APS6 – Senior Officer, Custodian Implementation – Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770856
- Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
- Job Title: APS6 – Senior Officer, Custodian Implementation
- Position Number: 47849
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Thursday 23 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Brisbane QLD, Melbourne VIC,
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Orange
- Salary: $99,733 – $118,084
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in)
About Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Communications, Sport and the Arts
Our work connects and enriches every Australian community, underpins our economy and society, and empowers our regions. We
provide policy advice and deliver programs, projects and services in the infrastructure, transport, communications, sport and arts
sectors, supporting our regions, cities and territories. Our staff have the opportunity to work on high profile and diverse national
projects that have a meaningful impact on the lives of all Australians. We seek people with a wide range of skills and competencies.
Whether you write policy, deliver programs, projects or corporate services, or have experience in research, data or technology, we
look for employees who are innovative, respectful and professional. We are an inclusive employer and promote, value and support
diversity among our employees with the aim of ensuring our workforce reflects, respects and benefits from diverse communities
including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, people with disability and
LGBTQI+ people. We are committed to achieving gender equality and, in particular, supporting women’s progression into senior
leadership.
Duties
- What you will do
- As an APS6 Senior Officer in the Custodian Implementation Branch, you will play a pivotal role in
- building and enhancing the Triple Zero Custodian’s coordination across the Triple Zero
- ecosystem, particularly in times of crisis, and support continuous improvement, transparency and
- community awareness. You will work closely with key stakeholders to progress the Custodian’s
- work program.
- These roles are varied and dynamic, but typical duties include:
- leading discrete pieces of work to support delivery of the Custodian’s work program,
- including planning, prioritisation, and tracking of actions and deliverables
- undertaking research, analysis and synthesis to inform advice on emerging issues,
- stakeholder needs, and system improvement opportunities
- preparing high-quality written products (for example briefs, minutes, submissions, talking
- points, correspondence and stakeholder packs)
- contributing to (or leading) stakeholder engagement activities—planning meetings,
- developing engagement approaches, facilitating discussions, and capturing outcomes and
- next steps
- supporting governance arrangements for the Custodian’s work, including establishing
- fit-for-purpose processes, maintaining action registers, and coordinating reporting and
- assurance products
- developing clear communications material (internal and external) to support shared
- understanding of the Custodian’s role and priorities
- working collaboratively across the division and the broader department to deliver outcomes
- in a sensitive operating environment.
- The role may require the successful candidate to undertake some domestic travel, from time to
- time.
- Stakeholder Engagement role : You will build and maintain strong relationships across the Triple
- Zero ecosystem, coordinate engagement activities and forums, and ensure stakeholder feedback
- is translated into practical actions and advice.
- Governance role : You will help design, run and continuously improve governance processes that
- keep work on track—supporting reporting, assurance, and clear decision-making across a
- fast-moving and high-profile environment.
- Inherent requirements for the role
- The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the
- APS6 . Work level standards
- We would love to hear from you if you are collaborative, outcomes driven, proactive and highly
- adaptable. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, well-developed
- stakeholder engagement skills, and be comfortable building new and important initiatives from the
- ground up. We are developing a multi-disciplinary team, and encourage staff with policy,
- regulatory, delivery, program management and excellent communications skills and experience to
- apply. Experience in operational roles or engagement with states and territories is also welcome.
- To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate your ability to:
- Think strategically and harness information from a variety of sources to make connections
- and informed recommendations.
- Take personal responsibility for managing complex work projects through to completion.
- Nurture internal and external relationships through clear written and verbal communication
- and anticipation of stakeholder expectations and concerns.
- Work collaboratively and operate as an effective team member.
- Ability to engage and influence stakeholders in a professional and effective manner
- Work collaboratively and operate as an effective team member
- Think strategically and harness information from a variety of sources to make connections
- and informed recommendations
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing.
- Cultural capability requirement
- The department believes every role contributes to cultural safety and that building staff cultural
- capability helps us deliver better policies, programs and services for First Nations people and the
- broader Australian community. Candidates will be required to demonstrate their willingness to
- develop their cultural capability as part of the assessment process. In making it a requirement
- across all roles in our department, we are taking a practical step in delivering our commitments
- under the and the Our Stories on Country Agreement Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
- . 2025–28
- As an APS6 you will be expected to:
- Consider the cultural context and implications of work area outcomes.
- Engage respectfully with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, building
- trusted relationships.
- Communicate respectfully and seeks appropriate cultural input to inform decisions.
Eligibility / Notes
- Eligibility requirements
- Employment with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
- Communications, Sport and the Arts is subject to conditions prescribed within the Public Service
- Act 1999 including:
- Citizenship: candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of submitting your
- application.
- Health Assessment: The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a medical
- examination conducted by the department’s preferred medical provider.
- Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to obtain and/or maintain a
- security clearance at Baseline level. You must be willing to disclose all relevant and required
- information. You must have lived in Australia, or have a checkable background, for at least
- the preceding five years for Baseline Vetting clearances. More information on the security
- clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency
- website. (AGSVA)
- Police check: The successful candidate must complete an Australian Federal Police
- criminal history check.
- Integrity and Performance check: The successful candidate must satisfy the requirements
- in an Integrity and Performance check which is completed by your most recent employer.
How to Apply
Position Contact Kimberley Wilson, 02 6136 7712
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/careers
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that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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