National Estimating Manager

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • + Car

We are working with a growing company to recruit a National Estimating Manager to lead and uplift a high-performing estimating function. This role will oversee estimating standards, pricing governance, estimator training, and national consistency across desktop and field-based teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of desktop estimators nationally
  • Deliver estimator training, induction, and performance coaching
  • Maintain pricing libraries, templates, workflows, and estimating governance
  • Drive quote conversion, quality assurance, and SLA achievement
  • Manage escalations and provide overflow estimating support as required
  • Travel interstate during high-volume events and training programs

Key Requirements

  • Strong building and construction estimating experience
  • Proven leadership in a national or multi-site estimating function
  • Knowledge of NCC and Australian Standards
  • Prior experience or understanding of the insurance building and restoration sector
  • Advanced communication, analytical, and process improvement skills
  • Strong capability with Excel and estimating systems

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Instructional Designer - HR Payroll System

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Contract
  • INC Super

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to support the rollout of a new HR and payroll system. This role is critical in ensuring end users are confident, capable, and supported through high-quality, practical, and engaging learning assets aligned to the broader change program.

You will work closely with Change Managers and Subject Matter Experts to translate complex system functionality into clear, user-friendly training materials tailored to diverse user groups.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop learning assets to support adoption of a new HR and payroll system.
  • Produce a range of training materials including user manuals, quick reference guides, eLearning modules, and video-based “how-to” guides.
  • Translate complex system processes into clear, accessible, and practical learning content.
  • Collaborate closely with the Change Team to align learning activities with the overall change and adoption strategy.
  • Engage with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to gather content, validate accuracy, and ensure relevance.
  • Tailor learning materials for different user groups, roles, and levels of system interaction.
  • Support training delivery, updates, and content refinement as the system evolves.

Key Deliverables

  • End-user training manuals and quick reference guides.
  • Online learning modules and supporting digital learning materials.
  • Video-based training content and step-by-step “how-to” resources.
  • Learning assets aligned to system rollout and change milestones.

Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as an Instructional Designer, ideally supporting system or technology implementations.
  • Strong understanding of adult learning principles and learning design methodologies.
  • Demonstrated experience developing digital learning content and training documentation.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with Change Managers, project teams, and SMEs.
  • Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Experience in HR, payroll, or enterprise system implementations is highly regarded.

What’s on Offer

  • Long-term contract (6 + 6 months) with strong program visibility.
  • WFH flexible
  • Opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise transformation.
  • Collaborative, change-focused environment with clear deliverables.
  • Potential for contract extension or follow-on work.

Apply now to be considered for this exciting contract opportunity. Or reach out to ray.stewart@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

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Manager, End User Computing

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • Negotiable
  • Permanent Position – Government Department
  • Melbourne CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
  • $162,077 + super – Manage a team of 14

We are seeking an experienced and people-focused Manager, End User Computing to lead a team delivering essential end user technology services across the organisation.

This leadership role oversees two key functions – the Windows Administration team and the End User Applications team – ensuring that systems, devices, and applications operate efficiently and securely to support a large, complex user base.

The role will also manage procurement and vendor contracts, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategic technology direction within the Microsoft domain.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and support a team of approximately 14 technical staff
  • Oversee the delivery and maintenance of Windows Administration and End User Application services across the organisation.
  • Ensure the stability, reliability, and security of the Microsoft domain environment, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and device management tools.
  • Manage procurement activities, including vendor management, contract negotiation, and renewals in accordance with government policies and processes.
  • Work collaboratively with other technology and business teams to support projects, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential skills and experience:

  • Strong experience as a Manager, End User Computing/Infrastructure Lead
  • Proven experience leading and managing technical teams (10+ staff) in a complex IT environment.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and end user computing tools.
  • Demonstrated experience in procurement, vendor management, and contract administration – ideally within a government context.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.

What’s in it for you:

  • Supportive, inclusive company culture that values collaboration and respect
  • Strong focus on career development with clear progression pathways
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
  • Exposure to meaningful, challenging work that makes an impact

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Payroll Team Leader

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
  • AU$13000 - AU$137000 per annum

Payroll Team Leader – Leading Health & Community Organisation | Macquarie Park

Permanent | $137,000 + super | Hybrid: 4 days in-office, 1 day WFH

We’re partnering with a leading organisation in the health and community sector who are seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to join their supportive team in Macquarie Park.

This is a “unicorn” role – ideal for a strong payroll professional with hands-on NZ payroll expertise, prior system change experience, and proven people leadership skills. You will lead a payroll team of approximately 700 employees and play a critical hands-on role ensuring compliant, accurate, and timely payroll across the group.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a close-knit payroll team, leading and mentoring staff while maintaining payroll compliance across multiple entities. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact, overseeing payroll processes, resolving complex issues, and supporting system upgrades and integrations.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead, mentor, and support the payroll team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
  • Manage end-to-end payroll processing for Australian and New Zealand employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness.
  • Ensure compliance with Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation (Fair Work Act, Superannuation Guarantee, Holidays Act, IRD, etc.).
  • Validate payroll masterfile data, onboarding and termination records, wages, bonuses, leave, tax, and superannuation/KiwiSaver payments.
  • Approve payment files to Finance within SOD (wages, PAYG/PAYE, payroll tax, superannuation).
  • Resolve complex payroll discrepancies efficiently and maintain data integrity across multiple systems.
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (HR, Finance, department managers) and external vendors.
  • Manage team SLAs and inbound payroll queries using tools like Jira.
  • Support audits, reporting, and ongoing compliance initiatives.

About You

  • 7+ years’ payroll experience, including NZ payroll expertise.
  • 2+ years’ experience in people leadership within payroll teams.
  • Hands-on experience with payroll system changes and integrations.
  • Strong understanding of Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Tertiary payroll certification desirable (or equivalent work experience).
  • Approachable, collaborative, and able to lead by example.

The Details

  • Location: Macquarie Park (hybrid: 4 days office, 1 day WFH)
  • Position Type: Permanent
  • Salary: $137,000 + super
  • Team Size: Payroll team supporting ~700 employees

Why You’ll Love It

  • Lead a highly regarded payroll team within a supportive, down-to-earth culture.
  • Take ownership of payroll operations and system enhancements.
  • Opportunity to have a meaningful impact on payroll delivery and compliance across the group.
  • Flexible working arrangements to balance in-office and WFH days

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People Consultant x 2

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Up to AU$550 per hour

Talent International is currently recruiting for a People Consultant x 2 to join our client’s team based in Ultimo. The position is a 6-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $550 per day + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

About the Role

The People Consultant provides Tier 2 operational HR partnering and case management support to leaders and staff across assigned client groups. You will ensure the consistent, timely, and compliant application of policies, procedures, and enterprise agreements while delivering trusted advice across the employee lifecycle.

Working closely with Client Services, Strategic Business Partners, and specialist Centres of Excellence (Workplace Relations, Reward, Talent Acquisition, Learning & OD, and Health, Safety & Wellbeing), you will play a key role in managing people matters, supporting workforce initiatives, and building leadership capability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end employee case management across the employee lifecycle.
  • Provide practical HR and workplace relations advice on performance, conduct, and employee concerns.
  • Interpret and apply enterprise agreements, employment legislation, and organisational policies.
  • Act as a trusted operational partner to client groups and key stakeholders.
  • Support managers with low-to-moderate workplace investigations, escalating complex matters where required.
  • Coach leaders in effective performance management and difficult conversations.
  • Support recruitment activities, role evaluations, and remuneration advice in line with job architecture frameworks.
  • Provide advisory support during organisational change, including consultation and redeployment.
  • Maintain accurate case records and manage complaints through HR systems, ensuring confidentiality.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across HR processes and documentation.

About You

You will be a confident and experienced HR professional who thrives in an operational, advisory environment and enjoys partnering closely with leaders.

You will bring:

  • Demonstrated experience in operational HR business partnering, advisory, and case management.
  • Strong capability in interpreting and applying industrial instruments and employment legislation.
  • Proven experience partnering with managers and senior stakeholders to resolve people issues.
  • Ability to deliver high-quality, timely advice in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
  • Experience using HR systems such as Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, or similar platforms.
  • Experience collaborating with specialist HR functions to deliver integrated People services.
  • A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency and positive employee experience.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
  • Accreditation or formal training in a recognised job evaluation methodology (e.g. Hay Group / Korn Ferry, Mercer CED, or equivalent) – desirable.

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Payroll Officer

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
  • AU$90000 - AU$110000 per annum
  • Senior Payroll Officer – Permanent Role
  • Location: Sydney CBD | Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day WFH)
  • Salary: $110,000 package (including super)

Talent International is partnering with a long-standing, high-profile client to recruit a Senior Payroll Officer for a permanent opportunity. This role sits within a well-established payroll function and plays a key part in ensuring accurate, compliant payroll delivery across a large, complex workforce.

The Role

As a Senior Payroll Officer, you will be part of a 10-person payroll team, taking ownership of payroll processing, review, and quality assurance. You will act as a subject matter expert, supporting Payroll Officers through training and guidance, while leading the resolution of complex payroll matters.

This role does not have direct reports, but does provide leadership through coaching, review, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process and review end-to-end payroll across fortnightly and monthly cycles
  • Review payroll outcomes to ensure accuracy and compliance prior to finalisation
  • Lead the resolution of complex payroll queries and escalations
  • Provide training, coaching, and support to Payroll Officers
  • Complete month-end payroll activities and reporting
  • Prepare personnel and payroll documentation in line with statutory requirements
  • Ensure compliance with Fair Work, legislation, and internal policies
  • Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and payroll-related projects

Key Skills & Experience (Top Priorities)

  • Strong SAP payroll processing experience
  • Experience working in a large, complex organisation (2,000+ employees)
  • Solid understanding of Fair Work and Australian payroll legislation
  • Demonstrated commitment to building a long-term career in payroll
  • High attention to detail with strong problem-solving capability
  • Confident communicator with internal stakeholders

Team & Structure

  • Payroll team of 10
  • No direct reports
  • Leadership responsibility through review, coaching, and technical expertise

Why Apply?

  • Permanent role within a high-profile entertainment organisation
  • Competitive $110k package
  • Exposure to large-scale, complex payroll operations
  • Supportive, experienced payroll team
  • Opportunity to influence process improvement and projects

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Scrum Master

  • Australia
  • Adelaide
  • Contract
  • Negotiable
  • Scrum Master
  • Initial contract until June 2026; with possible extension
  • Adelaide Based Position

The Scrum Master works closely with the product manager to facilitate work, deliver value to the business and help optimise the performance of the team. The role will also assist with implementing Agile practices/methodologies for planning and prioritising of work at the portfolio/program level and work with the business stakeholders to provide them with guidance around Agile practices.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Broad experience as a Scrum Master within a software applications development team.
  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, capable of inspiring and negotiating with others in a consultative and collaborative communication style.
  • Skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement, ability to empower others, transparency and servant leadership
  • Experience in management of a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure collaborative work practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, without excessive authority.
  • Knowledge of agile approaches – Kanban, Scrum, XP, etc.
  • Experience with large organisational level agile transformations will be highly regarded
  • Demonstrated ability to exercise a high degree of independent problem solving and creative thinking, and a proven capacity to plan, prioritise and implement strategies for a large and complex organisation.

Qualifications

  • A relevant certification in scrum and/or agile methodologies

    Postgraduate

  • Tertiary qualifications in the field of computer science, engineering or management and/or equivalent experience

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APS5 Project Officer

  • Australia
  • Wollongong
  • Contract
  • Up to AU$55.24 per hour

Talent International is currently recruiting for an APS5 Project Officer to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills/Newcastle/Wollongong. The position is a 10-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $55.24 per hour + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Assisting in project management and coordination activities, monitoring and reviewing program and project activities against plans
  • Drafting a range of written material, including business cases, plans, executive briefs and corporate documentation for review
  • Assisting with project quality management to ensure that project deliverables are fit for purpose and meet client needs
  • Collaborating with team members to achieve program, project and business outcomes.
  • Performing research work and analysis, including contributing to the preparation of reports on relevant project activities
  • Understanding, extracting and presenting data using reporting products such as PACE dashboard, report builder, SAS and Microsoft Excel
  • Supporting the drafting of communication materials and presenting business insights and recommendations
  • Providing timely and accurate responses to stakeholder feedback and enquiries
  • Coordinating branch reporting to monitor and track improvement outcomes
  • Undertaking quality assurance processes, including quality checks with reports, quality trend analysis and outcomes analysis
  • Managing workflow routing for business areas across the Agency

Key skills required for role/s:

  • Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Communication skills to translate technical jargon into accessible communication with stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision as an effective member of a team, using a high level of initiative to manage competing priorities.
  • Apply judgment to resolve issues and make evidence-informed decisions.
  • Ability to respond to changing priorities, support various functions as needed, and work effectively in a dynamic environment.
  • Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment.
  • Meeting and exceeding internal or external customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.
  • Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skills on the job and learning through their application.
  • Effectively managing your own time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
  • Leverage feedback and accept responsibility for outcomes (positive or negative) of one’s work and refocus efforts where appropriate to improve knowledge, skills, and behaviours

Desirable skills to have for the role/s:

  • In-depth understanding of the NDIS Legislation, Policy, and Our Guidelines.
  • Strong understanding of PACE and SAP CRM operating and analytical platforms, PACE cases, routing rules, and permissions.

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APS5 Quality Officer

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Up to AU$55.24 per hour

Talent International is currently recruiting for an APS5 Quality Officer to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills. The position is a 10-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $55.24 per hour + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Managing a range of moderately complex to complex quality reviews.
  • Conducting quality assurance and quality control activities in relation to planning processes and/or decision-making.
  • Applying guidance consistently to make assessments about quality, legislative and process compliance using information recorded in business systems
  • Providing reasons for file review assessments, referring to evidence and using objective, clear and concise written communication
  • Providing professional and technical commentary to review findings to improve decision making, planning, practice and performance
  • Recording data and commentary using the tools and format specified for the file review, adhering to privacy requirements and relevant data policies
  • Where risks to participants or the scheme are identified, taking appropriate action following established processes
  • Assisting in developing and implementing improvement strategies to deliver branch and Agency goals and strategic objectives
  • Identifying best practice approaches through qualitative and quantitative review
  • Supporting and mentoring team members to enhance the quality and correctness of technical skills and knowledge.
  • Use insights to drive continuous improvement
  • Manage workflow requests through JIRA triage queries

Key skills required for role/s:

  • Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Communication skills to translate technical jargon into accessible communication with stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision as an effective member of a team, using a high level of initiative to manage competing priorities.
  • Apply judgment to resolve issues and make evidence-informed decisions.
  • Ability to respond to changing priorities, support various functions as needed, and work effectively in a dynamic environment.
  • Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment.
  • Meeting and exceeding internal or external customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.
  • Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skills on the job and learning through their application.
  • Effectively managing your own time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
  • Leverage feedback and accept responsibility for outcomes (positive or negative) of one’s work and refocus efforts where appropriate to improve knowledge, skills, and behaviours
  • Understanding of qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Capacity to conduct quality assurance audits on a routine basis.

Desirable skills to have for the role/s:

  • In-depth understanding of the NDIS Legislation, Policy, and Our Guidelines.
  • Strong understanding of PACE and SAP CRM operating and analytical platforms, PACE cases, routing rules, and permissions.
  • Understanding of audit processes and frameworks.
  • Sound knowledge of NDIA planning and decision-making practices, specifically the application of Reasonable and Necessary decision-making.

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Solution Architect - Networks

  • Australia
  • Brisbane
  • Contract
  • AU$900 - AU$1000 per day + INC Super

The Solution / Network Architect is responsible for leading complex infrastructure discovery, design, and transformation initiatives across large-scale enterprise environments. The role provides strategic and technical leadership across network architecture, monitoring platforms, and addressing frameworks, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organisational and government standards.

This role partners closely with operational teams, security, clinical/business stakeholders, and executive sponsors to translate business and operational needs into robust, future-proof technical architectures. The Architect will produce high-quality artefacts including current-state assessments, target-state designs, options papers, and implementation roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

  • Lead end-to-end architecture activities across enterprise network and infrastructure domains.
  • Develop current-state and future-state architectures aligned to organisational strategy and digital transformation objectives.
  • Define architectural principles, standards, and patterns for network, monitoring, and addressing solutions.
  • Ensure all designs meet security, resilience, scalability, and government compliance requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Engage with business, clinical, security, and technical stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements.
  • Facilitate workshops and interviews to capture operational needs and future-state expectations.
  • Translate business and operational objectives into clear, actionable technical designs.

Monitoring & Operations Architecture

  • Review and assess existing monitoring and alerting platforms across the enterprise.
  • Identify gaps, overlaps, and inefficiencies in current tooling and operational models.
  • Define requirements for SOC, NOC, Enterprise Operations and Disaster Operations environments.
  • Recommend a rationalised monitoring platform strategy that improves visibility, performance, security, and reporting.

Network & Addressing Architecture

  • Analyse existing network and IP addressing environments, documenting current-state architecture and utilisation.
  • Assess capacity, constraints, and future growth requirements.
  • Design scalable IPv4 and IPv6 addressing strategies aligned with long-term organisational needs.
  • Develop transition approaches that minimise risk and operational disruption.

Key Deliverables

  • Current-state architecture and platform assessments
  • Business and technical requirements documentation
  • Target-state solution and network architectures
  • Options papers and recommendation reports
  • Implementation and transition roadmaps
  • Technical design documents and diagrams

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Manager Rail Investigations

  • New Zealand
  • Wellington
  • Permanent
  • Negotiable

As Manager Rail Investigations you’ll play a vital role in the rail safety system by supporting the Chief Investigator of Accidents in ensuring your team delivers robust, high quality rail accident investigations.

About the organisation

TAIC is an independent Crown entity that supports the Transport Accident Investigation Commission to determine the circumstances and causes of transport accidents and incidents in order to avoid similar occurrences.

Skilled investigators, led by an Investigator in Charge, investigate and analyse the circumstances of significant air, maritime, and rail occurrences. They support the Commission to consider the facts, and make findings and recommendations to improve transport safety, rather than to ascribe blame.

The Commission’s vision is ‘no repeat accidents – ever!’

The role

You’ll lead a team of skilled rail accident investigators, provide people and technical leadership, management and direction.

You will proactively manage the investigation work flow, build effective and enduring relationships with stakeholders and agencies both locally and internationally, and provide an excellent level of quality assurance to ensure robust, timely, high quality rail accident investigation reports are submitted to the Commission.

There may be times when you are deployed to accident sites so a high level of health and fitness, and the ability to travel, is required. The role is based in central Wellington.

Skills and experiences

Core to this role is management and leadership of the team’s rail accident investigative function and outputs – so our ideal candidate will have:

  • outstanding writing and review abilities – able to guide, review, and stand behind high quality Commission-ready investigation reports
  • excellent project and workflow management skills and experience
  • inspiring and results driven leadership
  • modal transport experience
  • excellent communication skills and competence presenting in a quasi-judicial setting
  • outstanding relationship management skills and able to build strong and enduring relationships with a range of domestic and international stakeholders
  • safety investigation and quality assurance experience
  • a very high level of attention to detail.

Ideally you’ll hold a tertiary/professional management, investigation and/or transport mode qualification.

In return, this role represents an excellent career opportunity to bring the combination of your strong people leadership, communication, transport, and results focused capabilities to this key role that aspires to no repeat accidents in New Zealand’s rail sector.

If this sounds like the role you’ve been waiting for, don’t delay and apply now. For a detailed job description or more information, please contact Jacaleen Williams at Talent International on 021 732 996.

Please note, applicants must have the right to live and work in New Zealand.

Applications close 12 February 2026.

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EL1 Specialist Advisor - Employment Suitability and Workforce Integrity

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Contract
  • Up to AU$602.55 per day

Talent International is currently recruiting for an EL1 Specialist Advisor, Employment Suitability and Workforce Integrity to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills. The position is a 10-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $602.55 per day + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

Personnel Security & Suitability Framework Development

  • Lead the design, consultation and implementation of a contemporary employee suitability framework covering the employment lifecycle.
  • Ensure alignment with protective security, APS integrity and personnel security policies.
  • Provide expert analysis and advice to guide the Agency’s approach to workforce suitability and risk-based controls.

Suitability Assessment & Expert Advisory

  • Apply vetting and suitability assessment principles to complex workforce cases.
  • Provide authoritative advice on potential risks, suitability concerns, and appropriate mitigations.
  • Support consistent, defensible decision-making through clear documentation, structured analysis and sound judgement.

Pre-Employment Screening

  • Strengthen pre-employment screening settings, ensuring proportional checks aligned to the risk of the role.
  • Support the integration of screening requirements into recruitment processes and system workflows.
  • Review pre-employment information to identify potential suitability indicators and provide appropriate recommendations.

Ongoing Suitability & Workforce Monitoring

  • Develop practical, risk-informed approaches to ongoing suitability.
  • Establish clear triggers for review and apply structured assessment methods where concerns arise.
  • Support the organisation in managing integrity-related workforce risks.

Workforce Role Risk & Governance

  • Assist in identifying positions with elevated integrity or access requirements. This includes worker screening checking processes.
  • Work with partners across People, Culture and Wellbeing to maintain supporting registers or tools that link positions to suitability expectations.
  • Provide guidance to business areas on suitability considerations during job design, recruitment and workforce management.

Policy, Documentation & Continuous Improvement

  • Refresh and maintain relevant policies, procedures and guidance materials with clear, consistent and accessible content that covers the employment lifecycle.
  • Strengthen linkages across personnel security, workplace integrity, fraud, audit and governance functions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

  • Build collaborative relationships and partner with Cyber, Fraud, Legal, Audit and Risk and operational teams.
  • Engage confidently with stakeholders on all levels of the organisation in relation to sensitive issues.
  • Prepare high-quality papers, advice and briefings for executives.

Leadership & Program Delivery

  • Lead complex workstreams, managing priorities, risks and interdependencies.
  • Provide mentoring and guidance to staff working in related personnel security or integrity areas to enable knowledge transfers
  • Promote cultural uplift in integrity awareness, ethical behaviour and suitability expectations.

Desirable skills to have for the role/s:

  • Experience applying PSPF requirements to workforce lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, suitability assessments, ongoing monitoring, and cessation.
  • Significant experience in vetting, suitability assessment, personnel security or equivalent integrity-based roles.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret complex personal information and determine suitability against defined standards.
  • Proven experience developing or applying structured frameworks, risk criteria or assessment methodologies.
  • Strong written analysis skills, including preparing suitability assessments, decision records or briefs.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
  • Experience leading reforms, governance processes or uplift activities.

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