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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Asset Management and Preparedness
Adviser Maintenance Engineering and Planning
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: $115,565 – $134,779
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2620
Applications close: Friday, 26 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.amsa.gov.au/about
About the role: Reporting to the Senior Adviser AtoN Technical, the Advisor Maintenance Engineering and Planning will be responsible for providing engineering and planning expertise and advice for the upkeep of the AMSA network of marine aids to navigation (AtoN).
The roles and responsibilities of the Adviser Maintenance Engineering and Planning will include:
- Manage the development of long-term infrastructure maintenance strategies.
- Manage the development of risk-based capital works programs for the repair and upgrade of AtoN assets and systems.
- Manage the development of a risk-assessment tool for the planning and prioritisation of capital work projects.
- Develop maintenance and project cost estimates for input to the Asset Management and Preparedness budgets.
- Review/interpret data and analytics to understand structure and system performance.
- Develop work packages for execution.
Position contact: Dan Atkins
Telephone: 0400 940 174.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
First Assistant Secretaries, Net Zero Economy Agency
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 2
Position number: PMC SES/2024/003
Security clearance: Baseline Vetting (Protected)
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://dpmc.nga.net.au
Duties: To be successful, you will need to operate at the Senior Executive Service Band 2 level and demonstrate:
- Exceptional judgment and strategic thinking to confidently shape the direction of your division, manage high-priority projects simultaneously and anticipate and analyse issues holistically.
- Outstanding leadership and people management skills to get the most out of diverse teams through empowerment and capability building, and fostering a vibrant, inclusive culture around a shared vision and purpose.
- Excellent stakeholder relationship, negotiation and communication skills, persuasively representing the agency within and outside government and collaborating across the system to achieve cross-cutting outcomes.
- Resilience, professionalism and creativity to problem solve in a dynamic environment, taking personal accountability for achieving results.
Position contact: Marie Sami
Telephone: (02) 6228 6797.
Department of Defence
Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group
Air Defence & Space Systems Division
Integrated Logistics Support Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brindabella Business Park, ACT
Salary: $91,702 – $104,753
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: CASG/02650/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: Do you have experience and skills in integrated logistic support (sustainment)?
Are you looking for an employment opportunity in a challenging and highly complex enterprise? Space Systems Branch has several exciting opportunities for integrated logistics support (ILS) practitioners to join the team and work in support of Australian Defence Force (ADF) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) capabilities. Satellite Communications SPO sustains leading-edge communications technology in support of ADF operations, both here and overseas. These capabilities range from strategic and tactical satellite communication systems to global positioning systems and communications networks.
The positions require stakeholder (including industry) engagement and therefore you will need to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We are seeking candidates with a wide range of experience and backgrounds, including people who have gained experience outside Defence and government.
Position contact: David Elward
Telephone: (02) 5109 9566.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Anti-Dumping Commission
Investigations Quality Assurance & Exporter Verification
Assistant Director – Data Assurance
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Various locations – VIC
Salary: $117,760 – $125,059
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 0641_03/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties: Reporting to a director, you will use your auditing, forensic accounting and/or cost accounting skills to lead a small team verifying an exporter’s submitted cost and sales data using our verification framework and guidelines. You will be given extensive training and support to succeed with the goal of leading exporter verifications.
You will lead a small team in the commission, requiring:
- Well-developed leadership skills, including the ability to create a working environment that encourages and supports openness, collaboration and genuine debate around critical issues.
- The ability to interpret and apply legislation, policies and procedures relevant to the Anti-Dumping Commission.
- Strong project management skills to deliver complex, evidence-based investigative reports.
Leading a verification team, you will:
- Complete verification of an exporter’s data to a high standard within agreed timeframes.
- Either travel to an exporter’s premises overseas where the financial, sales and production records are held, or conduct the verification virtually using the commission’s video-conferencing facilities where required.
- Interview company personnel, examine financial records, reconcile ledgers and reports in accounting information systems, and cross-check information with other commercial documents.
- Use your data analytical skills to analyse the exporter’s cost and sales data to identify and mitigate against risks.
- Develop verification strategies that mitigate the risks of using exporter data to support quality, independent decision-making at the commission through collaborative working across teams.
- Use your judgment and professional scepticism to assess the evidence provided by exporters.
- Record your findings and evidence collected in a detailed work program, and the key outcomes in a verification report.
Position contact: Patrick Quiggin
Telephone: (03) 8539 2467.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Anti-Dumping Commission
Investigations
Case Manager
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Various locations – ACT; various locations – VIC
Salary: $117,760 – $125,059
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 0640_03/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties: The role of a Case Manager is to lead cases according to the commission’s quality and risk management practices. In addition to staff within their own teams, Case Managers are supported by multidisciplinary teams including policy, quality assurance and legal advisory teams with subject matter expertise.
In broad terms, Case Managers have responsibility for:
- Leading a collaborative case team that works effectively with specialist advisers and utilises the commission’s decision-making processes and systems to deliver timely advice and recommendations to the senior leadership. This includes engaging with risk, proposing appropriate solutions and providing visibility of key case decisions and risks.
- Ensuring investigatory rigour and effective case management principles are met through evidence-based, transparent, independent and impartial decision-making, including utilising the commission’s quality control mechanisms.
- Producing, supervising and/or coordinating all case outputs, including case management planning, report writing, producing case records (evidence, analysis, risks and issues, briefing notes, meeting notes, etc.), and case communications (circulation of critical information, formal advice received, meeting requests, agendas, plans, relevant submissions, etc.).
- Supporting the capability development of team members and other commission staff, including by delegating decisions and tasks appropriately, providing clear performance standards, and providing timely feedback and recognition. This includes recognising different working styles of individuals, building an effective team dynamic with differing skills and abilities.
Case Managers also have a broader leadership role across the Investigation Branch and Commission, including:
- Leading innovation and practice development
- Leading aspects of staff training and capability development
- Supporting a strong and inclusive workplace culture
- Contributing to the commission’s engagement with international counterparts, such as technical virtual meetings with counterpart authorities.
There is a high degree of direct engagement with Australian and international industry, including some opportunities for domestic and international travel to conduct verification activities.
Position contact: Matthew Williams
Telephone: (03) 8539 2433.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Geoscience Australia
Place and Communities Division
Community Safety Branch Natural Hazards and Impacts Section
Engineering Seismologist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $94,177 – $109,013
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 03456
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
Duties: This role will have accountability to develop methods to undertake seismic site characterisation of seismic receiver sites and within urban basins. In addition, the role will support PNG’s Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory to monitor and analyse earthquakes, and with selected PNG province Disaster Management Offices (DMOs), to monitor earthquake impacts in their communities. The role will deliver high-quality advice and support earthquake-hazards research for Australia and the region. You will need to be able to foster relationships with key stakeholders to achieve work area and agency goals.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to the delivery of the Australian Seismic Hazard Work Plan and Natural Hazard and Impacts Section priorities.
- Help install and maintain seismographic stations in PNG, and provide technical support to PMGO in earthquake monitoring and analysis.
- Use contemporary scientific methodologies and develop procedures to undertake seismic site characterisation of seismic receiver sites and within urban basins in Australia and PNG.
- Work with PNG DMOs in developing methods to map earthquake impacts.
- Provide accurate specialist advice on seismicity and earthquake hazards in Australia and the region.
- Communicate and explain scientific findings and work plan outcomes to internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertake effective data management to ensure integrity, interoperability, discoverability and reuse.
- Develop reports, briefing papers and other documentation for a range of purposes and stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of team objectives for short-term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives.
- Undertake research, analysis, integration and evaluation of scientific data.
- Foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve work area and agency goals.
Position contact: Phil Cummins
Email: [email protected].
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Anti-Dumping Commission
Investigations
Analyst/Investigator
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Various locations – VIC; various locations – ACT
Salary: $83,460 – $88,055
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 0638_03/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties: This role assists the Senior Analyst/Case Investigator (APS 6) and the Case Manager (EL1) by contributing to core outputs for the case. You will work within a team to contribute to anti-dumping and countervailing investigations.
Specific tasks include:
- Examining and analysing trade, business, industry and financial data.
- Managing use of case management records (e.g. evidence, analysis, risks and issues, briefing notes, meeting notes, etc.)
- Supporting the coordination of case communications (circulation of critical information, formal advice received, meeting requests, agendas, plans, relevant submissions, etc.).
- Assisting to draft reports and briefing papers.
- Working collaboratively within a team of investigators (analysts/auditors), and policy, quality assurance and legal advisory staff.
There is a high degree of direct engagement with Australian and international industry, including some opportunities for domestic and international travel to conduct verification activities.
Position contact: Matthew Williams
Telephone: +61 3 8539 2433.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Anti-Dumping Commission
Investigations
Analyst/Investigator
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Various locations – ACT; various locations – VIC
Salary: $75,886 – $81,914
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 0631_03/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties: The role of an APS4 Junior Analyst/Case Support is to assist the Case Manager and Senior Case Investigator by contributing to core outputs for the case. You will work within multidisciplinary teams and learn to contribute to Anti-Dumping and countervailing investigations.
In this role, you will learn to:
- Examine and analyse trade, business, industry and financial data.
- Draft reports and briefing papers.
- Manage the use of case management records (e.g. evidence, analysis, risks and issues, briefing notes, meeting notes, etc.)
- Draft case communications (circulation of critical information, formal advice received, meeting requests, agendas, plans, relevant submissions, etc.).
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams of investigators, and policy, quality assurance and legal advisory staff.
- Liaise with a range of domestic and international businesses.
There is a high degree of direct engagement with Australian and international industry, including some opportunities for domestic and international travel to conduct verification activities.
Position contact: Matthew Williams
Telephone: (03) 8539 2433.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Parks Australia
Science & Australian National Botanic Gardens
Education and Booking Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $74,882 – $81,521
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 2024/580
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties: The Education and Booking Officer is a public-facing role that is crucial in delivering a positive experience to education audiences and venue hirers. We are looking for great communicators who provide excellent customer service and have organisational skills and experience engaging diverse audiences. In the role, you will be responsible for:
- Administering school and venue bookings, including liaison with users, processing of bookings and related administrative tasks.
- Rostering and supervising casual Education Rangers, coordinating regular meetings and training sessions.
- Assisting in the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning programs for students and professional development programs for teachers.
- Assisting with the promotion of learning programs, venues and related facilities.
- Maintaining equipment used by learning programs and venues.
- Aiding in the delivery of visitor experience and public programs as required.
Position contact: Sally Ingham
Telephone: 6250 9465.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Parks Australia
Science & Australian National Botanic Gardens Branch, Australian National Botanic Gardens
Education and Booking Officer – Affirmative Measure
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $74,882 – $81,521
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 2024/583
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties: The Education and Booking Officer is a public-facing role that is crucial in delivering a positive experience to education audiences and venue hirers. We are looking for great communicators who provide excellent customer service and have organisational skills and experience engaging diverse audiences. In the role, you will be responsible for:
- Administering school and venue bookings, including liaison with users, processing of bookings and related administrative tasks.
- Rostering and supervising casual Education Rangers, coordinating regular meetings and training sessions.
- Assisting in the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning programs for students and professional development programs for teachers.
- Assisting with the promotion of learning programs, venues and related facilities.
- Maintaining equipment used by learning programs and venues.
- Aiding in the delivery of visitor experience and public programs as required.
Position contact: Sally Ingham
Telephone: 6250 9465.
Department of Defence
Air Force
Air Command Australia
Knowledge Management and ICT Support Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Williamtown, NSW
Salary: $115,899 – $130,733
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: AF/02182/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 28 April, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: The Air Combat Group (ACG) Knowledge Management & ICT Support Manager will be accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex to highly complex knowledge management and ICT support and maintenance work within an integrated workforce. The position will require an in-depth knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements.
Critical duties include:
- Accountable for leading a team, managing allocated resources, setting work area priorities, managing workflows, developing strategies and evaluating business outcomes.
- Plan, lead and manage the promulgation and enforcement of clear business rules and protocols.
- Accountable for ensuring ACG knowledge repositories are accessible and to encourage knowledge transfer throughout ACG in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
- Implement processes, tools and structures to increase, renew, share and improve the use of knowledge within ACG.
- Explain complex to highly complex information in relation to structured and unstructured repositories of knowledge to promote the process of air combat enterprise knowledge creation.
- Implement procedures for the maintenance of ACG knowledge management systems.
- Provide technical management to an ACG ICT function or ICT team to ensure compliance with all relevant standards and procedures.
- Plan and manage the implementation of processes and procedures to monitor the performance of ACG ICT systems and services.
- Evaluate ACG ICT projects and business objectives to understand critical factors for success, and engage in activities to achieve continuous improvement.
- Analyse ACG ICT acquisition, development and maintenance issues, applying expertise to identify and recommend courses of action to resolve problems.
Position contact: Tony Guihot
Telephone: (02) 4077 6453.
Services Australia
Entry-Level Service Delivery Roles (Identified & Non-Identified)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Various locations – ACT; various locations – NT; various locations – QLD; various locations – SA; various locations – WA; various locations – TAS; various locations – VIC; various locations – NSW
Salary: $66,310 – $81,884
Classification: APS Level 3; APS Level 4
Position number: EXT-M-2024-473
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
Agency website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au
Duties:
- Providing exceptional customer service support.
- Determining and making payments to customers.
- Supporting customers to make payments.
- Identifying and prioritising potentially vulnerable customers.
- Escalating potential issues to the leadership team.
- Helping customers build their digital skills.
- Improving customers’ ability to self-service.
- Helping customers understand legislation, policy, procedures, payments and services administered by the agency.
- Conducting assessments and quality assurance activities to ensure payment accuracy.
- Reviewing agency data sources and checking for payment correctness.
- Providing on-the-job support to colleagues and working collaboratively in a team environment.
Position contact: Chandler Macleod
Telephone: 1800 242 560.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
Regulatory Operations and Strategic Regulation and Improvement
Perth and Melbourne, Various Teams
Regulatory Specialists
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Perth, WA; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $221,527 – $221,527
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: Various
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
Agency website: https://www.nopsema.gov.au
Duties: In the role of Regulatory Specialist, you will assess safety cases and associated documents, inspect offshore operations, and support NOPSEMA’s investigations of accidents and incidents. You will also provide specialist advice to, and on behalf of, the authority, represent NOPSEMA and engage with industry and other stakeholders.
Position contact: Senior Human Resources and Safety Adviser
Telephone: (08) 6188 8853.
Department of Defence
Cyber Specialist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $85,607 – $97,790
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: DDG/02573/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 2
Applications close: Thursday, 2 May, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: This role is within the Warfighting Networks and Applications Support Organisation (WSO), Military Systems Division, Defence Digital Group; Department of Defence. The duties and requirements of an APS 6 ICT Cyber Security Specialist in Defence include:
- Assisting in the continuous monitoring and security assessments of in-house ICT systems.
- Assisting in the research, writing and assessment of cyber security documentation, including
System Security Plan (SSP), Security Risk Management Plan (SRMP) Statement of Applicability (SOA) and SOA Annex.
- Various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) required for the certification and accreditation of WSO systems, required by the WNA project.
- Assisting in the research, selection and suitability checks of hardware and software required to support the WSO project.
- An ability to establish positive and effective working relationships within internal and external project stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines to achieve the project’s objectives.
- An ability to be proactive and a self-starter; identifying opportunities for improvement and taking responsibility for own work.
- Complete other ad hoc tasks as required and within reason.
Position contact: Sonia Sidhu
Telephone: (02) 5130 2217.
Department of Health and Aged Care
Health Economics and Research Division
Health Modelling, Partnerships and Evaluation Branch, Health Economics Section
Policy Director
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Melbourne, VIC; Brisbane, QLD; Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA; Hobart, TAS
Salary: $138,897 – $164,446
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 24-HERDIV-23723
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Friday, 3 May, 2024
Agency website: https://www.health.gov.au
Duties: Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the policy development and providing expert advice across the department.
- Leading policy of the Value Based Health Care, including fostering adoption of VBHC approaches; National Health Reform Agreement input; and international work input, e.g., Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health.
- Managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, participating in working groups, advisory committees and forums related to health economics, health expenditure and foreign investment, including through connecting and collaborating across the department and broader APS.
- Leading the preparation of both complex and routine correspondence, including for the executive and Minister(s).
- Assisting in consultations with, and providing expert advice to, internal and external clients on trends and issues in the economy.
- Representing the department in meetings, negotiations and other forums to discuss program/policy issues.
- Demonstrating leadership within the team, and contributing to team performance, productivity and accountability for outcomes.
- Contributing to branch/division operations and planning, and the development of people capability.
Position contact: Allyson Essex
Telephone: (02) 6289 9837.
Department of Social Services
National Disability Insurance Agency
Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Division
Enterprise Architecture and Governance
Branch Manager, Enterprise Architecture and Governance
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Hobart, TAS; Perth, WA; Brisbane, QLD; Sydney, NSW; Melbourne, VIC; Geelong, VIC; Adelaide, SA
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 1
Position number: TBC
Applications close: Friday, 3 May, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ndis.gov.au
Duties: The Branch Manager – Enterprise Architecture and Governance role is a wide-reaching executive role in the organisation working with internal and external stakeholders and leveraging partnerships. You will be a trusted adviser and systems thinker with in-depth knowledge of aligning business and information technology outcomes, underpinned by providing consistent and accurate advice to key governance committees. Your leadership, management and strategic capabilities will ensure alignment of NDIA ICT and digital priorities, innovation and initiatives.
Placing a priority on high-quality, timely, accurate and well-coordinated governance advice and demonstrating a positive attitude in the face of challenging situations, you will support the NDIA’s mission to ”build a world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme”.
Position contact: Fisher Leadership
Telephone: 1300 347 437.
