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**Contact**: hiringManagerName **Phone**: 02 6264 3892
**Period of Vacancy**:Ongoing
**Number of Vacancies**:Several

**Who can apply**:
Please note this opportunity is available to current Australian Public Service employees and all eligible members of the community.

**About the Department of Home Affairs**:
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The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for centrally coordinated strategy and policy leadership in relation to domestic national security arrangements, law enforcement, emergency management, counter-terrorism, social cohesion, the protection of our sovereignty, the integrity of our border and the resilience of our national infrastructure.

The Australian Border Force, an operationally independent body within the Department of Home Affairs, is Australia's frontline border law enforcement agency and Australia's customs service. The Australian Border Force's mission is to protect Australia's border and facilitate the legitimate movement of people and goods across it.

**Overview of the Branch and Sections**:
The Ministerial and Parliamentary Branch provides support to the Home Affairs portfolio Ministers' Offices, and support and advice to the Department of Home Affairs’ Senior Executive in relation to Ministerial and Parliamentary matters. The Branch consists of four sections: Parliamentary Section, Ministerial Executive Coordination Section, Ministerial Correspondence and Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS) Section, and the Cabinet Liaison Office (CLO). The Branch also provides Department Liaison Officer (DLO) support to the portfolio Ministers’ Offices.

We have a strong service delivery focus and are proactive, flexible, and thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment.

The **Parliamentary Section** leads the Home Affairs portfolio parliamentary processes, including Senate Estimates, Questions on Notice, Question Time Briefs, supporting the portfolio’s submissions and appearances at Parliamentary Inquiries, management of the portfolio’s tabling of documents in Parliament, and monitoring of Parliamentary business.

The **Ministerial Executive Coordination Section **provides support to the Home Affairs portfolio Ministers’ Offices and provides DLOs in the Ministers’ Offices. Support provided by the Section includes facilitating and coordinating briefings to government, the opposition and cross-bench, coordinating Ministerial submissions and briefs, and providing the Department’s ministerial courier service.

The **Ministerial Correspondence & PDMS Section** coordinates the portfolio’s Ministerial and Departmental Correspondence and manages the whole-of-government PDMS on behalf of the Department.

The **Cabinet Liaison Office (CLO)** provides support to portfolio Cabinet Ministers, the Secretary, and senior officials for their attendance at Cabinet and Cabinet Committee meetings.

**Applicant response**:
Please prepare a one-page Applicant Response in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

- How your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role
- Why you are interested in the role and what you can offer us
- Any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role

**How to apply**:

- Your CV
- Your Applicant Response document
- Details of referees
- Include your full name and the Requisition Number - **id** in the footer of any documents being uploaded.

**Eligibility and Specific Conditions of Employment**

To be eligible to work with the Department of Home Affairs you must:

- Be an Australian Citizen
- Obtain and maintain the required AGSVA clearance
- Obtain and maintain a current Employment Suitability Clearance
- Satisfy a probation period
- Undergo a health assessment (if applicable).

**Technical Assistance**

**Notes**

Remuneration: The Department offers an attractive remuneration package, including salary, superannuation benefits and flexible working conditions appropriate to the level of the position.