Join our team as a Policy, Procedures and Training Officer!

Are you a team player with strong organisational skills and natural curiosity? Do you want to support a growing geographically dispersed team to deliver quality material for Tribunal Operations? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

The Administrative Review Tribunal is seeking applications for a Policy, Procedures and Training Officer within the new Operational Policy, Procedures and Training section.

This ongoing full-time hybrid role can be located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney.

Remuneration: The annual salary range for the position is APS5 $85,755 pa - $91,809 pa, plus a generous employer superannuation contribution of 15.4%.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Assistant Director and working closely with Senior Policy, Procedures and Training Officers, this role will assist in the development and maintenance of procedures, policy, template and training products.

This involves a range of different support for the section that may include tasks related to the development of procedures, policy or training products, liaison with internal stakeholders, and the coordination of consultation or training events. The role is also responsible for maintaining the section's key internal communication channels, including intranet content, mailbox, and regular reporting, as well as record-keeping.

About you:

To be successful you will have:

• Ability to maintain productive relationships with a variety of stakeholders and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct analysis of sometimes complex and voluminous material, exercise sound judgement, identify opportunities for improvement and suggest creative solutions.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to produce high-quality written materials for a range of internal and external audiences, and provide sound advice to internal stakeholders on the use of materials published by the section.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently with some guidance, manage competing priorities, plan, and negotiate timeframes.
• A well-developed understanding, or the ability to quickly acquire a well-developed understanding, of the Tribunal's legislative, operational and policy context, particularly in relation the development of policy, procedure and training materials.

Essential: 

• The Tribunal requires Australian Citizenship as a condition of engagement.
• All employees are required to undertake an Australian Federal Police Check and complete a health declaration.

Desirable:

• Relevant qualifications or experience relevant to the key responsibilities of the role.

More information about this position, the scope of the role, duties and required capabilities and experience, is contained within the Position Description, which is linked below and available on our Career Opportunities page.

About the Tribunal:

The Administrative Review Tribunal plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

We believe in providing our employees with a work environment that is supportive and rewarding. Our culture is one that welcomes all and we embrace flexibility and diversity. We believe our people are our most valuable asset and we work to support the skills, knowledge and capability of our staff.

You can learn more about the Tribunal on our website.

What we offer:   

We believe the little extras can make a big difference in supporting your success and some of our great incentives include:

• flexible working options, including flexitime and remote working to support you with your commitments outside of work.
• competitive salary including generous superannuation employer contribution of 15.4%
• salary packaging options
• supportive career development opportunities
• access to holistic health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport which provides discount to 350+ gyms, free annual influenza vaccinations and free eye tests
• generous leave allowances including Christmas to New Year office closure with no deduction from your leave balance and options to purchase leave.
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family

positive and inclusive culture.

Read our Enterprise Agreement for more information about our terms and conditions of employment.

How to apply:

To be considered, all applications must be submitted online via the Career Opportunities page. Please click on the job title you are applying for, click apply at the top of the page and follow the instructions on the online application. Please do not apply via SEEK Apply portal.

 Please submit a CV (e.g. of no more than 4 pages) and cover letter (of no more than 2 pages) addressing how your experience matches the capabilities and experience of role, referring to the Position Description.

Applications close: Tuesday 28th October 2025 at 11:45pm (AEDT)

Should you wish to discuss this position, please contact:

Name: Chad Poynting

Title:  Assistant Director Operational Policy, Procedures and Training

Tel:    02 9276 5387

Email: chad.poynting@art.gov.au

Please contact the Talent team on (02) 9276 5443 or recruitment@art.gov.au should you require assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

Please note a merit list/pool may be created to fill future like vacancies. Suitable candidates on this merit list/pool may be contacted in relation to identical or similar non-ongoing and ongoing roles in the Tribunal, or the broader APS, within 18 months from the original advertised date in gazettal.

The Administrative Review Tribunal is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all genders, LGBTQI+ community and mature age people. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us if invited to interview.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability