Ministerial Support Officer – Attorney-General’s Department
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771055
- Agency: Attorney-General’s Department
- Job Title: Ministerial Support Officer
- Position Number: 0205/26_ES/PSD-EXT
- Classification: APS Level 5
- Closing Date: Wednesday 29 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra
- Salary: $89,404 – $96,829
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in)
About Attorney-General’s Department
The Attorney-General’s Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia’s law and justice framework,
and to facilitate jobs growth through policies that promote fair, productive, flexible and safe workplaces. Through the Australian
Government Solicitor, we also provide legal services to the Commonwealth, including legal advice and representation. Our
department is the central policy and coordinating element of the Attorney-General’s portfolio. Our department is structured into four
groups: • Australian Government Solicitor • Justice and Communities • Integrity and Security • Enabling Services 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. The department also has a large number of
practicing lawyers, mainly within the Australian Government Solicitor Group within the department.
Duties
- Employment Opportunities
- The Ministerial Support Officer, Ministerial Engagement and Executive Support Section, is responsible for a broad range
- of administrative support and assistance activities to the Attorney-General’s Office (AGO). A key focus of the position is
- providing administrative support for the Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS), managing administrative
- accounts for the ministerial office and assisting with outgoing ministerial visits.
- Tasks may consist of (but are not limited to):
- provision of PDMS technical support, including administration of user accounts, access arrangements and
- reference data
- preparation of regular and ad hoc PDMS reporting
- user Acceptance Testing of PDMS upgrades
- managing accounts and invoices for the AGO, including dispute resolution and engagement with the office
- manager
- managing assets in the AGO, including maintenance of asset registers, stocktakes and ensuring appropriate
- processes
- quality control of meeting/event brief and speeches
- providing ad-hoc support to the AGO and portfolio as required.
- How you can help us make a difference
- We are seeking an energetic professional, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is able to communicate well with a
- wide range of stakeholders. The successful applicant will have a drivers license, be able to build rapport and establish
- strong working relationships, be organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
- The ideal candidate for the Ministerial Support Officer will have:
- the ability to deliver high-quality customer service, and be resilient, responding to quickly changing priorities
- strong organisational skills and the ability to priorities tasks with limited direction
- good analytical/problem solving skills
- excellent oral and written communications skills
- sound judgment in responding to requests and identifying points of escalation
- experience with PDMS and providing technical support is preferred but not essential.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for employment at the Attorney-General’s Department applicants must be Australian citizens.
- Applicants offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and be able to obtain and
- maintain a security clearance at a specified clearance level. The successful applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant
- and required information.
- Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
How to Apply
Position Contact Megan Sommerville, (02) 6141 2079
Agency Recruitment Site https://agcareers.nga.net.au/?jati=76F37CC3-42DD-206D-A02A-ED1E76FF034C
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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