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Torres Strait Regional Authority
Senior Natural Resource Management Officer – APS6
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Thursday Island, QLD
Salary: $90,199 to $101,022
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: T01879
Applications close: Friday, 21 February
Agency website: https://www.tsra.gov.au
The role: Tasks will be varied and may include:
- Assist in coordinating and preparing official briefs, budgets and reports, including for external funding agencies, the TSRA Board, minister and for the Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) and Advisory Committee meetings.
- Lead on-ground community engagement to support implementation of endorsed management actions for the Pulu, Ugul Malu Kawal and Warraberalgal Porumalgal IPAs.
- Develop professional working relationships with project managers and key stakeholders throughout the Torres Strait.
- Develop and deliver communication products against IPA management plans. Coordinate and deliver Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) educational and language products against the endorsed project plan, including seasonal calendars and books.
- Coordinate visit notifications, pre-visit plans and post-visit reports to maintain a high level of awareness of community issues and IPA and TEK activities.
- Assist the Program Manager with the coordination and implementation of the IPA and TEK projects.
- Undertake other duties as directed by the Project Manager (People and Culture).
The works will be implemented in accordance with the following Plans of Management applicable to your activities:
- Land and Sea Management Strategy for the Torres Strait
- Torres Strait Development Plan (Environmental Management Program)
- Working on Country Ranger Plan
- Indigenous Protected Area Plans of Management
- Dugong and Turtle Management Plans.
Contact: [email protected]
Telephone: (07) 4069 0700.
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
UX Content Designer
Job type: Full-time, Non-Ongoing
Location: Southbank, VIC
Salary: $90,199 to $101,022
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 89966
Applications close: Sunday, 23 February
Agency website: https://www.nfsa.gov.au
The role: Under limited direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:
- Advocate for frictionless audience experiences – connecting editorial, brand/marketing and product in a human-first approach.
- Alongside the Digital Audience Manager, lead development, refinement and testing of new marketing and eCommerce digital products. This involves liaising with internal and external software engineers and managing stakeholders.
- Develop processes and documentation to transition the new information architecture into a business-as-usual state.
- Lead all tagging and taxonomy activities. Refine what has been developed to date, collaborating with software engineers to roll out and establish processes to embed best practice from the marketing, content and editorial teams. Additionally, develop mechanisms to report on performance and use.
- Lead the development of digital content governance processes across all products – building capability and confidence during a digital transformation period.
- Consult into SEO strategy from a content design perspective.
- Map marketing digital product user flows, stories and edge cases.
- Define acceptance criteria for marketing digital products and lead user acceptance testing.
- Where required, offer best-of-practice advice and practical support to product leads outside the marketing team (e.g. editorial, education and corporate).
Position contact: Maeve Ashby
Telephone: (02) 8638 1511.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
APS5 Policy and Regulatory Officers (multiple positions)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $81,690 to $89,615
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 2025/382
Applications close: Monday, 24 February
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Review development proposals and research their environmental impacts in accordance with legislation, associated policies, and procedures.
- Apply a sound understanding of the context and operation of relevant Commonwealth and state legislation and policy frameworks.
- Undertake analysis and evaluation of a range of information to support the preparation of briefing material to inform supervisors and decision-makers on the environmental impacts of development proposals.
- Participate, and at times lead, stakeholder engagement through written, online and face-to-face activities.
- Undertake other activities, including data entry and analysis, drafting correspondence, and administrative tasks.
- Contribute to policy development, project management, stakeholder engagement and business improvement activities.
Position contact: Kate Hamer
Email: [email protected]
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
APS6 Policy and Regulatory Officers (multiple positions)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/387
Applications close: Monday, 24 February
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
Manage development proposals and research their environmental impacts in accordance with legislation, associated policies, and procedures.
Apply a sound understanding of the context and operation of relevant Commonwealth and state legislation and policy frameworks.
- Undertake analysis and evaluation of a range of information to draft briefing material to inform supervisors and decision-makers on the environmental impacts of development proposals.
- Lead stakeholder engagement through written, online and face-to-face activities.
- Identify broader factors, trends and influences that may impact on the division’s work.
- Contribute to policy development, project management, stakeholder engagement and business improvement activities.
Position contact: Kate Hamer
Email: [email protected]
National Health Funding Body
System Administrator Support Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Acton, ACT
Salary: $92,960 to $104,874
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 20036906
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level One
Applications close: Monday, 24 February
Agency website: https://www.publichospitalfunding.gov.au
The role: Under the guidance of the Assistant Director, Financial Systems, the role of the System Support Officer is to:
- Provide Level One support to Australian jurisdictions (system users), including day-to-day support requests, coordinating and delivering user training.
- Lead system administrative tasks, including routine month-end rollover processes, preparation of the annual financial statements and monthly/annual reporting.
- Lead the maintenance of master data to ensure accurate payments and reporting (master data governance).
- Provide input into the performance of a range of system governance functions.
- Assist in the management of system interfaces and workflows (system administration).
- Support Payments System enhancement projects and assist in the coordination of change (system change management).
- Support the Assistant Director in monitoring the operating effectiveness of internal controls designed to maintain the integrity of the Payments System.
Position contact: Ben Nicholls
Telephone: (02) 5132 4891.
Australian War Memorial
Security Coordinator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Campbell, ACT
Salary: $80,341 to $87,572
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: New position
Applications close: Monday, 24 February
Agency website: https://www.awm.gov.au
Key duties: Under general direction:
- Assist security management in providing leadership and support to the operational team.
- Provide administrative and office support to the greater memorial on a range of matters.
- Provide operational support to the Security Control Room from time to time.
- Develop and maintain a broad range of stakeholder relationships, both internal and external to the memorial.
- Advise stakeholders at all levels on a range of protective security matters.
- Assist in reviewing, updating and developing memorial security arrangements and policy as required.
- Lead the implementation of approved controls and procedures.
- Assist in the development, review and implementation of protective security awareness programs.
- Undertake the duties of Deputy Chief Warden, including support and coordination for incident management, investigation, emergency response and crisis management.
- Apply knowledge of, and ability to interpret and implement, protective security arrangements based on guidance from the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF).
- Carry out manual handling and movement of security-related objects, including but not limited to bollards and barricades.
- Abide by and further the principles and practice of work health and safety as outlined in the WH&S Act, taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and ensuring that your acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
Position contact: Mark Mandy
Telephone: (02) 6279 6905.
Department of Finance
Change Manager
Job type: Full-time, Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $94,434 to $115,254
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/018
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
The role: Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Change Strategy Leadership: Develop, implement, and lead change management strategies that ensure successful adoption of ICT systems, including ERP platforms.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to assess the impact of changes and develop tailored strategies to manage the human side of change.
- Communication and Training: Lead communication efforts, ensuring clear, structured messaging about changes, and deliver training to ensure employees are equipped to work with new systems.
- Risk and Resistance Management: Identify potential risks and resistance points during the change process, developing mitigation strategies and maintaining momentum toward successful adoption.
- Monitor and Report: Track the progress of change initiatives, evaluating their effectiveness against key performance indicators (KPIs), and provide regular updates to senior management.
- Continuous Improvement: Incorporate feedback, lessons learned, and industry best practices to improve change management practices and methodologies for future projects.
- Cultural Change Leadership: Foster a culture of positive change within the organisation, supporting teams in navigating transitions and enhancing organisational readiness for future ICT and ERP initiatives.
Position contact: Garn Collinson
Telephone: (02) 6215 1718.
Aboriginal Hostels Limited
Facilities Administrator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Darwin, NT; Perth, WA; Phillip, ACT
Classification: APS Level 4, APS Level 5
Position number: VN2025
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.ahl.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Facilities management
- Delivering quality outcomes
- Effective governance and compliance with legislations and policy
- Developing and maintaining productive relations with stakeholders
- Other duties as directed.
Position contact: John Yu
Telephone: 0418 1079 52.
Royal Australian Mint
Risk Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Deakin, ACT
Salary: $116,634 to $130,019
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 1379
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.ramint.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Leading the mint’s risk management function and the day-to-day operation of the risk management framework.
- Providing risk-related advice to stakeholders by reviewing information such as risk assessments, contracts, policies, procedures and plans; and working closely with subject matter experts and managers.
- Leading or participating in the development of risk assessment and management strategies at all organisation risk levels.
- Developing and refining the mint’s risk management framework, including drafting policies, procedures and work instructions.
- Supporting the administration of a risk management information system.
- Evaluating, auditing and reporting on risk management measures and outcomes such as appetite, tolerance, and control effectiveness and maturity.
- Ensuring the risk management function operates cohesively within the mint’s Integrated Management System.
- Participating in risk-related and mint-related forums, events, and working groups internally and externally.
- Ensuring compliance with any requirements of the Australian Public Service.
- Supervising team members and working collegiately with others in the branch to achieve operational goals.
Position contact: Teagan Payne
Telephone: (02) 6202 8723.
Department of Finance
Data Migration Expert
Job type: Full-time, Part-time, ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Classification: APS Level 6, Executive Level 1
Position number: 2025/020
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
The role: Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the design, planning, and execution of data migration strategies for ERP projects within the PMO, ensuring compatibility with ERP technology and other environments.
- Conduct detailed analysis of legacy systems and data, identifying requirements for extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.
- Conduct data migration and integration from ERP systems.
- Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and technical teams to ensure data migration activities align with broader project goals and timelines.
- Develop and implement robust data cleansing, transformation, and validation processes to ensure data integrity and quality.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with data migration, ensuring compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards.
- Provide expert advice and support to stakeholders on data migration processes, tools, and best practices.
- Provide advice and support on the establishment of a new chart of accounts (CoA) that maximise the outputs of reporting capacity from modern SaaS ERP systems, including advice on the adoption, or otherwise, of out-of-the-box solutions.
- Monitor and report on the progress of data migration activities, identifying opportunities for improvement and ensuring project milestones are met.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of ERP SaaS systems, data migration tools and methodologies, incorporating these into project delivery.
- Support team capability development by sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues on data migration best practices.
- Ensure lessons learned from data migration activities are documented and shared to inform future projects.
Position contact: Garn Collinson
Telephone: (02) 6215 1718.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)
Information Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing: Non-ongoing
Location: Perth, WA
Salary: $80,305 to $93,917
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 135002
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.nopsema.gov.au
The role: Key responsibilities:
Reporting to the Information Governance Officer, the Information Officer is the first line of support to all NOPSEMA staff in the principles and operation of the authority’s EDRMS and information management policies and practices. In this role, you will provide advice on issues affecting the EDRMS and information management, including liaising with EDRMS software support providers to resolve issues and prepare for system upgrades.
You will also assist in maintaining the information management policies, procedures, and work instructions, developing training materials and delivering training. You will also participate in projects and business improvement activities at NOPSEMA.
Contact: Human Resources Adviser
Telephone: (08) 6188 8778.
Royal Australian Mint
Administration and Service Delivery Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Deakin, ACT
Salary: $83,541 to $88,076
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 1078
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.ramint.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Coordinating the administration and delivery of the branch’s work plan and commitments, including developing the annual work program in consultation with the MSQ Branch, coordinating delivery including negotiating with other branches, and tracking and reporting progress to the Director, MSQ.
- Preparing reports and briefing materials for governance forums and audits, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and compliance requirements, including collating, interpreting and presenting information, and articulating clear and actionable insights.
- Delivering high-level secretariat support to the Health and Safety Committee and secondary support to the Audit and Risk Committee, ensuring adherence to their respective Terms of Reference.
- Managing shared functions of the branch, including coordinating management system audits, performing annual stocktakes, coordinating site-wide activities (e.g. events, presentations and training), administering the mint’s ISO subscriptions to required standards and monitoring changes requiring action, and administering requests for systems access.
- Leading the coordination of branch communications, including monitoring communication channels, maintaining current records and information on the branch SharePoint site, and coordinating internal meetings, including arranging venues, scheduling meetings, preparing documents and providing other support as required.
- Providing procurement and financial management support to the branch in accordance with PGPA Act requirements through raising purchase orders, processing invoices, coordinating quotations and administering contracts, and assisting with budget preparation.
- Facilitating recruitment processes within the branch by requesting the advertisement of vacancies, coordinating and scheduling interviews, scribing and supporting the induction of new branch members.
- Providing executive support to the Director, MSQ including managing their email, including drafting responses and organising correspondence for streamlined access; managing their schedule, including planning and prioritising meetings; and reconciling their travel and credit card expenses.
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to build and maintain strong relationships.
- Executing administrative functions for the branch, including supporting travel and training requirements, and procuring stationery and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Position contact: Teagan Payne
Telephone: (02) 6202 8723.
Geoscience Australia
Earth Observation Scientist/Data Engineer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $94,177 to $109,013
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 18455
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Tuesday, 25 February
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
Are you passionate about developing innovative Earth Observation products? As an Earth Observation Scientist/Data Engineer, you will play a leading role in the ideation, development and operationalisation of cutting-edge, high-quality products that contribute to Australia’s environmental monitoring and decision-making. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of experts in Earth Observation, systems engineering and product management. The role will also involve providing expert advice in Earth Observations, remote sensing, machine learning and scientific product development, and ensuring that products meet the requirements and standards throughout their life cycle.
You will have the opportunity to participate in exciting science and engineering discussions and engage with internal and external collaborators and stakeholders across government and private sectors in prototyping new approaches to developing Earth Observation-derived products and/or insights. Your expertise will be essential in ensuring that our products are fit for purpose and decision-ready. As part of your role, you will also participate in the promotion and communication activities around new product releases.
Position contact: Cedric Jorand
Telephone: (02) 6249 9320.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Temporary Employment Register – June 2024 to February 2025
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Various locations: ACT, QLD, SA, NT, TAS, WA, VIC, NSW
Salary: $63,845 to $168,609
Classification: APS Level 2; APS Level 3; APS Level 4; APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1; Executive Level 2
Position number: NIAA/2024-2/TER
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Friday, 28 February
Agency website: https://www.niaa.gov.au
Duties: Our ideal candidates will have the following skills and experience:
- An understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Experience in working independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Creativity, flexibility, and outcomes-focused.
- Proven personal initiative and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Respect and value diversity as a member of a team.
NIAA’s shared Values and Behaviours underpin how we work, and how we do business with our partners and stakeholders. The NIAA Values and Behaviours are located here. We are committed to adapting and evolving the ways we work to make sure we deliver the strongest outcomes, and we make these changes together.
Position contact: NIAA Corporate Support
Telephone: 6215 1000.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Transfer and Higher Duties Opportunities Register (open to APS employees only) – June 2024 to February 2025
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Various locations: ACT, NSW, QLD, NT, WA, SA, VIC, TAS
Salary: $63,845 to $168,609
Classification: APS Level 2; APS Level 3; APS Level 4; APS Level 5; APS Level 6; Executive Level 1; Executive Level 2
Position number: NIAA/2024-2/TOR
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Friday, 28 February
Agency website: https://www.niaa.gov.au
Duties: NIAA’s shared Values and Behaviours underpin how we work, and how we do business with our partners and stakeholders. We are committed to adapting and evolving the ways we work to make sure we deliver the strongest outcomes, and we make these changes together.
Candidates applying to NIAA should:
- Demonstrate an awareness of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and a willingness to further develop cultural capability.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be highly organised and motivated and able to effectively manage competing priorities.
- Have a willingness to engage with data, evidence and risk to inform their approach
- Be innovative, flexible, adaptable and resilient.
- Be a collaborative team player who can build effective relationships with stakeholders.
- To be successful working at NIAA, you will also embody these values and behaviours through your everyday actions.
You can express your interest by completing the online application form and identifying the appropriate classification level/s from APS Level 2 to Executive Level 2 classifications, the locations, the skillsets most closely aligned with your experience, and whether you are seeking a permanent or temporary transfer.
Position contact: NIAA Corporate Support
Telephone: (02) 6215 1000.
