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Future Fund Management Agency
Investment
Executive Director, Portfolio Integration
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: JR100124
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.futurefund.gov.au
Duties:
- Foster an inclusive, dynamic and high-performing team culture, committed to team and individual success.
- Lead, guide and mentor across the organisation, embodying the desired culture, values and behaviours.
- Actively support organisational initiatives and encourage team participation.
- Contribute to the efficient operational delivery of organisational initiatives.
- Collaborate with D-CIO Portfolio Design to provide strategic direction, thought leadership and people management for the investment team and agency.
- Serve as a mentor to junior members of Portfolio Design and the broader Investment team.
Position contact: Chris Groves
Telephone: (03) 8656 6400.
Attorney-General’s Department
Federal Court of Australia
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
Court Children’s Service
Court Child Expert (Social Worker or Psychologist)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: $110,115 – $120,025
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 0693-09-24
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/employment
Duties:
- Conducting child-centred preliminary and comprehensive family assessments, including conducting interviews and observations with children.
- Undertaking risk screening and risk assessment to assist in case management, safety planning and making decisions that are in the best interests of children.
- Assisting parties to resolve or narrow the issues in dispute between them, including by undertaking parenting dispute resolution conferences in collaboration with a Judicial Registrar.
- Providing evidence to the courts as an expert witness in the form of written reports and/or oral testimony.
- Providing advice to parties and the courts regarding external support services for children and families participating in professional supervision and professional development activities.
Position contact: Erylin Rees
Telephone: 0436 613 263.
Attorney-General’s Department
Federal Court of Australia
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
Court Children’s Service
Court Child Expert (Social Worker or Psychologist)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA
Salary: $110,115 – $120,025
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 0695-09-24
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/employment
Duties:
- Conducting child-centred preliminary and comprehensive family assessments, including conducting interviews and observations with children.
- Undertaking risk screening and risk assessment to assist in case management, safety planning and making decisions that are in the best interests of children.
- Assisting parties to resolve or narrow the issues in dispute between them, including by undertaking parenting dispute resolution conferences in collaboration with a Judicial Registrar.
- Providing evidence to the courts as an expert witness in the form of written reports and/or oral testimony.
- Providing advice to parties and the courts regarding external support services for children and families participating in professional supervision and professional development activities.
Position contact: Erylin Rees
Telephone: 0436 613 263.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Exports & Veterinary Services
Veterinary & Export Meat Live Animals
Senior Veterinary Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Mickleham, VIC
Salary: $134,427 – $143,888
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 2024/3872
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
Duties:
- Lead, manage and coordinate a veterinary team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
- Think strategically to develop and implement long-term plans, addressing complex biosecurity challenges.
- Communicate with domestic and international stakeholders, representing the department in relevant forums and conveying complex technical information clearly.
- Provide expert advice on the importation of live animals, ensuring compliance with Australian and international regulations.
- Build team capabilities through training, mentoring and support, ensuring professional qualifications and expertise are maintained.
Position contact: Leah Wells
Email: [email protected]
Department of Social Services
NDIS Markets and Safeguards
Disability Evidence/Markets and Workforce Policy
Data Analysts and Economists
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $94,791 – $106,546
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: EXT-2024-1091
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dss.gov.au
Duties:
- Analyse large administrative datasets to inform policy advice and program design relating to NDIS markets and workforce.
- Maintain and enhance data models using statistical software, including technical documentation and quality controls to ensure high standards of data integrity are upheld.
- Translate complex technical information into insights and advice for non-technical audiences, including writing reports for policy staff, briefings for senior executives, and explanatory material for the general public.
- Engage with stakeholders on NDIS markets and workforce projects to understand their data needs and keep them informed of progress, dependencies and issues.
- Work with colleagues in a diverse, dispersed team to help build capability and a supporting environment.
Position contact: Claire Aubrey
Telephone: (02) 6146 5282.
Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
Hospital Policy and Classification Branch, Classifications Section
Classifications Officer, Hospital Policy and Classification Branch
(Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority)
Job type: Full-Time, Ongoing; Non-Ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 24-IHACPADIV-26646
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.ihacpa.gov.au/careers
Duties:
Program management:
- Liaise with other sections, external agencies and external stakeholders and facilitate cross-agency or multi-agency planning of program delivery.
- Perform independent research work and analysis, including the preparation of draft reports on relevant program activities and/or project milestones.
- Manage program/project through to implementation, with direction from more senior staff.
Leadership and accountability:
- Provide expertise and technical knowledge in specialist area across a range of programs or activities for the agency.
- Contribute to the development of team objectives for short-term tasks and strategic planning for longer-term initiatives.
- Set priorities for the work area, maintain team cohesion, and ensure quality of outputs for the work area.
Job context and environment:
- Have an in-depth knowledge of the role and functions of the agency and an understanding of how these relate to a work area.
- Monitor changes in the broader work environment that may impact on work objectives.
- Monitor work area performance with an in-depth understanding of relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
Independence and decision-making:
- Work with independence, subject to limited direction against established priorities, practices and methodologies, to deliver quality outcomes. Produce work requiring little or no revision before finalisation.
- Make decisions using good judgment, expertise and knowledge, with direction from more senior staff.
Stakeholder management:
- Manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve work area and agency goals. Anticipate and respond to stakeholder needs and expectations.
- Develop and support complex relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Position contact: Rosie Ohlsson
Agency recruitment site: https://www.ihacpa.gov.au/careers
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
Regulatory Operations
Perth Safety
Regulatory Specialists
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Perth, WA
Salary: $221,527
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: Various
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.nopsema.gov.au
Duties and responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain and adhere to NOPSEMA core regulatory processes, particularly: assessments, regulatory compliance monitoring, reporting and analysis, and industry and stakeholder relationship management.
- Undertake regulatory enforcement action in accordance with NOPSEMA processes.
- Develop and maintain robust internal and external procedures, guidelines and standards relating to the regulation and management of risk.
Position contact: Human Resources Adviser
Telephone: (08) 6188 8778.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Austrade
Data Communications Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $112,868 – $126,961
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 5009_09/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.austrade.gov.au/about/employment
Duties:
- Develop effective communication materials to raise awareness of data initiatives across the agency and broader APS to Austrade staff.
- Develop training modules for the organisation to uplift Austrade’s collective data capability and assurance processes.
- Support the Austrade Chief Data Officer (CDO) as a data champion, including driving change within Austrade to support evidence-based decision-making and uplift data maturity.
- Work with Austrade Communications team to develop an intranet presence for Economics and Data, including development of engaging branch content that can be used alongside the Data Front Door portal to support data needs of Austrade staff.
- Assist the team to draft key documents and presentations required by the CDO for executive-level meetings.
- Proactively build strong working relationships with other data areas across Austrade.
- Commit to fostering a data-driven culture and promoting data literacy.
Position contact: Nikhil Kant
Telephone: (03) 9648 3257.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Finance (CFO)
Financial Services, Financial Policies and Services
Finance Officers
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $74,882 – $81,521
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 2024/2259
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 17 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties:
Accounts payable:
- Manage multiple competing priorities in a high-volume environment to enable issues to be resolved and invoices paid on a timely basis.
- Work effectively within a geographically dispersed AP team to ensure services are delivered to a high standard.
- Process AP and vendor transactions ensuring accurate and timely data entry.
- Cultivate and promote productive working relationships with stakeholders, clients and colleagues, both internal and external to the department.
- Contribute to continuous business improvement
Position contact: Devini Clash
Telephone: 0411 127 692.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Finance (CFO)
Financial Services Financial Policies and Services
Finance Officers
Job type: Full-Time; Part-Time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $81,690 – $89,615
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 2024/2258
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 17 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties:
Accounts payable:
- Manage multiple competing priorities in a high-volume environment to enable issues to be resolved and invoices paid on a timely basis
- Work effectively within a geographically dispersed AP team to ensure services are delivered to a high standard.
- Process AP and vendor transactions ensuring accurate and timely data entry.
- Cultivate and promote productive working relationships with stakeholders, clients, and colleagues both internal and external to the department.
- Contribute to continuous business improvement
Position contact: Devini Clash
Telephone: 0411 127 692
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Finance (CFO)
Financial Services, Financial Policies and Services
Finance Officers
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $91,944 – $104,393
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2024/2252
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Thursday, 17 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties:
Accounts payable:
- Manage multiple competing priorities in a high-volume environment to enable issues to be resolved and invoices paid on a timely basis.
- Directly supervise staff, who could be geographically dispersed, including mentoring and support to ensure services are delivered to a high standard.
- Manage AP and vendor functions, ensuring accurate and timely data entry.
- Cultivate and promote productive working relationships with stakeholders, clients and colleagues, both internal and external to the department.
- Contribute to continuous business improvement.
Appropriations Management:
- Manage bank accounts, including undertaking regular bank reconciliations.
- Manage cash drawdowns and cash forecasting.
- Process receipts and journals through the Central Budget Management System (CBMS).
- Process payment runs.
- Manage and action emails through the group inbox in a timely manner.
- Support accounts receivable and debt management functions as required.
- Respond to business line and audit requests for information.
- Cultivate and promote productive working relationships with stakeholders, clients and colleagues, both internal and external to the department.
- Contribute to continuous business improvement.
Position contact: Devini Clash
Telephone: 0411 127 692.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Office of Supervising Scientist
Office of the Supervising Scientist Science Facilitation
Work Health and Safety (WHS) Adviser
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Darwin, NT
Salary: $81,690 – $89,615
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 2024/2323
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 20 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
Duties: Reporting to the OSS Operations Manager, the WHS Adviser directly supports OSS employees to safely undertake their work and assist the ongoing successful delivery of operations and research by actively promoting a safety-first culture. The WHS Adviser will be required to respond to and assist with a range of WHS issues. This will require flexibility in their approach to respond easily to changing work demands, strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
Duties will include:
- Support and promote a positive safety culture.
- Contribute to the systematic management of WHS risk by providing WHS advice and support, proactively engaging with work areas to mitigate risk.
- Support and drive WHS and health and wellbeing strategies and initiatives.
- Contribute to the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of OSS’s WHS Management System.
- Assist with incident investigations and work with stakeholders to identify appropriate corrective actions.
- Support the implementation and review of site-specific risk controls and registers, ensuring that critical risks are documented and appropriate controls are implemented.
- Provide support for OSS-specific WHS training and induction presentations.
- Coordinate WHS activities for OSS, including tracking and maintenance of training metrics and training certificates, WHS report preparation, coordination of inspections and other WHS compliance tracking and reporting.
- Promote increased understanding, awareness and use of the department’s incident management system (SIRUS) through training, coaching and support.
- Provide administration services and support to WHS working groups and committees as directed.
Position contact: David Jan
Telephone: 0429 407 499.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Risk Assessment Capability Environment
Senior Assessor, Environment
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: 01246
Applications close: Sunday, 20 October, 2024
Agency website: https://apvma.gov.au/node/1063
Duties:
- Providing technical advice on the assessment of environmental matters relating to the regulation of agricultural chemicals, veterinary medicines and other chemicals to internal and external stakeholders.
- Providing input to the development and implementation of strategies, operational policies, priorities and work practices for the Risk Assessment Capability program to achieve results in line with APVMA operational goals.
- Assisting in making regulatory decisions in accordance with the legislation and delegations.
- Using project management and efficient workflow and related practices to provide timely inputs to the work of the section.
- Preparing high-level written material incorporating scientific/technical considerations to contribute to briefs to decision-makers, correspondence and other corporate documents as required.
- Undertaking special projects related to environmental safety under the direction of the Director or Executive Director.
Position contact: David Dall
Telephone: (02) 6770 2553.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
People Division
Medical Unit
Medical Officer – Honiara, Solomon Islands
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: International
Salary: $250,000 – $320,000
Classification: Medical Officer Class 4
Position number: 1076/2024
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 2
Applications close: Monday, 21 October, 2024
Agency website: https://dfatcareers.nga.net.au/cp
Duties:
- Provide primary and basic emergency medical care and treatment for the staff and families and other patients who have access to the relevant clinic, in concert with a Registered Nurse.
- Provide after-hours support to the clinic dependency and, on occasions, the broader DFAT overseas network as rostered by the Principal Medical Adviser.
- Advise the Ambassador and the Principal Medical Adviser in Canberra on local health matters.
- As part of a team, liaise with local medical personnel and institutions and arrange referral of patients where appropriate or medical evacuation where necessary.
- Keep quality medical records and manage privacy and security requirements. Supervise the maintenance of equipment and ensure the supply of essential pharmaceuticals.
- Provide statistical information on the incidence of sickness and conditions treated among the staff. Report on the prevalence of local disease to the Principal Medical Adviser.
- Perform medical examinations of fitness for employment, pre-posting, superannuation, workers’ compensation and retirement purposes as required.
- Assist with consular cases where medical issues are present.
Position contact: Dr Leonard Brennan
Telephone: (02) 6261 3740.
Department of Defence
Associate Secretary Group
Defence Legal
Senior Legal Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $115,899 – $130,733
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: ASG/07864/24
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 21 October, 2024
Agency website: https://defencecareers.nga.net.au
Duties: General Counsel – Dispute Resolution and Litigation (GC-DRL) in Defence Legal is seeking appropriately qualified, dynamic and motivated EL 1 Legal Officers to join the branch in its Canberra office.
Successful candidates will need to be able to work collaboratively within GC-DRL to manage, assess and advise on highly sensitive and often complex legal claims against the Commonwealth. These claims often involve financial and reputational risk.
An EL 1 Legal Officer:
- Is accountable, under broad direction, to perform and achieve complex to highly complex legal work within an integrated workforce. They will require an in-depth knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements.
- Will exercise a considerable degree of independence and perform a subject matter expert role. They will exercise sound decision-making and judgment to provide expert policy advice. They will have in-depth knowledge of the legal function and are responsible for the development, implementation, compliance and review of policies and procedures relevant to their work within that function. They will engage in complex to highly complex problem-solving and issues management and may coordinate and perform detailed or sensitive projects that impact on strategic, political or operational outcomes for Defence.
- May be a team coach or lead a project or administrative team and will be accountable for the outcomes of the team’s work and the appropriate use of resources to produce and achieve outcomes. They are expected to be able to build team capability through coaching and feedback and reviewing and developing the quality of work undertaken by others within a work unit. They may exercise the associated people and financial responsibilities to achieve work unit outcomes.
- Will be responsible for actively managing key stakeholder relationships and will be required to identify relevant stakeholders’ expectations and concerns to develop and communicate methodologies and practices to achieve outcomes. They will be accountable to contribute towards ongoing self-improvement and professional development of their work area.
Position contact: Anna Reynhout
Telephone: (02) 6192 7451.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Marine Transport Safety Investigator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Brisbane, QLD; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA
Salary: $103,113 – $133,522
Classification: APS Level 6; Executive Level 1
Position number: 2024/08
Applications close: Monday, 21 October, 2024
Agency website: https://www.atsb.gov.au
Duties:
- A good understanding of the maritime industry, ships and shipboard operations, the ability to interpret and apply legislation, regulations and standards, and demonstrable involvement and interest in marine safety and safe shipboard operations.
- Analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills, and the ability to collect relevant data and evidence, conduct research and interpret information, and apply technical and industry knowledge impartially and without bias.
- A good understanding of writing principles and practices and developed capability of compiling concise, logical and technically correct written outputs.
- Well-developed verbal communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders, including those from different cultural backgrounds, and represent the ATSB’s interests with government and private sector organisations and the public.
- A strong commitment to learning and self-development, a keen interest in embracing new and challenging opportunities, and an adherence to an honest, ethical and professional approach to achieve objectives while adhering to legal and organisational requirements.
- Project management skills to scope and achieve defined outcomes, within agreed resources and timeframes.
- Collaborative leadership skills, working in small teams with other technical specialists to achieve outcomes.
- An ability to motivate self and work collaboratively, recognising and respecting the work preferences and different views of others.
- An ability to apply and promote effective health and wellbeing practices, and work in accordance with WHS legislation and the agency’s policies and procedures.
- Possession of a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a motor vehicle.
- An ability to model and promote the Australian Public Service (APS) values and ATSB principles.
Position contact: Vik Chaudhri
Telephone: (02) 6122 1640.
