Job Ad

State:                  Queensland

Location:            Cairns and Brisbane

Work Type:        Ongoing, Full Time

Salary Range:    $87,635- $98,223 plus 15.4% superannuation

The Team

You will join the Indigenous Electoral Participation Program (IEPP) team.  A team of enthusiastic and passionate people who are committed to ensuring eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can actively participate in our democracy. The team supports these opportunities by promoting in communities:

• Enrolment to vote, education sessions.
• Voting during electoral events.
• Opportunities to work during an electoral event

The Opportunity

You will play an important part in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian elections. You will be involved in every aspect of how culturally appropriate electoral services are planned, developed, and delivered in Queensland.

Your knowledge and expertise will help the IEPP to succeed in making Australian elections more accessible for First Nations people.

To excel you’ll have:

• You will be involved in ensuring culturally appropriate electoral services are planned, developed and delivered in Queensland.
• Know how to involve First Nations people when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and/or providing government services and strategies.
• be able to analyse information to identify how things can be done better. You can drive change when it’s needed and think strategically.
• be able to guide and lead a small team.
• be able to demonstrate your ability to work independently and have a strong commitment to working within a team to achieve positive results and support the AEC’s strategic direction.
• You will help to build and grow important partnerships for the AEC with, State Government agencies, Community based organisations and other local partners.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, both internal and external.
• Developing team skills and experience, developing other staff members, giving advice and guidance on their responsibilities.

Eligibility

• AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
• Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.

Application Close: Sunday 19 November 2023, 11:59pm AEDT

Contact Officer: Jaime Garrido, jaime.garrido@aec.gov.au