Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission
Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Position Description: The Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commission (the Commission) is recruiting multiple APS6 roles to support the delivery of its policy-related objectives.
These roles will report to various directors with responsibility for:
lived experience engagement
stakeholder engagement
data and monitoring
specific policy priorities.
Your role will contribute to the development of policy papers, briefing the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner, and assisting to refine the Commission's understanding of the domestic, family and sexual violence policy landscape.
As a member of a small team, you will be required to juggle competing priorities.
It should be noted that no single role will be responsible for all of the duties outlined in this position description.
Duties will be allocated based on the experience, knowledge, and development goals of successful applicants.
If you are interested in working in a busy and dynamic team and applying your skills to develop the Commission's policy advice to governments, we want to hear from you.
Please review the job pack for the full position description.
Eligibility / Additional Requirements: To be eligible for employment with Department of Social Services (the department), you must be an Australian citizen.
An applicant's suitability for employment with the Department will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process.
This will include an identity and criminal history background check.
Eligibility to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance:The suitable applicant must also obtain and maintain a security clearance conducted by the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA).
Applicants also must be able to establish their background as checkable to be considered eligible for a security clearance.
Any gaps or periods of time spent overseas for 12 or more months (cumulative) that cannot be verified by an Australian referee is deemed uncheckable, rendering the applicant ineligible for a security clearance.
Background history must cover 5 / 10 years (Baseline / Negative Vet 1 or Negative Vet 2) of employment, education, residential, criminal history and anything else specified by the AGSVA.
The suitable applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information to fulfil this process.
Type / Length of Vacancy: Ongoing & Non-ongoing
Contact Officer Name: Frances Lockie
Contact Officer Phone: 0407 260 ***
Contact Officer Email: ******
Application Closing Date: 29-Jan-2025