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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
Director, Snowy Hydro Governance and Policy
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $146,942 to $170,725
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 2025/2192
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 24 August
Agency website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Lead the development and provision of high-quality advice to support the department and Minister for Climate Change and Energy in managing their shareholder responsibilities.
- Manage and influence the working-level relationships with Snowy Hydro and the Department of Finance to deliver effective control of the company for the Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
- Overseeing (and reviewing as appropriate) governance arrangements to manage Snowy Hydro Limited’s performance and provide oversight of the government’s shareholding responsibilities.
- Develop policy and enabling advice on Snowy Hydro’s strategies and operations related to cross-cutting departmental policy areas, including water, emissions and energy.
- Monitor and drive the progress of Snowy 2.0 and the Hunter Power Project.
- Support capability development of team members, empowering them to work collaboratively and productively to deliver high-quality outcomes to achieve identified business objectives.
- Promote integrity practices by displaying a high level of ethical behaviour in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct, APS Values and APS Employment Principles.
- Manage and lead the team consistent with work health and safety responsibilities and obligations, and the department’s Workplace Behaviours policy.
Position contact: Matt Minchin
Telephone: 0428 136 974.
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Manager, Industry Education & Outreach
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD; Docklands, VIC; Haymarket, NSW
Salary: $123,799 to $140,935
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: TBC
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 24 August
Agency website: https://www.austrac.gov.au
Key duties: Under limited direction from the Director of Industry Education and Outreach:
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team that supports reporting entities through a range of digital education products to understand their AML/CTF obligations and financial crime risks.
- Coordinate, develop and deliver education products to groups of reporting entities and industry on a variety of AML/CTF topics.
- Ensure digital products meet the needs of the audience and can be understood by a broad section of businesses that have obligations under the AML/CTF Act.
- Manage the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure collaboration and project success, including facilitating communication to ensure alignment and resolution of conflicts.
Position contact: Leeann King
Email: [email protected].
Australian Electoral Commission
Facilities Officer, Property Management & Facilities
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Gungahlin, ACT
Salary: $85,465 to $93,663
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 4309
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Sunday, 24 August
Agency website: https://www.aec.gov.au
Key duties: Our ideal candidate must demonstrate the following:
- Minimum two years’ experience in leading diverse and dispersed teams, and four years’ experience in information management.
- Relevant experience and understanding of contemporary information management practices and principles in a government context, including the ability to apply them in a changing and complex environment.
- Demonstrated experience in leading the electronic and physical information management function, including the sentencing, digitisation and destruction of Commonwealth records in line with NAA guidance and legislative obligations.
- Strong stakeholder (internal and external) engagement experience, with a focus on liaising effectively with colleagues to ensure information management practices are performed consistently and efficiently, and managing third-party suppliers.
- Experience in business support of information management services and systems, including information, record and/or document management environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including a proven ability to build and manage internal and external stakeholder relationships, encompassing negotiation skills and the ability to resolve complex issues.
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications (degree qualification or higher) relating to information management or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Position contact: Jennifer Ranson
Telephone: 0477 371 653.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Pega Business Architect
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Sydney, NSW
Salary: $96,503 to $108,869
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 20046325
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au
The role: Key duties of the position include:
- Lead the design and documentation of business processes and functional requirements.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand processes and pain points, and discover opportunities for improvement.
- Translate business needs into actionable requirements.
- Work closely with Pega System Architects to ensure solutions meet business expectations.
- Define and validate user stories, acceptance criteria and process flows.
- Ensure adherence to Pega best practices.
- Facilitate workshops, sprint planning and reviews with stakeholder and delivery teams.
- Support testing activities.
Position contact: James Stephens
Telephone: (02) 8623 6207.
Defence Housing Australia
CSS – Manager – Fleet Travel Contract Management
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Gungahlin, ACT
Salary: $101,295 to $116,452
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 493694
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.dha.gov.au
The role: The Corporate Shared Services Manager is responsible for autonomously managing a small team and delivering key elements of shared services for DHA. This role oversees the end-to-end management of DHA national and head office corporate contracts, including the related service delivery. Additionally, the role sets priorities and manages the workflow for departmental employee travel, fleet management and procurement administration, and handles complex customer inquiries, issues, and cases. Furthermore, the Corporate Shared Services Manager will take a leading role within the electric vehicle trial and transition projects.
Position contact: Caroline Blyton
Telephone: (02) 6217 8581.
Bureau of Meteorology
FMS Calibration Officer
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $94,563 to $105,910
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: 60019203
Applications close: Sunday, 24 August
Agency website: http://www.bom.gov.au
Key duties: The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Coordinate and undertake calibration, testing and maintenance of laboratory and field equipment.
- Liaise with project managers, the Standards & Metrology Laboratory manager, the principal metrologist, inventory officers and other calibration officers to schedule equipment calibrations to align with rollout schedules and optimise utilisation of laboratory capacity.
- Collect statistics and undertake data analysis, investigations and evaluations, and report on operational issues relating to instrumentation and equipment.
- Conduct and coordinate metrology research, development and/or evaluation and make recommendations in support of proposed changes to observations, systems and processes, including siting of new instruments and calibration systems.
- Document processes, results and studies in the form of procedures, technical reports and work instructions.
- Design, code, test and document computer programs in support of scientific and operational activities.
- Participate in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of products and services and the ongoing development, implementation and continual improvement of the quality management system to achieve and maintain the ongoing certification of compliance with the ISO 9001 and ISO17025 quality management standards.
- Model APS Values and ensure that policies and practices in relation to all elements of the bureau’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion are applied in the workplace and beyond.
- 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 who may be affected by your conduct.
Position contact: Jane Warne
Telephone: (03) 9669 4721.
Defence Housing Australia
Contract Administrator and Project Coordinator
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Salary: $84,157 to $90,998
Classification: APS Level 4
Position number: 493686
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.dha.gov.au
The role: The Contract Administrator and Project Coordinator works under general direction to provide support for projects being undertaken within the Development and Construction team. This position works closely with development managers and the Director, Developments to ensure Defence housing requirements are met.
This role is responsible for providing specialist and administrative support informed by knowledge of the development and construction industry. This may include research, analysis and data management activities. The role requires effective communication skills and the ability to provide clear and accurate advice to a range of stakeholders on moderately complex operational and administrative matters. This may extend to providing troubleshooting and problem-solving advice to resolve invoice and contract-related issues.
This role will work closely with development managers to support individual projects; however, it operates as part of a Project Coordination team responsible for the overall delivery of contract and project support services for the Development and Construction team.
Position contact: Shannon Palmer
Telephone: (07) 3156 8948.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
APS6 Financial Systems Administrator – Technology One
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $97,702 to $108,007
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: #097_08/25
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.aihw.gov.au
Key duties: The Financial & Commercial Services Unit (FCSU) is seeking a highly capable and experienced APS6 Financial Systems Administrator. The role will manage and support the Technology One financial management system. You will ensure the system’s integrity, support end users, and contribute to financial reporting and governance. This role requires a strong understanding of public sector financial systems and the ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
Position contact: Tanya Evans
Telephone: (02) 6244 1079.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
ARDM Team Supervisor
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $84,794 to $93,020
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 2025/2583
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The job: The Account Receivable and Debt Team Supervisor undertakes the following duties:
- Managing relationships and negotiating with clients in more complex debt management matters with a view to collecting outstanding debt.
- Resolving escalated client issues and referring them to appropriate internal program areas when necessary.
- Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertaking general ledger and client account reconciliations, including investigation of unallocated payments, and seeking to have funds applied and reconciled.
- Preparing high-quality correspondence and reports for clients, stakeholders and management relating to accounts receivable and debt management activities.
- Providing day-to-day support to the team, training, and direction for new starters.
- Assisting and supporting the management team of the section.
- Monitoring and updating working procedures for the section.
- Contributing to projects/system improvements that affect the team’s operations.
- Undertaking a broad range of administrative tasks to support the section’s activities, as required.
Position contact: Angela Roberts
Telephone: 0466 023 531.
Department of Finance
Accounting and Finance Internship
Job type: Full-time; Part-time; Casual, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $63,723 to $72,926
Classification: APS Level 2
Position number: 2025/DOF/INTERN
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
The role: Finance is seeking highly motivated accounting and finance students who want to use their skills and knowledge to contribute to our work.
We are seeking candidates who are:
- Enthusiastic
- Keen to develop meaningful skills
- Eager to work as part of a high-performing team in a caring environment
- Looking to complete their studies while gaining real-world experience part time.
Position contact: Bella Bai
Telephone: (02) 6215 3027.
Department of Defence
Strategic and International Policy Officer
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Russell, ACT
Salary: $95,187 to $108,734
Classification: APS Level 6
Position number: SPI/06695/25
Security clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.defence.gov.au
The role: An ideal candidate for an SP&I policy role should possess:
- A strong background in research and analysis.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Practiced leadership and people skills.
- Great at building relationships.
- Demonstrated critical-thinking abilities, sound judgment with an innovative approach to problem solving, and the capacity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
Experience in policy development, implementation, and evaluation would be highly beneficial.
Contact: SP&I Workforce and Recruitment
Email: [email protected]
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Director
Job type: Full-time; Part-time, Ongoing; Non-ongoing
Various locations: ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Salary: $146,942 to $170,725
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 2025/2786
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.agriculture.gov.au
The role: The director of the First Nations Partnership Section undertakes a range of policy and program functions, including implementing the Future Drought Fund’s (FDF’s) Strengthening Drought Resilience on Country program and supporting the FDF’s First Nations Advisory Group.
The duties of an EL2 officer in the division include but are not limited to:
- Leading the design, development and implementation of programs and policies.
- Consulting across the department and government and with external stakeholders.
- Preparing high-quality briefing material for meetings and decisions, correspondence, advice and New Policy Proposals to department executive and ministers on policy and program design and implementation.
- Leading the development of program communications and monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies.
- Leading the development of strategic program implementation planning and governance, and branch and departmental activities.
- Financial management.
- Fostering and promoting a collaborative and inclusive working environment.
Position contact: Kim Farrant
Telephone: 0439 722 082.
Department of Finance
Assistant Director
Job type: Full-time, Ongoing
Location: Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC
Salary: $126,885 to $153,655
Classification: Executive Level 1
Position number: 025/107
Security clearance: Baseline
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.finance.gov.au
The opportunity: As an Assistant Director, under broad direction you will apply your leadership abilities, strong procurement skills, experience and commercial acumen to support strategic Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) tendering and contracting arrangements by:
- Building and maintaining an inclusive, collaborative and high-performance team culture.
- Leading procurement activities, procurement projects and people.
- Managing the development of plans and procurement documentation.
- Assisting with the management of external advisers, such as sectoral advisers and specialists, and probity and legal advisers. This includes procurement of services, management of relationships and monitoring and management of the quality of services.
- Drafting briefs and reports for Finance senior executives, the Minister for Finance and Parliament.
- Proactively and collaboratively engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including other government entities and industry.
You will have the ability to work with professional multidisciplinary teams to lead and support the scoping, planning and execution of strategic procurements, tender evaluations and contract negotiations.
You will have access to a range of professionalisation opportunities to help enhance your skills, leadership and expertise.
We offer a career pathway with comprehensive professionalisation and skilling programs to support your development, and we offer an opportunity to work with visionary and experienced procurement specialists.
Position contact: Giselle Stone
Telephone: (02) 6215 3440.
Defence Housing Australia
CSS Team Leader – Travel and Fleet Management
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Gungahlin, ACT
Salary: $92,155 to $100,140
Classification: APS Level 5
Position number: 493693
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.dha.gov.au
The role: The Corporate Shared Services Team Leader is responsible for managing a team of officers and senior officers to deliver services within tight deadlines and under high pressure. This role plays a critical part in managing the day-to-day operations of the team, focusing on work performance and ensuring that resources are used effectively and efficiently in the delivery of shared services.
The Team Leader reviews and analyses key performance indicators (KPIs), service-level agreements (SLAs), and operational data reports, linking this analysis to business improvement initiatives.
Position contact: Caroline Blyton
Telephone: (02) 6217 8581.
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Workplace Relations Lead
Job type: Full-time, Non-ongoing
Location: Yallambie, VIC
Salary: $145,785 to $165,513
Classification: Executive Level 2
Position number: 13504
Security clearance: As required
Applications close: Monday, 25 August
Agency website: https://www.arpansa.gov.au
Primary purpose of the role: The Workplace Relations Lead is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operation of the agency’s employment framework. This key leadership role is expected to engage, impact and provide advice to ARPANSA’s executive on all aspects of the employment framework, including workplace relations arrangements, HR matters, complex people management and case work, pay and conditions.
The role will provide high-quality advice and expertise to the Director of Human Resources, branch and office heads and the CEO of ARPANSA in fulfilling their statutory responsibilities under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (ARPANS) Act 1998. A key focus of the role is to ensure all policies, systems and services are in accordance with statutory requirements and aligned to the strategic priorities of the agency and government.
Position contact: Nicole Coultes
Telephone: 0455 182 540.
