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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Registration Management Pesticides
Senior Administration Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Armidale, NSW; Canberra, ACT
Salary: $78,314 – $87,026
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 01177
Applications close: Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
Agency website: https://apvma.gov.au/node/1063
Duties: Working in a fast-paced, process-driven area, and under limited direction, Administration Officers are responsible for performing a variety of administrative-based functions in line with approved APVMA work practices, including:
- Accurately entering application details and recording APVMA decisions in APVMA databases while maintaining appropriate agency records.
- Assessing and deciding aspects of administrative (non-technical) applications and drafting correspondence and notices for the applicant and Team Leader or Assistant Director.
- Liaising with a range of internal and external clients to achieve the efficient and accurate processing of applications and inquiries.
- Delivering excellent service in line with the APVMA’s Service Charter, to internal and external stakeholders, by telephone or in written responses.
- Ensuring adherence to legal requirements in the preparation and distribution of product notices, decision documents and other administrative documentation as required.
- Applying good time management skills to ensure all tasks are completed within set timeframes, while displaying a proactive commitment to working towards meeting team goals and problem solving.
- Building and sustaining positive relationships with team members and stakeholders.
- Adhering to confidential commercial information provisions at all times.
Position contact: Allison Zagar
Telephone: (02) 6770 2496.
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Aboriginal Hostels Limited
NSW Hostel Operations
Kirinari Hostel, Sylvania, Sydney, NSW
Senior Residential Youth Worker
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW; Sylvania, NSW
Salary: $71,560 – $78,001
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: VN11324
Applications close: Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ahl.gov.au/work
Duties: As an APS 4 Senior Residential Youth Worker, you will provide high-quality care and support to students and foster an environment where students feel culturally safe while staying at AHL.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Helping students build and maintain routines that enhance their personal and educational development.
- Assisting with administrative tasks such as student applications, appointments and enrolments.
- Engaging with school teachers, parents and community members.
- Promoting student participation in regular wellbeing and cultural activities.
- Upholding the safety and welfare of students.
- Taking the responsibility of being the First Aid Officer and Emergency Warden when on duty.
Position contact: Bruce Bu
Telephone: (02) 9043 9510.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Office of the Executive General Counsel, Compliance Operations Unit
Senior Investigator
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Armidale, NSW; Canberra, ACT
Salary: $101,100 – $113,840
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 10096
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
Agency website: https://apvma.gov.au/node/1063
Duties:
- Taking responsibility for the diligent and timely planning and conduct of investigations into allegations of non-compliance with APVMA-administered legislation.
- Preparing high-quality written materials, including briefs of evidence to the criminal standard, complex briefings for the Executive to guide enforcement action, and correspondence for a range of audiences.
- Representing the APVMA in a variety of forums, including negotiating compliance and enforcement outcomes and appearing as informant and witness in civil and criminal court proceedings.
- Working effectively as an individual and as part of a team to foster a positive workplace culture, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Displaying a strong understanding of risk in a regulatory and occupational context, including the ability to put in place effective strategies for protection of personal and team safety, especially where fieldwork, chemical handling and dealing with difficult people are involved.
Position contact: Damian Mair
Telephone: (02) 6770 2460.
National Portrait Gallery of Australia
External Relations
Marketing and Communications Administrative Assistant
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Parkes, ACT
Salary: $74,694 – $81,101
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: PN6941
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 8 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.portrait.gov.au
Duties: Under general direction from the Assistant Manager, Marketing and Communications, the successful applicant will:
- Provide general administrative support to the Communications and Marketing team, including media monitoring and tracking partnership benefits.
- Process invoices and assist with tracking expenditure against the budget.
- Manage travel arrangements and hotel bookings.
- Assist with exhibition launches and other marketing events.
- Support the Manager, Publications, with managing merchandise orders and invoicing. Other administrative support for peak workloads may be required.
- Contribute ideas and assist in the planning and execution of marketing and media events.
Position contact: Trish Kevin
Telephone: (02) 6102 7004.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Multiple Divisions
Executive Assistants – Rolling Recruitment
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Various – ACT
Salary: $75,886 – $81,914
Classification: APS Level 4
Security classification: Baseline
Position number: 1518_07/24
Applications close: Thursday, 8 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Key duties: For the Executive Assistant, APS Level 4, these will include:
- Managing and organising your Executive’s and branch’s inboxes, calendars and appointments.
- Managing the workflows of tasks for your Executive and ensuring priorities and timeframes are met.
- Maintaining processes and systems of the branch and/or division, including preparation of committee meetings.
- Organising travel and finance for your Executive.
- Providing general administrative support to your Executive and their branch, including distributing information, preparing meeting agendas, record keeping and tracking correspondence.
- Providing support to other executives in the division when required.
Position contact: DISR Recruitment
Email: [email protected].
Attorney-General’s Department
Australian Federal Police
Team Member – Learning & Development Command
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $102,927 – $113,563
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 13146
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1 (Secret)
Applications close: Friday, 9 August, 2024
Agency website: https://careers.afp.gov.au
Duties: Learning and Development Command drives the AFP to acquire knowledge, develop skills and create a learning culture that helps the AFP thrive and outsmart serious crime.
The AFP is a registered training organisation (RTO) certified by the Australian Skills Quality Authority to provide a range of vocational education and training services and provide quality training and qualifications that are nationally recognised.
As a Team Member in the AFP, you will be required to contribute to the achievement of outcomes in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments. It is expected that the successful applicant will deliver on the core responsibilities and meet any requirements of the position as outlined.
Position contact: Nic Bartsch
Telephone: (02) 5126 6510.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Geoscience Australia
Space Division
Positioning Australia National Geodesy
Director, National Geodesy
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $134,717 – $167,888
Classification: Executive Level 2
Security clearance: As required
Position number: 03560
Applications close: Sunday, 11 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
Duties: This role provides an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of geodesy and drive innovation in research and applications enabling positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) and the alignment of geospatial data.
As Director of the National Geodesy Section, you will lead a dynamic, collaborative team of experts to develop, operate and maintain high-quality geodetic products and infrastructure. You will actively collaborate with the international geodetic community, state and territory governments, industry, academia and internal stakeholders to ensure that products and services are relevant and meet expected standards. You will work closely with other Directors across the Positioning Australia Branch and Geoscience Australia more broadly to ensure quality and integration across new and existing products and services, and to maximise Positioning Australia’s relevance to its stakeholder base.
The Director of National Geodesy role reports to the Head of the Positioning Australia Branch. Geoscience Australia’s Director roles are classified at the EL2 level; for guidance on performance and behaviour expectations of an EL2, please refer to the Integrated Leadership System.
In this role you will:
- Build and lead an inclusive, high-performing and multi-disciplinary technical team (of up to 25 people) that combines a growth mindset with a service delivery culture.
- Be a highly effective communicator who can build and sustain long-term relationships and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders and experts to develop a shared vision to grow Australia’s world-leading geodetic capabilities.
- Deliver a broad program of geodetic functions in a collaborative and performance-focused environment while managing risk and opportunities, change and governance processes, budgeting/financials and reporting in an Australian Public Service context.
- Be part of a strategic, agile leadership team in the branch, working collaboratively with peers across the organisation to support Geoscience Australia’s Senior and Executive leadership through your expertise, problem solving, risk management and advice to enable delivery of Geoscience Australia’s ‘’Strategy 2028’’.
Position contact: Anna Riddell
Telephone: (02) 6249 9359.
Department of Health and Aged Care
National Health Funding Body
NHFB
NHFB Finance
Assistant Director, Financial Systems and Reporting
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Acton, ACT
Salary: $114,236 – $130,288
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 20023134
Security clearance: Offers are subject to applicants achieving a minimum of Baseline security clearance before commencement. Applicants must be willing to undergo a process to obtain a Negative Vetting Level One (NV1) security clearance.
Applications close: Sunday, 11 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.publichospitalfunding.gov.au/about-us/our-people
Duties: Under the Chief Finance Officer, the role of the Assistant Director, Financial Systems and Reporting is to:
- Provide trusted advice to senior management and external stakeholders to achieve best-practice financial administration.
- Provide Level One support to Australian jurisdictions (system users), including day-to-day support requests, coordinating and delivering user training.
- Provide input and technical expertise to maintain the integrity of the NHFP Payments System to mitigate fraud and cyber security incidents (system controls).
- Manage system administration tasks (including routine month-end rollover processes, monthly reporting, master data).
- Manage system interfaces and workflows (system administration and governance).
- Implement and manage enhancement projects, including change management.
Position contact: Ben Nicholls
Telephone: (02) 6289 1359.
Department of Defence
Joint Capabilities Group
ICT Operations Division
ICT Project Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Reid, ACT
Salary: $134,567 – $161,521
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: JCG/05717/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 2
Applications close: Sunday, 11 August, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: Defence Mobility is looking for a high-performing, strongly motivated and experienced Director to lead and manage its dynamic and innovative team. This is a well-skilled and diverse team dedicated to the operational support of Defence’s ICT mobility capability. Key duties of this role include:
- Accountable for providing leadership and direction to ensure a high level of integration and consistency across the Defence ICT service provisions.
- Operate and maintain the technology roadmap for mobile ICT across Defence, which is delivered through the Defence Digital Group.
- Device lifecycle management, including commercial and service delivery, for all mobile ICT components (e.g. notebooks, iPhones/iPads, tablets, DREAMS Tokens, etc.).
- Operate mobile device management and mobile application management across all information security domains.
- Influence Defence Digital Group with the technology roadmap and manage the delivery of projects from Service Enablement Lifecycle planning through to Service Acceptance Criteria (SAC).
- Finalising the delivery of the Secure Mobility capability project into operational support.
Position contact: Gurwinder Singh
Telephone: (02) 5130 1869.
Department of Health and Aged Care
National Health Funding Body
NHFB
NHFB Finance
Finance Manager, Health Funding Pool
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Acton, ACT
Salary: $114,236 – $130,288
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 20036385
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 11 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.publichospitalfunding.gov.au/about-us/our-people
Duties: Under the Chief Finance Officer, the role of the Finance Manager is to:
- Provide trusted advice to senior management and external stakeholders to achieve best-practice financial administration.
- Provide greater transparency of public hospital funding reporting through engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead the preparation of annual financial statements for the National and State and Territory annual financial statements, including the engagement with State and Territory Audit Offices.
- Provide direction and guidance to other members of the Finance team and support the Chief Finance Officer in achieving the strategic objectives of the NHFB.
Position contact: Ben Nicholls
Telephone: (02) 6289 1359.
Services Australia
Chief Financial Officer
Various
Finance Director
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Brisbane, QLD; Robina, QLD
Salary: $132,071 – $157,060
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: EXT-EL-2024-834
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 12 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/about-us/careers
Job description: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Division is seeking experienced leaders with financial management, budget management, financial statement and/or finance systems acumen to join the team.
The Financial Branches within the CFO Division have current vacancies for directors within:
- Group Financial Management, responsible for the internal financial management and provision of financial services across business areas within the agency.
- Financial and Budget Management, responsible for delivery of the agency budget, costing policy proposals and reporting to the Executive on the agency’s financial position.
- Financial Accounting, responsible for external and statutory reporting, including the agency’s financial statements, asset control framework, tax management, partner agency reporting and treasury functions.
- Financial Systems, responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the budget management system, maintaining SAP Finance modules, developing finance system strategies and ensuring accounting requirements are met in major payment system developments.
Finance experience and accounting qualifications will be highly regarded. A merit pool will be established.
Duties:
- Exercising strong leadership and direction of a high-performing team in the delivery of financial and budget deliverables, managing business issues, monthly and annual management and/or financial reporting requirements, budgets and costings, and improvements to financial systems and processes.
- Providing clear and concise strategic advice and reporting to internal and external stakeholders on matters relating to budget and financial management, financial policy, financial reporting, and financial systems and processes.
- Proactively identifying and implementing process and system improvements while maintaining strong communication channels with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of CFO Division outcomes.
- Supervising, developing and coaching staff, including the provision of clear and consistent communication, setting clear performance and behavioural standards, managing performance and delegating responsibility.
- Engaging and influencing senior leadership by explaining complex information, translating financial systems management initiatives into operational goals. Create a shared sense of purpose to enable implementation.
- Overseeing, reviewing and advising on a range of written material, including business cases, Cabinet submissions, Senate Estimate submissions, ministerial and agency briefs and corporate documentation.
Position contact: Michele Robinson
Telephone: 0460 018 846.
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
2024-2025 University Vacation Employment Program (UVEP)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $58,908 – $65,032
Classification: APS Level 2
Position number: 45474
Applications close: Monday, 12 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au
Duties: Our interns are an important part of our workforce, which is why we provide a diverse range of internships that could see you:
- Regulating airports.
- Helping set the course for Australia’s digital future.
- Developing policy that protects our cultural heritage.
- Working on the development of the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.
- Assisting with the design and development of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
- Providing advice on strengthening our national broadcasters.
- Developing policy for broadband, open data and media.
- Working on the development of the Inland Rail.
Position contact: Erika Bouckaert
Telephone: (02) 6136 8565.
Department of Defence
Joint Capabilities Group
Joint Logistics Command, Explosive Ordnance Branch
Senior Operations Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Port Wakefield, SA
Salary: $91,702 – $104,753
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: JCG/05796/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 12 August, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: The Joint Proof and Experimental Unit (JPEU) is seeking an agile and enthusiastic Senior Operations Officer to join our team at P&EE Port Wakefield. This position involves collaboration with the Operations Manager and Range Trials Officers to enhance test capabilities, design test equipment, and interpret test standards.
Role responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and implementing operational practices and procedures.
- Oversee the management of all resources essential for proof and environmental testing.
- Provide technical operational advice to internal and external stakeholders.
- Aid in the development of techniques, procedures and methodologies for proof and environmental testing, including trial procedures and plans for complex tests.
- Contribute to the reporting and sustainability of projects.
- Prepare and deliver operational briefs, technical reports, submissions and presentations as required.
- Conduct audits and oversee employee training to ensure compliance with procedures and practices.
- Lead staff meetings to address operational issues and explain procedural changes.
Position contact: Ashleigh McRae
Telephone: (08) 8860 9090.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Machine Learning (ML)/AI Engineers x 2
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Townsville, QLD; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA
Salary: $117,806 – $129,148
Classification: APS Level 6; Executive Level 1
Position number: 21825 & 21826
Applications close: Monday, 12 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/about/about.html
Duties: Joining our Data Analytics and AI group as a Machine Learning/AI Engineer, you will have a key role in advancing data analytics and AI applications across AIMS and enabling the delivery of insights, solutions and support to end users and stakeholders. These roles are responsible for providing consultancy and implementing advanced analytics solutions to implement AI, machine learning, statistics and other data science solutions to enable innovation across a diverse set of research applications. Driving innovation and enhancement in AIMS AI and ML solutions, you will support innovating methodologies as well as adopting existing methodologies to enable us to stay at the forefront of marine science research.
Drawing on your experience, you will work collaboratively with research teams across AIMS to contribute to the development of multiple platforms and innovative products being developed at AIMS, including ReefCloud and ReefScan. Your involvement in these initiatives will include supporting internal consultancies and capability development initiatives with researchers and on projects, prioritising scalability and robustness of modelling techniques to ensure long-term sustainability, and establishing best practices for AI, data science and data management through the development of frameworks.
Position contact: Kamran Shafi
Telephone: (07) 4753 4444.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Data Scientist (Machine Learning & AI)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Townsville, QLD; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA
Salary: $136,089 – $153,351
Classification: APS Level 6; Executive Level 1
Position number: 21817
Applications close: Monday, 12 August, 2024
Agency website: https://www.aims.gov.au/docs/about/about.html
Duties: As an experienced Data Scientist in our Data Analytics and AI group, you will apply your advanced expertise in AI, machine learning, and statistics to enhance data analytics and AI applications across AIMS. You will work collaboratively with researchers from different disciplines across AIMS and with industry partners, providing consultancies and support. You will also contribute to the development of multiple platforms and products, such as ReefCloud and ReefScan, and lead internal capability development and innovation in data analytics and AI. You will also lead internal consultancies and capability development initiatives, and ensure the scalability, robustness and security of data science implementations.
Position contact: Kamran Shafi
Telephone: (07) 4753 4444.
