Latest job vacancies in the Public Sector

Department of Defence

Defence People Group
Workforce and People Strategy
Research Manager (Workplace Behaviours)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brindabella Business Park, ACT
Salary: $115,899 – $130,733
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: DPG/07262/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Thursday, 3 October, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: As a research team leader within the Directorate of People Intelligence and Research, you will take the lead in workplace behaviours research to deliver evidence that positively influences outcomes for the Defence workforce. We are looking for a research team leader with experience in workplace behaviours to join our multidisciplinary team – someone with the capacity to generate insights that empower Defence to support a better workplace environment. This research contributes to people and organisation policy evaluation and development, and organisational change and intervention implementation.

We are interested to hear how you could apply your specialised skills and expert knowledge – such as psychometrics, data management, or qualitative research – to our research program.

This advertisement is for a current vacancy based in the Canberra region. The role requires collaboration within a broad network of stakeholders. Specifically, it involves building strong collaborative relationships with Defence training establishments to develop agreed strategies to overcome workplace behaviour challenges. It will require you to apply an appropriate mix of unacceptable behaviour knowledge, communication, and negotiation skills.
Position contact: Flt Lt Dana Pham
Telephone: (02) 4723 1455.

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Sport Integrity Australia

Chief Executive Officer
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Classification: Statutory Appointment
Position number: CEO – 1142
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Agency website:https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au
Duties: As CEO, you will be responsible for coordinating a national approach and implementing initiatives to address sports integrity threats.

You will provide advice to the Minister for Sport and the Australian Government on matters relating to sports integrity. You will lead the executive and staff of Sport Integrity Australia in setting strategic direction and ensuring alignment with relevant legislation and the agency’s mission.

In leading Australia’s national anti-doping organisation, you will execute regulatory anti-doping functions and ensure Australia’s compliance with relevant anti-doping legislation and standards through investigations, educational programs and the facilitation of testing.

You will develop, coordinate and strengthen relationships among governments of the states and territories, regulators, sporting organisations, law enforcement and other domestic and international agencies.

You will represent Sport Integrity Australia in its dealings with external stakeholders domestically and internationally, affirming the agency’s position as a global leader in sports integrity.
Position contact: Amanda O’Rourke
Telephone: 0452 199 301.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Office for Business Support Digital Technology
Director Digital Technology and Chief Information Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Yallambie, VIC
Salary: $140,448 – $159,454
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 13250
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.arpansa.gov.au
Duties:

• Develop and support productive relationships with ARPANSA’s executives, branches and offices to influence how digital solutions can enable new sources of value;
• Plan, manage and lead the strategic and operational services of the agency’s Digital Technology Section;
• Act as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, manage ARPANSA’s cyber security program to ensure security measures applied to protect the agency’s people, information and assets are proportionate with assessed risks, and ensure practice and procedures comply with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF);
• Lead development for the Digital Strategy in line with agency objectives for innovation and service improvement;
• Drive the development and implementation of leading practice policies, processes and systems to support agency and government initiatives and priorities, particularly in the areas of digital technology;
• Build and sustain effective relationships both internally and with external stakeholders, including professional associations, service providers and government agencies to support the achievement of corporate goals;
• Provide high-level strategic and operational advice to ARPANSA’s executives on a range of digital technology issues, risks, initiatives and practices;
• Lead organisation-wide, technology-related culture change initiatives in a dynamic workplace.

Position contact: Niraj Pau
Telephone: (03) 9433 2477.

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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Australian National Audit Office
Performance Audit Services Group (PASG)
APS5 Performance Analyst
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Barton, ACT
Salary: $88,180 – $96,088
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 067/2024
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.anao.gov.au
Duties: As an APS 5 Performance Analyst in PASG in our Major Projects Report team, your role will be to:

• Undertake research, evidence collection, data analysis and report writing to form findings and recommendations;
• Promote teamwork and a positive and productive team culture;
• Help formulate audit work plans to achieve audit objectives and impact;
• Research policy, past audits, parliamentary discussions on relevant matters, and other issues as relevant to the context of the audit;
• Use data-searching tools to identify audit evidence and sound judgment to assess its value;
• Prepare working papers, documentation and reports to the required quality standard, written in a clear, concise, evidenced and factual manner;
• Present your findings and evidence in audit workshops with the Auditor-General and other audit executives.

Position contact: Tanja Zivkovic
Telephone: (02) 6203 7340.

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Australian Electoral Commission

Electoral Integrity and Operations Group
Assistant Director, WA Operations
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Perth, WA
Salary: $113,821 – $128,264
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2024-305 14499
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.aec.gov.au
Duties: We are looking for strong leaders who are agile, self-motivated, and results-driven to manage election planning, delivery and evaluation for the upcoming federal election.

You will be responsible for focusing strategically on the agency objectives to facilitate the adoption of best practice across the broader leadership network, while also managing your team in operational planning, election delivery and providing public services and support to enhance both business-as-usual and election planning activities.

Before and during the election time, you will also be responsible for assisting with the mobilisation of more than 10,000 temporary election workforce staff, including using your excellent leadership skills to support your staff to manage the significant number of employees in this surge workforce.

You will contribute to the development of team objectives for short-term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives for WA, including setting priorities, maintaining team cohesion, and ensuring quality of outputs.

Suitable applicants may be considered for future opportunities with the AEC in Western Australia. Roles available will be dependent on the changing business needs and requirements of the AEC and range from six months, 12 months or ongoing.

To excel you’ll have:

• A demonstrated ability to lead, supervise and motivate others, providing clear direction while delegating tasks effectively to staff, supporting them with development opportunities and coaching to build high-performing teams;
• An ability to work with others and a strong commitment to building team spirit while proactively listening to and communicating effectively with others, and recognising team member contributions to tasks;
• A demonstrated ability to work under your own direction while taking responsibility for actions, projects and people. You will also be able to adhere to key principles and values, always demonstrating integrity in upholding ethics to support the AEC’s strategic direction and best practices;
• Strong personal judgment when undertaking objectives, demonstrating an ability to conduct critical analysis and utilise available information to implement workable solutions, identifying broader interconnectedness across the agency to manage risks;
• An ability to communicate while using interpersonal styles with internal and external stakeholders to suit changing situations, quickly adapting and responding to rapid change and recognising the need to adjust methodology;
• A positive attitude to meet key deliverables in a dynamic and challenging environment, with the ability consistently deliver results and achieve project goals, working in a systematic, methodical, and orderly way while monitoring and maintaining high-quality standards.

Position contact: Jayde Perry
Telephone: 0413 271 715.

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Department of Defence

Air Force
Air Force Headquarters
Curator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Point Cook, VIC
Salary: $91,702 – $104,753
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: AF/06982/24
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: Reporting to the Senior Air Force Heritage Collections Manager Directorate (SAFHCM), History and Heritage – Air Force, the Collections Management Department APS 6 Curator is a leadership role overseeing the delivery of a diverse range of responsibilities, which include but may not be limited to, the development and facilitation of departmental directives to achieve organisational objectives.

The successful candidate will contribute to strategic planning and provide support to the SAFHCM as well as be experienced in team development and effective directorate promotion through developing complex relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
Position contact: David Gardner
Telephone: (03) 7301 5093.

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Australian Government Solicitor

Commercial
Deputy Chief Solicitor – AGS Commercial
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Adelaide, SA; Perth, WA; Brisbane, QLD; Sydney, NSW
Classification: Senior Executive Service Band 2
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 2
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: http://www.ags.gov.au/employment/current-vacancies.html
Duties: This is an unparalleled opportunity to provide strategic legal advice on matters of national significance. Are you a seasoned legal professional ready to take on a senior leadership role where your expertise will directly influence government decisions? The Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) is seeking a highly skilled Deputy Chief Solicitor (SES Band 2) to join the AGS Commercial practice. This is a unique opportunity to lead, advise, and manage legal matters of national significance.
Position contact: Jackie Jones
Telephone: 0420 353 352.

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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Geoscience Australia
Space Division
Digital Earth Australia Research and Product Development
Earth Observation Scientist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $81,200 – $90,158
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 18158
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
Duties:

• Conduct research and assist in the creation and assessment of methods for analysing Earth observation data for land and water applications, contributing to various Geoscience Australia initiatives via DEA;
• Carry out data preparation, training, and validation for machine learning models working with time series data from remote sensing;
• Create Python scripts to translate scientific methods into practical operations and analysis codes for public use;
• Aid groups within the Digital Earth Branch to test and develop automated processes and related documentation;
• Participate to the development of comprehensive documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer;
• Work with customers and external and internal partners, and participate in inter-agency meetings to advance Earth observation endeavours both in Australia and around the world.

Position contact: Cedric Jorand
Telephone: (02) 6249 9320.

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Department of Defence

COD2 – Chief Human and Decision Sciences
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Adelaide, SA; Melbourne, VIC
Classification: Chief of Division Grade 2
Position number: DSTG/07761/24
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: The Chief Human and Decision Sciences Division is an enterprise leader in Defence, reporting directly to the Chief Defence Scientist. Chief Human and Decision Sciences Division has a key role in promoting and influencing the organisation, its people and the division’s agenda, achieving outcomes in an interdisciplinary, complex and changing environment.

Chief Human and Decision Sciences Division is responsible for the cost, quality and impact of innovation, science and technology solutions that produce effective solutions in support of human situational awareness, human decision making, human control and human protection.

As part of the Senior Leadership Group, you will play a key role in promoting and influencing a shared commitment to the strategic direction of Defence.

You will:

• Lead and manage a division practising inclusive leadership and collaboration;
• Demonstrate strong judgment and capitalise on innovative alternatives to resolve complex problems;
• Effectively challenge the status quo when required;
• Demonstrate resilience and personal accountability for the quality of advice and delivery of results through engaging, collaborating and partnering;
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.

Position contact: Andrew Norton
Telephone: 1300 347 437.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Health Economics and Research
Office of the Chief Health Economist, Executive Section
Policy Officer Executive Level 1
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Hobart, TAS; various locations in ACT, NSW; Darwin, NT; Adelaide, SA; various locations in VIC; Perth, WA; various locations in QLD
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 24-HERDIV-26468
Applications close: Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.health.gov.au
Duties:

• Contributing to the development and evaluation of health policies by providing economic analysis and advice;
• Leading and mentoring staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment;
• Reviewing and synthesising key economic and health policy evidence;
• Analysing data (including integrated data) to address key economic and health policy questions, and to inform well-considered strategic policy advice from a whole-of-health and aged-care perspective;
• Communicating with influence and representing the office in multiple forums, including engaging with key internal and external stakeholders;
• Preparing high-quality written material including briefs, ministerial submissions, reports and policy papers, and, where appropriate, academic papers;
• Supporting the office by initiating research projects.

Position contact: Letisha Rao
Telephone: (02) 5132 5087.

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Department of Home Affairs

ICT Division
Visa Citizenship & Digital Systems Enterprise Integration Services
Apollo Neurodiversity Program Affirmative Measures Disability
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Non-ongoing
Various locations: ACT
Salary: $64,392 – $73,981
Classification: APS Level 3
Position number: 134179
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au
Duties and responsibilities: Apollo is offering several roles across various branches within the ICT Division:

• ICT Junior Architect
• Various Cyber Security Roles, including Security Analyst, Graphic Designer and Cyber Risk Administration and Reporting
• Business Analyst/System Administrator
• Various Software Developer roles, including Java, JavaScript, Angular
• ICT Technical Support Officer/Service Delivery and Management
• Junior Test Analysts.

Position contact: Jay White
Telephone: 0481 546 840.

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Department of Health and Aged Care

Health Economics and Research
Office of the Chief Health Economist Branch, HERD OCHE Executive Section
Director, Office of Chief Health Economist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Woden, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Hobart, TAS; Adelaide, SA; Perth, WA; Melbourne, VIC; Brisbane, QLD; Darwin, NT
Salary: $138,897 – $164,446
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 24-HERDIV-26471
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.health.gov.au
Duties:

• Supervising, mentoring, and supporting EL1 and APS level staff. Maintain a positive team culture and ensure high-quality outputs;
• Translating health economic principles and analysis to design policy, implement programs and evaluate outcomes;
• Reviewing and synthesising economic and health policy evidence;
• Analysing or supervising analysis of data (including integrated data) to address key economic and health policy questions, to inform well-considered strategic policy advice from a whole-of-health and aged-care perspective;
• Help build economic literacy and capability in the department to improve policy and program thinking and development;
• Communicating with influence and representing the office in multiple forums, including engagement with key internal and external stakeholders;
• Preparing high-quality written material including briefs, ministerial submissions, reports, policy papers and, where appropriate, papers targeted at academic literature;
• Demonstrating leadership within the team, contributing to team performance, productivity, and accountability for outcomes;
• Delivering or leading staff to deliver administrative functions for ongoing projects;
• Assisting with ad hoc work within the office.

Position contact: Letisha Rao
Telephone: (02) 5132 5087.

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Department of Finance

Property and Construction
Project and Contract Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Classification: APS Level 5; APS Level 6
Position number: 2024/223
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
Duties: There are currently two exciting Project and Contract Manager opportunities to work within an energetic, high-paced team responsible for delivering this nationally significant project. You will work under the direction of the Director and provide expert, authoritative, and responsive support and advice to the Project Director and Contract Administrator.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing contractors, subcontractors, and stakeholders. Maintaining program, budget, and project requirements;
• Managing change in accordance with the contract and commercial protection of the project to ensure value-for-money outcomes;
• Strong contract, commercial and financial risk management, and accurate forecasting of costs across various work packages under a Managing Contractor delivery mode;
• Leading commercial planning and implementation in an environment of multifaceted internal and external stakeholders needs;
• Managing contractual agreements, negotiations, procurements, and relationships;
• Assessing claims and ensuring compliance with commercial requirements in the contract and ensuring that the project deliverables are in accordance with the contract documentation;
• Ensuring and managing value-for-money outcomes in accordance with the Public Governance & Accountability Act 2013;
• Directing and supporting project functions and capability uplift;
• Responsibility for planning, budgeting, reporting and monitoring of the Cost Plan;
• Ensuring project records and data are maintained and up to date;
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislative provisions and timeframes, not limited to Security of Payments;
• Managing commercial issues, minor and major contract disputes and claims, reporting and advising on issues to the Director.

Roles within the branch will offer the opportunity to work closely with a range of national security and other Commonwealth agencies as well as senior technical and commercial advisers and specialists.
Position contact: Michael Goulder
Telephone: (02) 6215 3213.

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Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)

National Measurement Institute
Legal Metrology Policy and Regulatory Services
Pattern Approval Engineer – Science & Technical Level 5
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Various locations: NSW
Salary: $83,460 – $88,055
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 1913_08/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.industry.gov.au
Duties:

• Process clients’ applications for measuring instrument pattern approval by evaluating the instrument suitability for trade or legal purposes and a wide range of technical documentation including test reports, user manuals and design specifications;
• Undertake laboratory and field testing or analysis of a range of measuring instrument functions and operations against documented technical standards and processes;
• Support the section’s business improvement projects, business planning and performance reporting;
• Prepare and publicly publish legal technical pattern approval documents;
• Maintain suitable, accurate and auditable records of assessments and client correspondence;
• Communicate effectively with clients regarding the progress and results of pattern approval applications;
• Respond to inquiries from potential clients and other stakeholders as required in a timely and professional manner;
• Participate in cultural and procedural change within the branch;
• Demonstrate behaviour according to the APS Code of Conduct and NMI’s standards and participate fully in all aspects of WH&S.

Position contact: Mario Zamora
Email: [email protected].

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Technical Specialist – Cyber Security Operations
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $150,640 – $178,255
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 02820242025
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au
Duties: As a Technical Specialist, Cyber Security Operations, you will:

• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise with a specific focus on cyber security operations;
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Security Operations Centre (SOC), provide current advice drawn from emerging threat intelligence and apply technical skills to enable effective SOC operations and continuous improvement;
• Proactively develop strategies to detect and mitigate current and emerging cyber security threats;
• Oversee and lead Threat Hunt and Incident Response activities, including coordination across teams and departments and required pre- and post-activity governance;
• Ensure effective application of monitoring and response capabilities by working with the Engineering team to design and deliver technical solutions;
• Work with stakeholders across ASIO to implement and improve cyber security monitoring requirements;
• Foster and develop relationships with internal ASIO stakeholders, and domestic and international partners, to enhance ASIO’s information technology security posture and capabilities.

Position contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6257 4916.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Cyber Security Technologist – Cyber Security Operations,
Engineering and Assurance
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $93,566 – $146,872
Classification: APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1
Position number: 02620242024
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 7 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au
Duties: As a Cyber Security Operations Analyst, you will:

• Leverage your understanding of emerging cyber attacks to develop mechanisms to monitor and detect malicious activity on ASIO systems;
• Analyse security event logs, network traffic, and system activity to identify and understand security threats;
• Respond to security incidents by investigating and resolving malicious activity;
• Ingest and implement threat intelligence to improve threat detection and contribute to the creation of tactical and strategic intelligence;
• Undertake threat hunts to proactively detect malicious activity on systems;
• Develop and maintain documentation of security incidents, including root-cause analysis and lessons learned;
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge on the latest cyber security threats, technologies and developments.

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will:

• Provide operational support for a number of cyber security technologies such as SIEM platforms, endpoint security, network security and vulnerability management;
• Design, configure and manage security technologies across both cloud and on-premise environments;
• Collaborate with Cyber Security Operations to understand and enable effective monitoring of the latest security threats;
• Work with infrastructure/system managers to integrate cyber security technologies;
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge on the latest cyber security threats, technologies and developments;

As a Cyber Security Assurance Officer, you will:

• Promote, enable and provide specialist security advice on the design and architecture of new and emerging systems in alignment with industry and community best practices;
• Collaborate with project teams in the development of securely designed systems through the development of security documentation and risk assessments;
• Lead and support compliance assessments of ASIO’s systems against relevant policies, standards and best practices;
• Develop and maintain IT security policies;
• Perform staff security awareness maturity assessments and deliver curated and interactive cyber security awareness campaigns;
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge on the latest cyber security threats, technologies and developments.

As Assistant Director Cyber Security Operations, you will:

• Lead a small team of Cyber Security Operations Analysts to deliver ASIO’s cyber security monitoring and incident response functions.
• Lead incident response activities in accordance with incident response policies and plans. Where necessary, engage with external entities to resolve security incidents;
• Plan and manage the development of security capabilities and lead the development of a security team;
• Develop and maintain relevant documentation, procedures and policies;
• Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge on the latest cyber security threats, technologies and developments.

Position contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6257 4916.