Program Officer

1 week ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Education, Skills and Employment Full time

APS Level 4
- Canberra, ACT
- $73,783 - $78,907

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
The Employment Services Programs Branch is seeking motivated and enthusiastic program officers at the APS 4 level to join their team. The Branch offers an environment where collaboration and problem solving are celebrated and high performance is valued and expected.

Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, Program Officers will be responsible for assisting in the management of operational aspects of employment and pre-employment programs, working on a range of tasks to ensure the consistent delivery of the programs. The role may also involve assisting in the development, delivery and implementation of new policy and other related activities.

The Employment Services Programs Branch supports the effective servicing of participant cohorts across the employment services system through Workforce Australia Services, Transition to Work, ParentsNext and Time to Work Employment Service. This includes improving program settings to better meet the needs of participants, including disadvantaged cohorts, supporting greater collaboration of providers of different programs including those delivered by other government departments, and empowering providers to build their own capacity to tailor support to the needs of participants.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities may include:

- Assisting in operations and management of employment and pre-employment programs
- Researching and analysing documents and data to provide input to program related briefings, presentations, advice, and other correspondence and papers as required
- Developing and maintaining effective internal and external working relationships, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and providing program and policy advice and other related material
- Providing high quality support to their Senior Program Manager, Assistant Director and Director as required, to ensure effective and efficient program delivery.

**Capabilities**
We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals with the following skills and capabilities:

- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment
- Effective written and communication skills
- Ability to build technical expertise to assist in the administration of a program
- Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across the department and other agencies
- Well developed organisational skills, attention to detail and a commitment to achieving results while managing competing priorities and meeting strict deadlines
- Ability to respond positively, and adapt, to change.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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