International Support Officer

5 days ago


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

[APS Level 6]
- Canberra, ACT
- [APS6: $91,584 - $100,710]

**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**

Human resources support and administrative services are required to support DEWR’s international engagement and posts overseas. The scope of this work includes:

- assisting the posts with business planning, staffing, budgets, and personnel services, as well as managing the relationship between DEWR and DFAT to provide corporate services for the posts.
- periodically coordinating logístical preparations for visits to the department by international delegations
- periodically helping to organise international travel by DEWR’s ministers
- contributing to financial management within the branch.

As these international functions are being established within DEWR following machinery of government processes, this will be an exciting opportunity to contribute to establishing new and efficient processes. Support and guidance will be available in doing so.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

As an APS Level 6 International Support Officer, you will provide high quality services to support the two posts and other international travel and contribute to domestic coordination tasks. Responsibilities will include:

- Manage relevant human resources processes.
- Assist the officers at post to manage budgets.
- Administer the inter-departmental agreements through which DFAT provides the posts with corporate services.
- Contribute to approvals processes and logístical preparations for international travel by DEWR’s ministers and incoming international delegations.
- Assist with other coordination and financial management tasks.

**Qualifications and Education**
- Previous experience in APS human resources or corporate services processes would be highly advantageous.

**How to Apply**

Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 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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