Senior Project Officer, APS6, Executive Office

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ACCC Full time
Senior Project Officer, APS6, Executive Office - Government Relations & Advocacy (EA2025/148)

ACCC – Senior Project Officer, APS6, Executive Office - Government Relations & Advocacy (EA2025/148)


What you will do

The Senior Project Officer in Government Relations and Advocacy supports the agency's Commissioners, senior executives and the broader agency in their engagement with Government, Parliament, policy departments and other key external stakeholders.


Key duties
  • Administrative support – Undertaking forward planning and supporting the tracking and planning of key team priorities.
  • Communications and engagement activity – Working with internal and external stakeholders to prepare for Board and Committee presentations, briefing of senior executives, Commissioners and government, and assisting in the production of speeches, submissions and other agency publications.
  • Workforce capability – Support our people to grow our capability through process review and development, knowledge management, systems and data, and Commissioner induction.
  • Leadership – Supervising and supporting junior staff in the team, branch and broader organisation is a key responsibility of this role.
  • Events coordination – Preparation for key stakeholder meetings or events throughout the year.

About you

In order to succeed in the role, you will have:

  • Experience in a relevant field such as (but not limited to) administration, regulation, projects, communications and engagement.
  • A demonstrated ability to effectively:
    • plan, organise and prioritise a demanding workload
    • engage and work collaboratively with other people, including the ability to influence/persuade/inform people
    • communicate complex issues simply, clearly and effectively in different mediums, and
    • research and analyse issues to assist with developing solutions and making recommendations in line with strategic objectives


  • Possessing, or demonstrating the ability to acquire, a sound understanding of the ACCC's role, current issues in Competition and Consumer Law and policy development.
  • Experience supervising and supporting junior staff to deliver key objectives.
  • Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to influence, negotiate and work collaboratively with team members and internal and external stakeholders. A positive, friendly attitude and demonstrated ability as a strong team player.
  • Ability to work across a variety of different workstreams and tasks and manage a variety of requests from different sources, and a flexible attitude towards varying tasks and requests.

Candidate Kit

For more information about us and the role, please read the Candidate Kit.


How to apply

You will be asked to respond to the statement of claims of no more than 800 words and submit your resume with key outcomes or what you are most proud of in each role you have held (2 pages maximum).


Salary

Salary: APS6 $99,562 - $111,590 (plus 15.4% superannuation)


Contact

Contact Officer: Max Chappell, Director, Government Relations and Advocacy Team, or


Applications close

Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEST), Sunday 7 September 2025


Job details
  • Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type: Other
  • Job function: Other
  • Industries: Government Administration

Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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