The Role
A State Government agency is seeking a Workplace Relations Lead (VPS6) to join their People & Culture team on an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend. This hybrid role is ideal for an experienced ER/IR professional ready to lead complex case management and change initiatives with impact.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CPSU and Clause 11 consultation/change processes.
• Lead case management for grievances, conduct, performance, and workplace behaviour matters.
• Implement workplace behaviour policies and support increased reporting and compliance.
• Engage external legal and investigative providers.

About You

• Strong experience in employee/workplace relations.
• Expertise managing complex ER/IR issues, investigations, and union engagement.
• Proven ability to implement policy and change with empathy and integrity.
• Strategic and operational mindset with excellent stakeholder management.

Interested? Apply now or contact Ahmad at ahmad.jahfar@talentinternational.com

• 3-month full-time contract based in Canberra – no remote work – with possible extension
• Canberra based role
• NV1 Security Clearance required
• Experience in risk management, compliance, assurance, and risk register development

Role
Are you an experienced Risk Management professional ready to make a meaningful contribution to Defence programs? This role offers a unique opportunity to deliver a comprehensive Branch-Level Risk Management Plan and establish a Risk Review Process in a high-profile environment. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to shape risk frameworks that strengthen governance and decision-making across complex programs.

Your duties will include:

• Engaging stakeholders to identify and develop a Branch-Level Risk Management Plan
• Conducting an environmental scan and identifying existing branch and divisional processes
• Performing gap analysis and assessing risk maturity across teams
• Drafting and implementing the Risk Management Plan and risk assurance processes
• Coordinating and managing the first formal Program-Level Risk Review
• Establishing a forum to support ongoing risk review and reporting

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• 4-7 years of demonstrated experience in risk management, compliance, and assurance
• Proven ability to develop and maintain risk registers, with strong attention to detail
• Experience in Defence Program Management and stakeholder engagement
• Proficiency in the use of Predict for recording and reporting risk data
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

Application Process
If you would like to apply, please contact Deepika Ahluwalia on 02 6129 6300 or email deepika.ahluwalia@talentinternational.com

What’s in it for you:

• Support initiatives that shape the future of Australia’s financial markets
• Join a trusted government agency
• Hybrid work environment

The Role:

A prominent national regulatory body that ensures market integrity is seeking a experienced Senior Technical Business Analyst. This role is part of a significant multi-year transformation program within a high-profile federal initiative, focused on delivering digital services, improving transparency, and strengthening regulatory systems.

As a Senior Technical Business Analyst within the program you will play a critical role in bridging business needs with technical solutions. Your work will contribute directly to improving processes, driving digital transformation, and enhancing operational efficiency across a broad program of work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complex business requirements.
• Apply a technical lens to business problems, facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussions.
• Develop and document high-quality business, functional, and non-functional requirements (e.g. user stories) that are easily consumable by stakeholders from technical, business, and testing disciplines.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior BAs where appropriate to ensure overall delivery success.
• Design user interfaces using User-Centred Design (UCD) principles, ensuring compliance with Australian Government accessibility and usability standards.
• Map current-state and future-state processes using BPMN and similar methodologies.
• Contribute to test planning, UAT preparation, system implementation, and user training material development.
• Maintain accountability for delivering to project timelines and contributing to strategic priorities.

About You:

• Tertiary qualifications in IT or a related field.
• Extensive experience in business analysis within large-scale IT transformation or government programs.
• Strong grasp of systems development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and user-centric design.
• Proficiency in requirements elicitation, process modelling (BPMN), data modelling, and enterprise analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across all levels.
• Leadership capability to support and guide junior analysts.
• Analytical and critical thinking capabilities to evaluate data and identify trends, risks, and insights.
• Experience with tools such as SAS, Microsoft Dynamics, Java-based systems, Siebel/Oracle Fusion, Peoplesoft, and Data Warehousing (highly desirable).

Additional Requirements:

Due to the nature of this government program, must be Australian Citizen and eligible to undergo a Baseline security clearance.

What’s in it for you:

• Support initiatives that shape the future of Australia’s financial markets
• Join a trusted government agency
• Hybrid work environment

Apply today to secure your interview! For more information, email Bini James at bini.james@talentinternational.com

12-Month Contract | Up to $1300 per day | Brisbane Based

Are you an experienced cyber security professional looking to contribute to national infrastructure protection? This is a rare opportunity to play a vital role in a high-impact cyber program focused on uplift, assurance, and resilience across critical systems and services.

As the Senior Cyber Security Assurance and Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of enterprise-wide security governance, risk, and assurance initiatives across a complex and evolving technology landscape. This role supports major transformation programs and works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are secure, compliant, and resilient.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert assurance and risk management support across ICT and OT environments.

• Deliver cyber security governance, audit, and compliance activities aligned to enterprise security strategy.

• Assist in the certification and accreditation of systems and provide security input for RFQs/RFIs.

• Monitor the effectiveness of security controls and recommend improvements.

• Participate as a security SME in change advisory boards, procurement panels, and project delivery forums.

• Develop and maintain key security documentation including System Security Plans and Statements of Applicability.

• Work closely with GRC and CIRRIS tools to manage risk, compliance actions, and reporting.

About You:

• Proven experience in cyber assurance and risk management within a large-scale enterprise environment.

• Strong understanding of cyber risks in both traditional ICT and operational technology environments.

• Skilled in translating technical risk into business language to influence stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Comfortable working across geographically dispersed teams and complex project ecosystems.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of NIST frameworks (800-37, 800-39), ITIL, and risk-based security practices.

• Experience with security certification & accreditation, including working with GRC platforms.

• Industry-recognised certifications (at least one required):

  • CISSP (or ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP)

  • CISA, CRISC, CGEIT

  • ICS410 (ICS/SCADA Security Essentials)

• Tertiary qualifications in ICT, Cyber Security, or related field (preferred).

Security Requirements:

• Must be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain (or already hold) NV1 Security Clearance.

To be considered for this role please click apply now or email david.reynolds@talentinternational.com to organise a time to discuss confidentially.

• 9 Month Contract + the potential to extend
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Environment
• Government Agency

The role

Our Victorian Government client is seeking a highly skilled Senior IT Risk and Governance Manager to support the IT Project Manager focusing on in-flight projects.

This pivotal role will manage a comprehensive view of IT risks based on the existing risk register and identify risks to ensure mitigation activities are well coordinated.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and govern security risk structures and processes to support effective security risk decisions across the agencies portfolio.
• Consult with staff and management to map existing processes, identify potential risks, and design assurance programs
• Establish clear remediation pathways for risks related to architecture, security and other critical areas.
• Creating precise scoping documents, audit and risk reports, briefings, and correspondence to communicate security risk and audit findings effectively
• Coach and guide the IT Project Manager to successfully implement project controls and facilitate improved delivery practices
• Facilitate security governance forums and committees

In carrying out these responsibilities, you will:

• Demonstracted experience working in the Risk and Assurance space (preferably in the government sector)
• Consult and collaborate with internal risk and assurance teams and 3rd party auditors
• Align with and comply with the department’s risk frameworks and standard
• Support staff with security risk management and assurance initiatives
• Strong understanding of information security controls and VPDSF
• Exceptional stakeholder management and able to build trust and rapport quickly
• Prior Victorian Government experience highly regarded

What’s in it for you:

• 9 Month Contract + the potential to extend
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Environment
• Government Agency

Apply today to secure an interview or for more information email Sarah Jordan at Sarah.Jordan@talentinternational.com for more information.