Director, New South Wales – State Office – Australian Electoral Commission
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770601
- Agency: Australian Electoral Commission
- Job Title: Director, New South Wales – State Office
- Position Number: 2026-095 10476
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Sunday 26 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Haymarket NSW
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $144,430 – $169,584
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (The AEC support flexible workplace arrangements as)
About Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is at the heart of Australian democracy. The AEC is responsible for conducting federal
elections and referendums, maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and making sure the Australian public is informed about
all electoral matters. Our goal is to see that all eligible Australians actively participate in our democracy. The AEC values of
electoral integrity through quality, agility and professionalism drive strategic and corporate planning and assist in organising the
agency in a way that will effectively deliver the business into the future. The AEC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds
the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. The AEC’s statutory functions in
relation to the conduct of elections and referendums require that the AEC and its employees must be, and must be seen to be,
impartial and politically neutral. As a result, the AEC Enterprise Agreement and Political Neutrality Policy state that it is an inherent
requirement of AEC employment that employees, and prospective employees, are not publicly active in any political affairs and do
not publicly engage in such activities. This includes advocating any issues associated with a referendum. Should a prospective
employee fail to meet this inherent requirement, they will be ineligible for employment with the AEC.
Duties
- The Director, State Office leads, manages and directs critical projects that drive election readiness
- and deliver human, financial and administrative resources for NSW/ACT, ensuring alignment with
- the AEC’s established business planning process. During an electoral event the Director, State
- Office is responsible for planning for and ensuring the effective delivery of State Office election
- projects, including state-wide logistics, candidate nominations, ballot paper production, staffing
- and to support the Australian Electoral Officer/State Manager as Returning Officer for the Senate.
- The Director role works effectively and collaboratively with the Director Operations, NSW/ACT, to
- support the State Manager/AEO to contribute to NSW/ACT and agency wide strategic planning
- and delivery.
- The role has oversight of election readiness functions for NSW/ACT, ensuring a state of
- preparedness in line with the AEC election readiness framework. They are responsible for
- undertaking work with a high level of complexity and sensitivity, utilising specialist, professional
- and technical knowledge and significant judgement to ensure the delivery of effective and
- compliant corporate, compliance, planning and delivery functions for NSW/ACT.
- To excel you’ll have:
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage operational or project staff while developing
- capabilities and growing a positive culture across a dispersed network.
- Demonstrated strong understanding and experience in successfully applying project
- management methodologies, and the delivery of large-scale events (or equivalent) within a
- highly operational, legislated and high reliability environment under significant scrutiny.
- Proven ability to communicate with influence, negotiate strategic outcomes, manage
- strategic stakeholder relationships and build strong peer relationships across a dispersed
- network.
- Proven strategic, conceptual and analytical abilities, supported by sound knowledge of
- change management practices and techniques to enable innovation.
- Proven capability to uphold and lead very high standards of impartiality and integrity.
- Extensive experience in leading and delivering successful results within legislative and
- budget parameters, leveraging exceptional time management and prioritisation skills.
- Experience working in a highly regulated environment with the ability to quickly gain
- knowledge of Australian electoral law, processes and practices, parliamentary systems and
- Commonwealth frameworks.
Eligibility / Notes
- 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.
How to Apply
Position Contact Rebecca Main & Nicole Balgue, (02) 8201 4025
Agency Recruitment Site https://candidate.aurion.cloud/aec/production/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
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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