Talent Pipeline

Employment Opportunity

The Attorney-General's Department is seeking expressions of interest from motivated and driven Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to fill current and future vacancies across various positions at the APS Level 6 classification.

This is an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced candidates who can deliver influential and positive policy contributions to the Government's legal agenda for the good of the Australian people.

The department performs a vast range of functions and we are looking for high-performing candidates in the following areas:

• Justice and Communities Group is responsible for key aspects of Australia's justice system, including the federal courts, tribunals and the family law system.
• Integrity and International Group has legislative and policy responsibility for administrative law, information law, anti-corruption and fraud, human rights, modern slavery and human trafficking.
• National Security and Criminal Justice Group is responsible for a range of national security and criminal justice laws and policies, including transnational serious and organised crime, cybercrime, cross-border data access, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, counter-espionage and foreign interference, electronic surveillance and law enforcement and criminal intelligence powers.
• Enabling Services Group supports the department's corporate and organisational operations, including strategy and governance, human resources, corporate services, and information and communications technology.

The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under Section 31 of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Direction 2022.

How you can help us make a difference

The department operates in a diverse and complex environment to address challenging issues. We have a highly-skilled and engaged workforce involved in policy development and implementation and program administration.

Successful candidates:

• Create solutions - Generates innovative solutions to problems, producing a range of options for consideration.
• Demonstrate agility - Embraces new challenges, applying skills confidently in a range of situations.
• Communicate effectively - Creates opportunities for others to be heard, monitoring verbal and non-verbal cues.
• Leads with commitment - Builds corporate knowledge and expertise by guiding, coaching and mentoring others where appropriate.
• Collaborate with purpose - Recognises the value of diverse experience, education and backgrounds, seeking input and guidance from others.
• Be Accountable for quality outcomes - Contributes to planning and resource allocation to ensure achievement of objectives.

Certain positions require formal legal qualifications. For these positions, applicants must hold a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or comparable overseas qualification, which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is appropriate to the duties of the office, or admission in Australia as a legal practitioner.

The department supports flexibility, including work hours and location through hybrid and remote work arrangements.

The Affirmative Measures (Indigenous) process is open only to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who meet the criteria below. The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under Section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must:

• be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• be accepted by community as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage will be required prior to the finalisation of the selection process. The department will consider allowances in some circumstances, however evidence of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status is likely to include the following:

• a letter signed by the Chairperson of an incorporated Indigenous organisation confirming that the applicant is recognised as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
• a confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent document executed by an Indigenous organisation.

Note: The need to provide confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is not required as part of the application process.

Merit Pools:

A merit list or pool may be created as part of this selection process and be used to fill similar vacancies anywhere in Australia.

Flexible work arrangements will be considered and supported where possible. These may include:

• Job Share
• Hybrid Work
• Remote Work
• Compressed Hours
• Bandwidth Modification