Director – Pandemic Preparedness and Biosecurity – Australian Centre for Disease Control
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769784
- Agency: Australian Centre for Disease Control
- Job Title: Director – Pandemic Preparedness and Biosecurity
- Position Number: 26CDC-PB-10088
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Melbourne VIC, Woden ACT, Sydney NSW, Brisbane
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $149,077 – $176,499
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Hybrid working arrangements can be negotiated)
About Australian Centre for Disease Control
The independent Australian Centre for Disease Control (Australian CDC) is at the frontline of improving Australia’s ability to prepare
for, and respond to, public health challenges, including pandemics. The Australian CDC is an independent technical advisory
agency on public health matters and a leader in disease control, preparedness, response, and prevention. The Australian CDC
collaborates with national and international health bodies to strengthen Australia’s public health infrastructure.
Duties
- To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate:
- APS Leadership Capabilities
- Exceptional leadership skills, with ability to lead a multidisciplinary team and foster a
- positive, safe, inclusive and highly effective team culture.
- Demonstrated strong ability to shape strategic thinking, including complex policy design and
- foresight.
- Ability to manage government budget processes, reports, briefing papers and Ministerial
- documents.
- Ability to represent the CDC in an appropriate forum.
- Sound judgement, integrity and accountability consistent with APS Values and the Australian
- Government Style Manual.
- Technical Expertise
- Deep knowledge of communicable disease control, health emergency management, and
- pandemic preparedness, supported by an understanding of relevant legislation and national
- governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated capability in integrating scientific, operational, behavioural and policy inputs
- into a cohesive national strategy.
- Stakeholder and Partnership Skills
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders, deliver consensus across jurisdictions, and maintain
- trusted relationships with expert groups.
- Experience working across systems that require interoperability, data maturity, and
- multi-sector collaboration.
- Analytical and Decision Making Capability
- Proficiency in evidence synthesis, scenario development, risk assessment, and horizon
- scanning.
- Ability to respond rapidly to emerging threats and translate complex information into
- policy-ready advice.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for employment with the Australian CDC, applicants must be an Australian citizen at
- the time an offer of employment is made.
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with the CDC will also be assessed through a variety of
- pre-employment check processes, such as:
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant, a Working with
- Children and Vulnerable People Check,
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where required),
- Providing evidence of qualifications (where required), and
- Obtaining and maintaining a security clearance at the required level.
- For this role, postgraduate qualifications in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases,
- emergency management or a related field and the ability to obtain and maintain Negative Vetting 2
- security clearance is required.
How to Apply
Position Contact Emma, n/a
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.cdc.gov.au/about-us/work-us
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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