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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Indigenous Research and Engagement Lead (Identified Role – Indigenous)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin, NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW; Townsville, QLD
Salary: $114,219 to $123,605
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: TBC
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Sunday, 13 July
Agency website: http://www.csiro.au
The role: Your duties will include:
- Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of CSIRO’s Indigenous Science and Engagement Programs across the organisation.
- Actively co-lead or support research projects by embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, methodologies, and cultural protocols into scientific design and delivery.
- Build capacity within research teams by enhancing cultural capability and improving understanding of ethical Indigenous engagement.
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, cultural knowledge holders, and organisations.
- Raise the visibility of CSIRO’s Indigenous research and science through internal and external communication.
- Produce gap analyses and insights for senior leadership regarding barriers, risks, and opportunities in Indigenous science delivery.
- Operate with creativity, initiative and limited direction while ensuring alignment with the goals of Indigenous peoples and CSIRO’s IS&EP.
Position contact: Terry Sparrow
Email: [email protected]
Department of Defence
Health Practice Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: East Sale, VIC
Salary: $86,887 to $93,066
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: DPG/04929/25
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 13 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: An opportunity exists for an experienced health administrator to become the non-ongoing APS5 Practice Manager of a health facility delivering services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. This is a dynamic role, working within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day management of the facility and be directly responsible for managing a wide range of administrative and coordination activities to ensure the provision of high-quality health care.
These duties can include managing workforce rosters, budget allocations, and workplace health and safety requirements, as well as conducting governance and quality assurance activities.
Another key aspect of this role is leading a small team and engaging with other relevant stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for ADF members. Effective communication skills are essential.
This recruitment process is being used to fill a non-ongoing position for six months. A merit pool of suitable applicants may be established following 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: Kathy Hanckel
Telephone: (02) 4077 9945.
Australian National Maritime Museum
Senior Learning Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Pyrmont, NSW
Salary: $94,563 to $105,910
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: A0402
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.sea.museum
The role: The Australian National Maritime Museum is seeking a highly experienced and innovative Senior Learning Officer with strong communication and organisation skills to join our Learning team in this full-time, non-ongoing APS Level 6 position for 12 months.
As one of Sydney’s most visited museums, the Australian National Maritime Museum shares our national maritime story across Australia and the world, online, on site and through research, presentations and travelling exhibitions. It provides must-visit museum experiences that delight and inspire.
We connect our visitors with the oceans and waterways that are the heartbeat of who we are. From deep time to modern Australia and beyond, we explore our past, our present and future as an island nation shaped by sea, offering a sustainable and cohesive vision for the future.
The museum welcomes more than 2.5 million local, interstate and international visitors annually, and is supported by a thriving and passionate staff, membership, volunteer and education base.
The Senior Learning Officer manages the museum’s onsite and outreach school learning program. The role is responsible for creating, managing, and evaluating programs that deliver transformative museum learning experiences for students and community groups.
The role leads the development of school workshops, tours, learning resources, teacher professional development and special onsite and offsite events. These programs utilise the museum galleries, exhibitions, vessels and Learning Centre to highlight the venue’s collections and stories to students, teachers and other learners. The role will focus on programs for primary and secondary students, and accessibility programs that make the museum more available to community groups.
Position contact: Mathew Sloane
Telephone: (02) 9298 3723.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Technical Training and Strategy Manager
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Mickleham, VIC
Salary: $95,438 to $108,360
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/1503
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
Key duties: As a Technical Training and Strategy Manager within the post-entry quarantine (PEQ) facility, you will lead and manage administrative tasks and deliver support activities across our operations. The duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Overseeing the onboarding of all new APS officers.
- Overseeing the delivery of training sessions to provide a comprehensive understanding of the workplace.
- Leading technical operational training development, including maintenance of training material.
- Overseeing record-keeping for all training sessions and completing competency assessments.
- Handling complex problems and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to drive training opportunities across the PEQ site.
Position contact: Wilma Baines
Telephone: 0481 462 961.
Department of Defence
Capability Analyst
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: DDG/04138/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Sunday, 13 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: Defence Digital Group (DDG) Capability analysts contribute directly to government ICT priorities. As an APS 6 Capability Analyst, you will support a medium-sized team and work directly to your team lead. Working in the Digital Capability Division, you will apply your analytical and critical thinking to tasks performed, while demonstrating a proactive attitude to the Directorate of Enterprise Future Project’s deliverables.
You will work with reasonable autonomy, and contribute and build team capability through the delivery of expected outcomes. Additionally, you will assist in setting work priorities and managing workflows.
You will be accountable for interpreting policies relating to Capability, including the One Defence Capability System (ODCS), Integrated Investment Program (IIP) and those internal to DDG (including industry best practice), to elicit ICT requirements and inform project scope.
A Capability Analyst is required to:
- Engage with relevant delivery areas to build trusting relationships and gather resourcing requirements.
- Interpret and apply relevant policy and processes applicable to committee and government approvals.
- Understand the importance of influencing senior leadership through appropriate mechanisms such as written briefs, bi-annual submissions and engagement with the Strategic Centre.
- Exercise initiative and sound judgment in the execution of workflows, while contributing to continuous improvements.
- Identify, anticipate and respond to the team’s needs and expectations to achieve work unit and Defence outcomes.
- Be accountable for your ongoing self-improvement and professional development.
As a Capability Analyst, you will also support the development of strategic narratives to support the development of critical project planning artefacts, such as dependency maps, capability documents, cost estimates, and business cases.
Position contact: Lachlan Murphy
Telephone: (02) 6132 7169.
Department of Defence
Manager, Australian Defence Consulting
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $120,303 to $135,701
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: DFG/04395/25
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 13 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: An exciting opportunity exists for high-performing consultants to deliver strategic consulting projects within Defence’s newly established internal consulting function.
As a manager within the Australian Defence Consulting (Defence Consulting) team, you will deliver market-quality work with a Defence DNA, combining the best private sector consulting skills with a passion for the mission of Defence. This is a unique opportunity to use your consulting skills for national outcomes free from the commercial goals of private consulting.
You will work within diverse integrated teams of Defence Consulting staff and civilian and uniformed Defence personnel, delivering high-quality work. You will be at the forefront of transforming how Defence delivers its work and the integration of leading private sector capability into the Public Sector.
Day-to-day you will work within a team delivering end-to-end high-quality strategic consulting projects that meet client needs. You will be part of integrated consulting teams, with both generalist and specialist consultants working together to analyse information and ambiguous problems, create and execute complex project plans and deliver solutions.
You will have strong experience in core analytical capabilities such as problem solving, logical reasoning and creative thinking, underpinned by strong client and stakeholder engagement skills and written and verbal communication skills. You may also possess your own specialist skillsets, such as business analysis, law, data analysis, or project or program delivery – or something else entirely.
As part of this ground-breaking team, you will have the opportunity to shape Defence’s approach to internal consulting, pioneering new methods and providing thought leadership and innovative ideas and solutions. As a member of Defence Consulting, you will work to transfer skills and learning to the business areas in which you work, helping to lift capability across Defence to meet future needs.
This is a consulting role unlike any other. If you are a driven individual motivated by delivering impact, we offer a career path that combines the best opportunities consulting and Defence have to offer.
Position contact: Andrew Frain
Telephone: 0467 732 686.
Australian Federal Police
Senior Travel Support Officer – CFO
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $99,285 to $107,559
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 14784
Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.afp.gov.au/careers
The role: Reporting to the Team Leader Travel and Relocations, the Senior Team Member is an integral member of the Travel and Relocations team.
You will be required to:
- Conduct routine and ad-hoc compliance activities within FlexiPurchase on AFP Corporate Card use in line with the National Guideline on using the AFP Corporate Card and the National Guideline on Travel and Living Away from Home.
- Provide FlexiPurchase, AFP Corporate Card and travel support to AFP members via telephone and email.
- Assist the Team Leader with drafting reports on statistics and non-compliance for escalation to senior executive and the AFP compliance team.
- Consult and liaise with all relevant areas of the AFP and external stakeholders on complex policy and significant financial compliance.
- Maintain currency in all associated governance for travel and corporate cards, including national guidelines and policy documents.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of corporate policies, processes and systems that enhance the delivery of AFP operational outcomes.
- Actively contribute to the establishment and attainment of team goals. Proactively identify opportunities to promote continuous improvement and facilitate cooperation.
- Operate in a dynamic environment to meet evolving organisational needs and effectively manage competing demands.
Position contact: Alex Evans
Telephone: (02) 5126 6952.
Federal Court of Australia
Case Manager to Judicial Registrar (JR)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Albury, NSW; Brisbane, QLD; Cairns, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Dandenong, VIC; Darwin, NT; Dubbo, NSW; Hobart, TAS; Lismore, VIC; Melbourne, VIC; Newcastle, NSW; Parramatta, NSW; Rockhampton, QLD; Sydney, NSW; Townsville, QLD; Wollongong, NSW
Salary: $75,022 to $81,775
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 0508-06-25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.fedcourt.gov.au
Key duties: Duties relevant to the Case Manager position:
- Exercise skills to assist Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars, including case law research, support with judgments/reasons, and important administrative preparation and research for dispute resolution events.
- Assist with the efficient and effective running of the chambers of Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars, including by preparing correspondence and reports and managing the schedule of hearings and engagements in the court databases, and helping with registrar case management more broadly.
- Use court applications and associated documentation to accurately enter and maintain information on court databases, enter and disseminate listing information, and manage court records and files.
- Assist registrars in the administrative planning and case management of matters, including in the preparation and publication of orders, liaising with judges’ chambers, litigants and other services.
- Develop and maintain relationships with court users and be responsive to requests from external and internal stakeholders.
- Assist with the administrative aspects of referrals of matters to judges, Senior Judicial Registrars, Judicial Registrars, Child Dispute Services staff and other registry staff.
- Provide administrative support to Senior Judicial Registrars and/or Judicial Registrars working on key initiatives. These include the Lighthouse Project and PPP500 small-claims property matters, including relating processes, case management and operation of the specialist list to court users and internal staff.
- Running and case managing matters in court events (Court Officer).
Position contact: Kirsten Hatwell
Telephone: (08) 7201 6012.
Services Australia
Government Lawyer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Newcastle, NSW; Sydney, NSW
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: EXT-APSL-2025-735
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Manage a caseload of legal matters. Prepare straightforward legal submissions, court documentation and correspondence. Prepare draft written material including submissions, reports and briefs for external legal providers, and instruct them in proceedings.
- Provide legal and practical assistance in the development of agency policies, processes and procedure. Develop and implement improvements and best practice in processes and procedures.
- Support and mentor staff, including coaching and training to build knowledge and capability.
- Provide quality assurance to ensure adherence to procedures and guidelines. Contribute to projects and new-business initiatives.
- Develop, support and maintain stakeholder relationships. Provide legal advice to internal stakeholders in response to routine inquiries.
- Represent the team or work area in a range of forums, including conferences, meetings and seminars. Appear for simple and routine matters in external jurisdictions on behalf of the agency.
- Perform administrative tasks, including records and information management, database management and document retrieval.
- Exercise delegations appropriate to the role in accordance with legislation and guidelines.
Position contact: Jane Jennett
Telephone: 0434 126 718.
Department of Defence
Financial Adviser – (Multiple Positions)
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: DFG/04984/25
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: As an APS 6 Financial Adviser in the FP&M Division, you will:
- Combine your professional expertise with your commitment to support shared purpose and directions.
- Have a strong ability to analyse and interpret financial information such as budgets and management reporting.
- Respond positively to changes and enjoy working with others to understand complex issues.
- Assist DFG’s clients by undertaking a range of financial analysis tasks and activities.
Position contact: Paul Cavuoto
Telephone: (02) 5108 5546.
Department of Defence
Mental Health Promotions Coordinator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Enoggera, QLD
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: DPG/05036/25
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 14 July
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
Key duties: The role of a Mental Health Promotions Coordinator (MHPC) within the Directorate of Military Mental Health and Psychology will allow you to be innovative, creative and flexible, and challenge you to think outside the box in the way you deliver mental health promotion strategies, activities and training to a unique audience. You will get to work collaboratively with a geographically dispersed team to promote and communicate training, resources, education and events to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) community – written, face-to-face and online.
The MHPC coordinates the required resources, trainers, room bookings, course scheduling, marketing and newsletters, and maintains training records and trackers. In addition to coordinating courses, the role requires time away from the desk – to attend events, stakeholder meetings, and regularly deliver workshops on suicide prevention, mental health and wellbeing, and alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
The role is varied and requires someone who can organise a multiple of priorities in addition to the above: providing support to other trainers, overseeing training governance requirements, minor technical support to online training, occasional work on weekends and outside of core business hours (with accrual of flex time), and regular overnight travel.
Position contact: Jo Wardle
Telephone: (07) 3512 0005.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Senior Policy Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $95,438 to $108,360
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/1966
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 July
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
Key duties: The Senior Policy Officer supports the Assistant Director in the day-to-day management of matters relating to the administration of agricultural levies and export charges.
The duties will include:
- Implementing legislation.
- Developing policies and working with stakeholders to deliver the program.
- Engaging with external and internal stakeholders and preparing documents.
- Critical thinking, attention to detail, clear and timely communication and a willingness to take the lead or work as part of a team to deliver our priorities.
Position contact: Wilson Li
Telephone: (02) 6272 5613.
Bureau of Meteorology
Senior Defence Meteorologist
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Bungendore, NSW; Canberra, ACT
Salary: $115,443 to $125,832
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 60017028
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 July
Agency website: http://www.bom.gov.au
The role: The responsibilities of the role include:
- Use wide professional knowledge to analyse complex meteorological data and interpret numerical weather prediction models. Prepare aviation, marine and land-based forecasts and warnings for ADF global operations, bases and exercise locations as required, monitoring forecasts against observed conditions, and making timely amendments as necessary.
- Provide a meteorology central point of contact with the ADF. Provide forecasts, briefs and/or advice to the ADF on various BoM products and services, including but not limited to, meteorology, space weather, climate, tsunamis, volcanic ash and earthquakes. Assist the ADF in planning for exercises and operations throughout Australia and overseas, where guidance may be limited or unavailable. Provide an advisory service to the ADF and other National Security agencies to optimise national security, safety and reliability and reduce economic impacts.
- Manage, supervise, guide and provide administrative support to junior meteorologists. Provide a central point of contact within Defence Weather Services (DWS) for incident management, including but not limited to HS&E for all DWS staff, observation and infrastructure outages and post-event review management.
- Verify and evaluate services and participate in the design, research, development and implementation of projects aimed at improving DWS.
- Prepare and supply reports, and undertake investigations and studies on Defence and aviation weather-related issues that affect ADF operations. Provide feedback to staff, management and the ADF to ensure optimal service provision and continuous improvement. Provide policy advice as necessary to the program office.
- Participate in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of DWS and (as appropriate) the ongoing development, implementation and maintenance of the quality management system and, where appropriate, the associated AS/NZS ISO 9001quality management standard certification.
- Comply with all bureau work health and safety policies and procedures, taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors.
Position contact: Andrew Bernie
Telephone: 0421 841 064.
Department of Home Affairs
Border Monitoring Officer (Affirmative Measures – First Nations)
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Various locations: QLD
Salary: $59,520 to $66,115
Classification: APS Level 2
Position number: 138257
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 July
Agency website: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Meeting and assessing arrivals and departures to ensure they comply with the Treaty requirements for traditional movements of people and goods.
- Maintain accurate records of Traditional Treaty visitors’ movements.
- Provide accurate and timely reports to the Thursday Island District Office.
- Support the wider BMO network, including backfilling or working on other islands as required.
- Liaise regularly with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council and attend and speak at community meetings as the ABF representative.
Position contact: Mellissa Osborne
Telephone: 0408 701 627.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Senior Finance/Program Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $95,438 to $108,360
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 2025/2073
Applications close: Tuesday, 15 July
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
Key duties: The Senior Finance/Program Officer supports the Assistant Director in the day-to-day management of matters relating to the administration of agricultural levies and export charges.
The duties will include:
- Managing program delivery, financial management tasks and reporting.
- Leading a small team providing help-desk services to levies stakeholders.
- Engaging with external and internal stakeholders and preparing documents.
- Critical thinking, attention to detail, clear and timely communication and a willingness to work as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes for the department and our stakeholders.
Position contact: Wilson Li
Telephone: (02) 6272 5613.
