11.59pm AEST, Monday 3 August 2026
The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under Section 26 of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's
Directions 2016. This vacancy is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants.
The opportunity we have available
The department’s Legal and Integrity Division (Division) brings together our legal and integrity functions. The Division provides high quality, practical, technically excellent and timely legal advice, support and services for the department and portfolio Ministers’ offices. It also champions our culture of integrity, manages and investigates misconduct, and develops strategic initiatives to enhance ethical practices across the agency. The work is varied across the diverse subject matter of the portfolio, intellectually stimulating and rewarding.
The Integrity Branch (Branch) has a broad remit that is focused on supporting the Secretary and Executives in ensuring the integrity of the department’s critical public sector process including:
- maintaining the program of primary and subordinate legislation across the portfolio
- delivering the department’s enterprise risk management framework, policies and procedures and enterprise risk register and controls
- supporting the department’s compliance with privacy requirements
- promoting a culture of integrity and ethical conduct across the department in accordance with relevant legislation and the APS Values
- leading investigations into complaints and ethical breaches such as fraud and corruption
- management of the department’s Freedom of Information and audit processes
There are current and upcoming APS6 vacancies in Integrity & Investigations which are dedicated, professional, and forward-thinking teams.
What you will do
The APS6 Investigator will deliver high-quality, end-to-end investigations into allegations of fraud and corruption. The role requires strong investigative capability, sound judgement, and the ability to operate effectively within a complex government environment.
In addition to core investigations, the role contributes to strengthening the department’s integrity framework through policy uplift, risk identification, and cross-functional collaboration across the broader integrity function, including fraud control, complaints, and prevention activities.
Key responsibilities will include:
Investigations
- Undertake complex and sensitive investigations in accordance with the Australian Government Investigations Standards (AGIS) and departmental frameworks.
- Plan and conduct investigations, including evidence gathering, interviews, analysis, and reporting.
- Use a range of internal and external sources and techniques to gather information and evidence to support findings, decisions, and recommendations.
- Prepare high-quality, defensible written material on sensitive matters, including investigation reports and executive briefs.
- Manage procedural fairness, confidentiality, and investigative risks.
Integrity Function and Capability Uplift
- Contribute to capability uplift to ensure alignment with legislative, policy and legal frameworks, including the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework (July 2024).
- Work with the Director and Chief Investigator to identify vulnerabilities in fraud and corruption control risk assessments and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
- Support continuous improvement of investigation methodologies, templates, SOPs, and guidance materials.
- Identify systemic issues and lessons learned from investigations and translate these into policy and control improvements.
- Assist with work across the integrity function, including fraud prevention, complaints, and conflict of interest management.
- Support education and awareness initiatives to build integrity capability across the department.
Team Contribution
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing investigations team environment.
- Share knowledge and support consistent approaches to investigations and integrity work.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to junior staff where required.
Inherent requirements for the role
The inherent requirements for this role include:
The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate their capability against the APS6 Work level standards, consistently act with integrity and professionalism and upholding APS values and ethical standards in all interactions.
In particular, you will need the following skills and experience:
- Foster resilience, flexibility, and a collaborative approach to work, thriving in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards of professionalism, including the ability to stretch beyond investigations into policy and integrity uplift.
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills, effectively prioritising and managing multiple, and sometimes competing, tasks—adapting swiftly to shifting priorities as required.
- Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with a proven capacity to adapt language and tone to suit diverse audiences and a meticulous attention to detail.
- Quickly distil and analyse complex information, focused on evidence and defensibility, identifying key issues to provide well-considered advice and guidance for informed decision-making.
- Engage confidently and collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues, building and maintaining productive working relationships both within and outside the department.
- Be proactive, use initiative and have a strong work ethic by taking ownership and accountability of your work, responding promptly to departmental needs, and welcoming feedback.
- Be collaborative and team-focused, with a commitment to continuous improvement, including ongoing learning and development.
Capabilities and Experience
- Minimum Cert IV Government Investigations Qualifications.
- Demonstrated experience in investigations within the APS or broader government environment.
- Strong understanding of public sector legislative and governance frameworks, including fraud and integrity obligations.
- Proven ability to analyse complex information and produce clear, evidence-based written reports.
- Sound judgement and ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters.
RecruitAbility
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant with disability to a further stage in the recruitment process, where they opt into RecruitAbility and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy.
The RecruitAbility minimum requirements are listed above under ‘inherent requirements for the role’.
You will be asked to indicate if you wish to opt into RecruitAbility in the application form. You must tick the 'opt in' box to participate in RecruitAbility. Simply declaring that you have a disability will not automatically include you.
We provide reasonable adjustments such as access, equipment or other practical support at relevant stages of
the recruitment process. Please advise in the application form or get in touch with the contact officer if you need any adjustments made.
More information can be found at RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants | Australian Public Service Commission.
Desirable requirements
- Experience applying AGIS or equivalent investigation standards.
- Exposure to fraud and corruption control frameworks, risk assessments, and prevention strategies.
- Experience contributing to policy development, review, or uplift activities.
- Diploma Government Investigations, not mandatory but highly regarded
- Experience conducting criminal and/or complex APS investigations within a policing, law enforcement or comparable government environment, including a current or former detective appointment.
- Candidates with extensive experience working with legislation and legal concepts are highly desirable.
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 Our Stories on Country Agreement and the 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.
We are dedicated to fostering personal and professional development, empowering individuals to set goals, acquire new skills, and cultivate unique qualities that define who they are. We believe that this not only leads to a more fulfilling and happier life but also enhances the overall quality of our work. Some of the benefits we offer include:
- Access to our study Assistance Program that provides paid leave and financial support for you to undertake courses of study that contribute to the improvements of your professional skills and knowledge relevant to our work and broader Australian Public Service.
- Through our investment in learning and development opportunities, and a positive performance culture, we provide diverse career pathways for our people to enable their mobility and adapt in a rapidly changing world.
- Improve your leadership skills, through the department’s Professional Coaching Scheme and tailored leadership opportunities for staff members.
- Flexible working opportunities, including part time hours, home based work and job sharing.
- We offer generous leave entitlements of 20 days personal circumstances leave per year, with one month’s accrual of leave credited on commencement and 150 hours of paid annual leave (based on a full-time employee), plus a range of other miscellaneous leave options to support you.
- Join our department and embark on a journey of growth, fulfillment, and well-being. Experience personal and professional development, prioritise your health, and be part of a vibrant and positive culture that empowers individuals and drives exceptional performance.
This is an Affirmative measure vacancy – This vacancy is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
This is an Affirmative Measures – First Nations applicants only position. The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an Affirmative Measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. To be eligible to apply under the Affirmative Measures initiative, applicants must:
- be an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person
- identify as an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person, and
- be accepted by their community as being an Aboriginal person and/or a Torres Strait Islander person
For more information please visit - Affirmative measure for recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
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 Negative Vetting 1 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 (AGSVA) website.
- 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
Applications for this opportunity close at 11.59pm AEST, Monday 3 August 2026.
Prior to preparing your application for the department, please read our Artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment at the department principles. The principles aim to help you use AI in a way that supports your application and maintains fairness and transparency while maintaining your integrity as a candidate. They outline what is and isn’t acceptable use of AI in APS recruitment.
In applying for this position, you are not required to address individual selection criteria. Rather, you should provide in a PDF document a statement of no more than 2 pages outlining your background, capabilities and experiences and how these align with the advertised role.
You should also provide a tailored CV in PDF, no more than 3 pages. The capabilities and behaviours required to be successful for this role are identified in the ‘inherent requirements for the role’ section.
Your application should be received through the department’s online recruitment system prior to the closing date and time to be considered.
If you experience any issues with the system please contact the recruitment team on 02 6136 8989 or via email at [email protected] to discuss an alternative way to submit your application.
Please advise the contact officer if you require adjustments during the recruitment process. We recognise and value diversity as our strength and promote a culture of inclusion to enhance our work performance and the wellbeing of our employees. We are committed to systems that are accessible, inclusive and safe for all. If you need any further information about accessibility and inclusion at our department, please contact [email protected]
Timeline and assessment
A selection panel will be established to assess your suitability against the advertised role.
If a merit pool is established it will be valid for 18 months from date it first appeared in the APS Gazette.
Applications open: 20 July 2026
Applications close: 3 August 2026
Application shortlisting: 7 August 2026
Further assessments: 14 August-21 August 2026
Selection report finalised: late-August 2026
Offers and announcements: early-September 2026
The above is indicative only, please reach out to the contact person if you have any questions on the recruitment process or timeframes.
Your application will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the role, the Work level standards and in comparison to other candidates who applied. Once the entire applicant pool has been assessed, the panel will create a shortlist of applicants. If your application is shortlisted, you may be asked to undertake further assessment, this may include work sample testing, interviews and reference checks.
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