security of Australia? An exciting opportunity exists for suitably qualified senior lawyers to fill Assistant Director roles.
As an Assistant Director within Legal Services, you will work in a dynamic and rewarding team environment with exceptional lawyers. You will have the opportunity to perform complex, sensitive and significant work with a degree of independence. Assistant Directors are emerging leaders within the Legal Services Division, and contribute to the division’s positive, collaborative and inclusive culture by exhibiting ASIO’s leadership behaviours of being purpose-focused, enterprise-minded, accountable, empowering and inclusive.
Our Assistant Directors work across a number of practice areas:
- Dispute resolution
- Assessment and vetting law
- Corporate, commercial and employment law
- Operations law.
Contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6263 7888.
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
Senior Officer, Regulatory Authority Support
Job type: Full-time; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW; TAS
Salary: $103,179 to $122,039
Classification: ACECQA Band 5
Position number: 535
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
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.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
AE6 Capability Protection and Warrants Officers
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $107,346 to $120,947
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 02420252026
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au/careers
The opportunity: A number of positions are available across two roles for curious, creative thinkers who want to join a team that makes a difference every day. Help enable processes that allow ASIO to protect Australia and Australians from threats to their security.
Contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6263 7888.
IP Australia
First Nations Project Officer — Affirmative Measures (Indigenous)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
Salary: $95,395 to $108,365
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 1607
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 9 February
Agency website: https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au
Key duties: The successful applicant should be able to meet the capabilities defined in the IP Australia Capability Framework relevant to APS6 level. These can be reviewed in our Candidate Kit on our Careers page. Also required are:
- A high level of cultural capability and awareness of sensitivities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- The ability to think strategically and support shared purpose and direction.
- A well-refined ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
- The ability to manage, develop and support networks and relationships.
- Self-motivation, with a track record of taking responsibility and delivering results.
- Demonstrated high-level organisational and administrative skills and experience.
- Enthusiasm for new challenges and applying skills confidently in a range of situations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality and well-structured documents that are fit for purpose and require minimal editing.
- Well-developed research, analysis and problem-solving skills.
Position contact: Joshua Roberts
Telephone: (02) 6283 2394.
Department of Defence
Communications Security (COMSEC) Account Manager (CAM)
Job type: Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Edinburgh, SA
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: JCG/09960/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 2
Applications close: Monday, 16 February
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: Communications Security (COMSEC) staff are responsible for the receipt, custody, handling, accounting, distribution, safeguarding and destruction of all COMSEC material held on charge. All COMSEC accounts are required to be maintained in accordance with policy issued by the Defence Cryptographic Management Directorate (DCMD) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). COMSEC staff are required to engage with relevant stakeholders to identify expectations and concerns and develop a clear understanding of the issues to achieve outcomes. The position is responsible for such activities as:
- Defence Secret Network support services.
- Support JCG High Assurance Cryptographic infrastructure.
- Support Defence and Defence Industry High Assurance Cryptographic infrastructure.
- Equipment installation, maintenance, repair and removal.
- Perform cryptographic accounting; re-key duties, checks and destructions.
- Manage material and equipment spares and future holdings.
- Conduct annual audits, inspections, and group activities.
- Provide support to COMSEC Incident Reporting and Investigations.
- Perform accounting processes, procedures and audits associated with COMSEC devices and material.
Position contact: Stacey Cox
Telephone: 0419 283 009.
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Manager, Public Programs & Visitor Experience
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Acton, ACT
Salary: $116,221 to $125,832
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 89305
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 12 February (extended closing date)
Agency website: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/
The opportunity: The Manager, PP&VE will play a key role in refining our strategies, systems, tools and procedures and managing a multi-disciplinary team to achieve this goal.
The Manager, PP&VE oversees a large team ensuring the effective, safe and timely delivery of all public programs, our ‘’always on’’ visitor experience, exceptional customer service and venue hire at our Acton location.
While primarily a management role, the position offers a significant opportunity to lead creative dialogue within the team and with external partners, and to contribute ideas for innovative programs, events and products. The Manager, PP&VE has direct responsibility for managing ‘’NFSA Co-presents’’ creative partnerships, developing tourism products and managing the cafe contractor. The Manager, PP&VE sits on the Programming Committee, which programs activation of the Acton campus.
The role reports to and works closely with the Head of Programs and Operations, other managers within the Programs and Operations section and teams across the NFSA to ensure alignment of strategy, creative direction and operations.
The Manager, PP&VE will be highly organised, proactive and collaborative, with strong project management and team leadership skills. They will be able to apply their creative, analytical and entrepreneurial mindset and experience in delivering innovative public programs and customer service in a cultural institution context.
Position contact: Greg Lissaman
Telephone: (02) 6248 2009.
