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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Communications Adviser
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $123,444 to $144,386
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 1845880
Applications close: Thursday, 13 March
Agency website: https://asic.gov.au
The role: As a Communications Adviser, you will:
- Support one or more of ASIC’s regulatory teams to communicate their work and its impact effectively.
- Advise and support senior executives in specific industry sectors on communications strategy, engagement and tactics.
- Create and execute integrated communications plans to support the corporate and business plans, as well as the strategic and regulatory priorities of your regulatory team/s.
- Plan, write, edit and proofread high-quality content and messaging against tight and often competing deadlines, including media releases, speeches, FAQs, explainers and other assets as required.
- In collaboration with the External Communications team, identify and realise proactive media opportunities and manage reactive media inquiries.
- Identify and build relationships with external stakeholders and industry associations to deliver content and collateral relevant to their members.
- Monitor and evaluate communications to drive continuous improvement.
Position contact: Nicole Moore
Telephone: (07) 3867 4711.
Geoscience Australia
SouthPAN Financial Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Symonston, ACT
Salary: $94,177 to $109,013
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 17871
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Friday, 14 March
Agency website: https://www.ga.gov.au
Duties: In this role you will:
- Manage the SouthPAN budget, which includes monitoring committed costs, estimating annual year and whole-of-life budgets for SouthPAN, tracking forecast and actual spend against available appropriation.
- Coordinate payment and creation of invoices with justification while monitoring payment of invoices.
- Provide financial and administrative advice and support across SouthPAN, including submitting budget reports for the different SouthPAN governance reporting.
- Coordinate and contribute towards budgeting, financial and human resource management through entity work planning processes.
- Coordinate and manage the end-of-month financial processes for SouthPAN, including procurement, accruals, forecasting and variance reporting.
- Support the Chief Finance Officer, through accurate monthly financial reporting to various governance bodies.
- Undertake financial, administrative and contract management tasks, which includes coordinating milestone payments.
- Work with other members of the branch and Space Division and GA Finance to improve and standardise business processes.
Position contact: Andrew Primrose
Telephone: (02) 6249 9414.
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Licensing and Rights Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Pyrmont, NSW
Salary: $72,525 to $78,001
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 89820
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.nfsa.gov.au
The role: Under general direction, this position is responsible for delivering the following functions:
- Assist in providing informed advice about licensing and copyright to the NFSA’s Enterprises, Curatorial and Marketing & Communications teams. This is done by investigating the copyright status of titles within the NFSA collection, as well as material sourced from our content partners for NFSA projects and programs.
- Undertake straightforward rights clearances for content in NFSA projects, products, and online platforms, including film and television clips, stills and audio material, ensuring systems and rights documentation are maintained.
- Research, update and maintain rights information and agreements in the collections database and digital rights management systems.
- Build and maintain positive professional relationships within the NFSA and industry, rights holders and partner stakeholders, and content providers.
- Support the development, drafting and implementation of NFSA policies, procedures and guidelines on copyright and licensing issues, including initiatives that improve rights awareness at the NFSA, increasing the accessibility of NFSA’s collection while complying with our legal and other obligations.
Position contact: Tracey Crane
Telephone: (02) 8202 012.
Clean Energy Regulator
Product Manager – Product Management
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $139,991 to $164,908
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: CER 008/25
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/careers
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Develop and articulate the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with agency objectives and government priorities.
- Manage the portfolio value stream and epic backlog by ensuring lean business cases and epics are prioritised and refined to deliver business value.
- Lead a team of product managers and product owners, providing direction, developing business plans, and managing priorities and performance while guiding continuous improvement.
- Gather and analyse information from diverse sources, including business priorities, user needs and feedback, to inform product development and strategic decision-making.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners, and end users.
- Lead collaboration between product management, scheme, enabling and development teams leveraging emotional intelligence to understand and manage team dynamics.
- Demonstrate professionalism and adherence to the APS Values and Code of Conduct.
Position contact: Jucinta Clarke
Telephone: (02) 6159 3607.
National Library of Australia
APS 4 – Education Officer, Community Engagement
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Parkes, ACT
Salary: $73,156 to $78,992
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 104035
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.library.gov.au
The role: The library is seeking to fill an ongoing APS 4 Education Officer role in the Community Engagement Section of the Engagement Branch. This is an exciting, creative role where the right applicant can apply their administration and education skills to assist school groups to visit the library, develop engaging education and school holiday programs, lead school tours, and develop online learning content for children and adults.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable welcoming and engaging the attention of large groups while delivering learning programs. A demonstrated capacity to develop new and engaging school and family programs will be highly regarded.
The right candidate will need to be able to obtain and maintain a Working with Vulnerable People registration.
Position contact: Karlee Baker
Telephone: (02) 6262 1289.
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Director, Energy Industry Jobs Plan, Net Zero Economy Authority
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $141,669 to $168,609
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: PMC/2025/029
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.pmc.gov.au
The role: We are looking for motivated leaders with an interest in supporting Australia’s transition to net zero and working on the challenges facing regional workers and communities.
In addition to meeting the behaviours outlined in the Integrated Leadership System profile of the Executive Level 2, our ideal candidates will have demonstrated experience in:
- Managing diverse and geographically dispersed teams to achieve quality outcomes and deliver intended results.
- Working collaboratively within and across teams, to deliver constructive and well-considered strategies that deliver positive outcomes for workers.
- Strong verbal and written communication across a range of platforms to support timely outcomes and the development of positive and respected relationships with stakeholders.
- Resilience and comfort to work in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and supporting a positive and motivated workplace.
- Displaying behaviours in line with the APS Values and Code of Conduct.
Position contact: Stuart Richardson
Telephone: (02) 6228 6440.
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Chief Scientist
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Hobart, TAS
Salary: $220,000 to $260,000
Classification: Chief of Division Grade 1
Position number: 2025/471
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 2
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
The role: The Chief Scientist will lead a high-performing team of research scientists, technical specialists, and policy coordinators to drive science that informs sound environmental policy.
This role requires exceptional leadership capabilities to:
- Guide teams in delivering world-class scientific support for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAD).
- Collaborate across government, the Antarctic science community, and international Antarctic programs to drive strong research outcomes and shape policy advice.
- Represent AAD at external forums, high-level discussions, governance committees, and negotiations with key stakeholders and partner organisations.
Position contact: Bronwyn Hill
Telephone: (02) 6268 9711.
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
Senior Officer Communications
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Sydney, NSW
Salary: $96,766 to $117,912
Position number: 432
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.acecqa.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Prepare high-quality content to support national promotion of the National Quality Framework (NQF).
- Provide marketing and publishing advice and quality assurance services across the organisation to support achievement of ACECQA’s strategic priorities and project success.
- Facilitate collaborations and build relationships to implement ACECQA’s Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.
- Develop and perform user-acceptance testing on updates to ACECQA’s websites.
- Provide support to the Manager Communications and Engagement to ensure effective management of the ACECQA website and ACECQA intranet.
- Review and update ACECQA’s branding and writing style guides regularly and provide training to ACECQA staff.
- Support the Manager Communications and Engagement to ensure successful digital marketing and publishing outcomes, team operations and reporting.
Position contact: Anna Lagana
Telephone: (02) 8240 4247.
Attorney-General’s Department
Junior Solution Architect, Affirmative Measures – Indigenous
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $98,329 to $109,684
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 0074/25_ES/ID-EXT
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.ag.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
The role: The Junior Solution Architect is a role within Information Division’s Chief Technology Office (CTO), providing specialist knowledge to design and deliver quality outcomes to internal and external stakeholders. This role provides a growth opportunity for the successful applicant to move into solution architecture.
The successful applicant is expected to participate as part of the core CTO team and will proactively engage with the current and future challenges of the CTO space. The role involves working with Information Division and broader AGD colleagues to ensure quality solutions are recommended to our stakeholders.
The successful candidate will:
- Coordinate solution investigation by working closely with production teams to understand existing capability and/or implement new capability.
- Obtain business capability requirements, which includes conducting analysis of existing work processes and practices.
- Contribute to the development of architectural artefacts, including but not limited to patterns, roadmaps, current and future state designs and high-level and details designs.
- Review research reports and make recommendations on suitable technology in line with requirements and the department’s technical environment.
- Proactively engage with current and future challenges in the CTO space.
- Participate in the department’s technology adoption frameworks.
- Keep informed of industry trends, government initiatives and technology innovation.
- Perform other tasks as directed by management.
Position contact: David Alley
Telephone: (02) 6141 6641.
National Museum of Australia
Head of Public Affairs
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $138,272 to $153,608
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 150453
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 16 March
Agency website: https://www.nma.gov.au
The role: Key duties include:
- Provide Strategic Communications Advice: Offer trusted, high-level communications guidance to the Director, Executive team, and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Shape and Manage the Museum’s Image: Develop and implement strategic media and social media plans to shape and maintain the museum’s public image and the Director’s profile.
- Issues and Crisis Management: Proactively anticipate and manage potential reputational risks, including developing crisis communications plans and leading issue management efforts.
- Lead National Communications Campaigns: Design and execute complex national media and social media campaigns that enhance public understanding of the museum’s work and cultural contributions.
- Oversee Media and Social Media Engagement: Manage a high-performing media and social media team to deliver strategic, coordinated communications campaigns that reinforce the museum’s reputation.
- Identify and Leverage Media Opportunities: Proactively identify and pursue media and social media opportunities to promote the museum’s mission, achievements, and initiatives.
- Content Creation and Narrative Development: Craft compelling narratives and engaging content for media and social media that influence public perceptions and resonate with key audiences, including government, domestic and international partners.
- Media Relations and Briefings: Write media releases, talking points, and background documents for the Director and Executive team, ensuring clarity and consistency in key messaging.
- Media Training and Support: Provide media training to the Director, Executive, and staff, ensuring they are prepared for interviews and public appearances.
- Collaborate on Brand and Messaging Consistency: Work closely with Marketing and Web teams to strengthen the museum’s brand identity and ensure consistency across all communications platforms.
Position contact: Tracy Sutherland
Telephone: (02) 6208 5040.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
SIEE2 – SIEE3 Protective and Technical Security Advisers
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $107,346 to $152,454
Classification: APS Level 6, Executive Level 1
Position number: 09320242025
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 17 March
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au/careers
The role: As a Certification Officer (SIEE2), you will:
- Ensure that Australian TOP SECRET facilities meet the appropriate protective and technical security standards.
- Undertake regular travel.
- Conduct technical inspections under instruction from a Senior Technical Officer (training provided).
- Undertake protective security interviews under instruction from a Senior Technical Officer (training provided).
- Evaluate technical reports for compliance.
- Write post-inspection reports.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships within your team and with external stakeholders.
As a T4 Senior Officer (SIEE3), you will:
- Ensure that Australia’s most sensitive facilities meet the appropriate protective and technical security standards.
- Undertake regular travel.
- Lead and mentor junior staff in the certification of TOP SECRET facilities.
- Undertake protective security risk reviews and vulnerability assessments of sensitive facilities.
- Provide expert protective and construction security advice to stakeholders.
- Negotiate holistic protective security solutions in complex situations.
- Educate stakeholders on the purpose and importance of protective and technical security measures in the context of the current threat environment.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships within your team and with external stakeholders.
Contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6263 7888.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
SIEE1 – SIEE3 Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $97,122 to $152,454
Classification: APS Level 5, APS Level 6, Executive Level 1
Position number: 10120242025
Security clearance: TOP SECRET-Privileged Access
Applications close: Monday, 17 March
Agency website: https://www.asio.gov.au/careers
The role: As a TSCM Technical Officer (SIEE1/2), you will:
- Undertake regular travel.
- Undertake TSCM inspections under instruction from a Senior Technical Officer (training provided).
- Proactively monitor changes in technology and the impact on technical security.
- Assist in developing or procuring capabilities to support TSCM inspections.
- Provide technical security awareness and education to clients.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders.
As a TSCM Senior Technical Officer (SIEE3), you will:
- Provide technical leadership and expertise, enhance existing technical capabilities and take a lead role in the development of new technical security solution.
- Undertake regular travel.
- Proactively monitor changes in technology and its impact on technical security.
- Identify, develop and/or procure technical equipment and capabilities.
- Proactively identify better work practices and enhance the TSCM profession.
- Develop technical security educational material and raise technical security awareness among stakeholders.
- Plan and undertake sophisticated TSCM inspections.
- Collaborate with technical experts from within ASIO and from partner agencies.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders.
- Mentor junior TSCM officers.
As Technical Project Manager (SIEE3), you will:
- Provide technical leadership and expertise, enhance existing technical capabilities and oversee technical projects and the development of new technical security solutions.
- Manage technical development projects.
- Oversee budget spend and ensure project milestones are achieved.
- Collaborate with technical subject matter experts from within ASIO and from partner agencies to deliver project outcomes.
- Identify, develop, or procure technical equipment and capabilities to support project delivery.
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders.
Contact: ASIO Recruitment
Telephone: (02) 6263 7888.
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
Microsoft SQL Database Administrator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $98,105 to $107,880
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 25/0150
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Monday, 17 March
Agency website: https://dewr.nga.net.au/cp
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Build, configure, upgrade, and migrate SQL databases to ensure reliability and efficiency.
- Perform regular performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning to maintain optimal database operations.
- Conduct backup/restore procedures and data integrity checks to safeguard critical information.
- Work closely with internal systems engineers and operational teams to understand database requirements or resolve issues.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with customers and end users to gather feedback, manage expectations, and present technical information in an accessible manner.
- Monitor Microsoft SQL Server performance metrics, proactively identifying areas for improvement in efficiency and scalability.
- Investigate and resolve database-related incidents and issues, providing timely support to minimise downtime.
- Develop and optimise reports and visualisations using SSRS, Power BI, or other relevant reporting tools.
- Use T-SQL and PowerShell scripting to generate automated and on-demand reports, presenting findings to stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for database configuration, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Ensure documentation is up to date and accessible, promoting knowledge sharing across the organisation.
- Adhere to database security principles and best practices, including access controls and data encryption.
- Identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Perform after-hours maintenance work as necessary, with overtime provisions as outlined in the Enterprise Agreement.
Position contact: Atul Tandon
Telephone: (02) 6218 4556.
Department of Defence
Logistics Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Southbank, VIC
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: DPG/01494/25
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 17 March
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: An opportunity exists for a highly motivated and outcomes-focused Logistics Officer to join a dedicated team delivering health services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members in Victoria/Tasmania. The successful candidate will be accountable for achieving complex logistics, governance, facilities, and asset management tasks within an integrated workforce.
The APS 6 Logistics Officer must understand and comply with relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks, as well as Defence logistics policies and procedures. They will need to exercise initiative and judgment when performing their duties, and will be responsible for setting and reviewing work priorities and managing workflows for themselves and their team.
A considerable level of stakeholder engagement is associated with this role. The APS 6 Logistics Officer will be expected to provide technical advice to relevant planning, project management and logistics-related activities. They will often be required to act as the Commanding Officer’s representative when engaging with stakeholders in relation to logistics and estate management activities.
This recruitment process is being used to fill a non-ongoing position for 15 months.
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be established at the conclusion of this recruitment process and used to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing roles across the department over the next 18 months.
Position contact: Russell Skor
Telephone: (02) 9494 7521.
Department of Social Services
Executive Officer – Disability and Carers Stream
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $118,106 to $134,063
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: EXT-2025-0116
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 18 March
Agency website: https://www.dss.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Work as part of the executive team to provide high-level strategic briefings, input to Stream requests, advice and support for the Group Manager, often on complex and sensitive issues.
- Work with other business areas and senior managers to implement strategic and operational initiatives for the Group and Stream.
- Oversee, review and report on the activities of the Group as necessary, to ensure it is operating effectively.
- Act as contact and facilitation point for other executive officers, the Deputy Secretary’s office, senior staff or ministers’ offices.
- Identify and address potential opportunities, risks and emerging issues that affect the Group and Disability and Carers Stream.
- Prepare strategic fit-for-purpose correspondence, briefs, documentation, talking points, reports and submissions, including on complex and/or sensitive issues, and drive work to completion in a timely manner.
- Review and analyse data to inform the development of correspondence, briefs, documentation, talking points, reports and submissions.
- Provide secretariat services as required.
Position contact: John Vugts
Telephone: 0484 052 219.
Australian Federal Police
Payroll Services Senior Team Member
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $72,339 to $107,559
Classification: APS Level 3, APS Level 4, APS Level 5
Position number: 14218
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1 (Secret)
Applications close: Tuesday, 18 March
Agency website: https://www.afp.gov.au/careers
The role: Payroll Services sits within the Business Services branch, which is a multifaceted unit within the Chief Financial Officer Command. The AFP Payroll Services team delivers fortnightly pays to about 8000 employees using SAP. We have a complex and fast-paced operating environment, which means that there is never a dull day and always something new to learn.
As a member of the Payroll Services team, you will work in the administration of conditions of service and entitlements for AFP employees, including processing of pay, leave and superannuation. This team supports the delivery of payroll services to AFP employees by processing payroll transactions, providing advice on pay-related matters and monitoring areas of risk.
Position contact: Dana Warnock
Telephone: (02) 5126 8197.
