- Ongoing
- Salary: $89 404 to $96 829 plus 15.4% superannuation
- Canberra, ACT
Employment Opportunity
The Attorney-General's Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and justice framework. The department's Parliamentary and Legislation team is seeking two organised and enthusiastic individuals for the following APS5 roles: (1) Assistant Legislation Liaison Officer (LLO); and (2) Senate Estimates Officer. Both roles would suit individuals that like dynamic work, have strong people skills, and want to deepen their Parliamentary and legislative process knowledge.
The Assistant LLO is responsible for:
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supporting coordination of the department’s legislation program
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providing a ‘help-desk’ function to support teams to deliver priority legislation
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delivering training and resources to build and maintain legislative capability in the department
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managing lodging, printing, delivery and tabling of core legislative materials
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monitoring and advising on the progress of legislation through Parliament, and
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performing secretariat functions for the department’s Legislation Committee.
The Senate Estimates Officer is responsible for:
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preparing workplan of tasks ahead of each round of Senate Estimates hearings
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coordinating Hot Topic Briefs and briefing packs for executives and ministers
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coordinating and managing the security and witness lists for hearings
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identifying questions on notice and coordinating portfolio responses
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coordinating Hansard corrections and clarifications, and
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providing advice and assistance on Senate Estimates matters.
How you can help us make a difference
As a member of the Parliamentary and Legislation team, both roles also contribute to other Parliamentary duties including coordination of question time briefs, monitoring and reporting on Question Time and tabling.
These are exciting and fast-paced roles that suit individuals with strong organisation, time-management and interpersonal skills. Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate most of the following:
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strong attention to detail
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strong organisation and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities
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strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage productively with a range of stakeholders
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sound judgement and ability to identify and escalate risks appropriately
Knowledge of legislative process and Parliamentary process is desirable but not mandatory for these roles.
Merit Pools:
A merit list or pool may be created as part of this selection process and be used to fill similar vacancies in Canberra, ACT.
Flexible work arrangements will be considered and supported where possible. These may include:
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Job Share
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Hybrid Work
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Remote Work
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Compressed Hours
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Bandwidth Modification
AGD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation to apply and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible.
For more information about this opportunity, including contact details for adjustment requests, please refer to the Candidate Information Kit.
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