APS Careers


APSjobs.gov.au enables jobseekers to find out about most APS jobs by professional categories. These categories are designed to make it easy to search for jobs based on personal capability and experience.

The links to some Australian Government agencies that deliver expertise and services in these professions are included in the relevant Professions page.

APS Careers include:

Communications and Marketing
Communications and Marketing staff plan, develop, implement and evaluate information and communication strategies that create an understanding and view of organisations, their goods and services and their role in the community to internal and external stakeholders.

 

Engineering and Technical
Engineering and Technical staff plan, organise, direct, control, coordinate, or provide advice on the engineering and technical operations and tasks within organisations.

 

Facilities, Trade and Property
Facilities, Trade and Property staff provide a variety of administrative and manual tasks that may involve the use of hand tools, power tools, air tools and small heavy equipment.

 

Finance, Accounting and Audit
Finance and Accounting staff plan and provide systems and services related to financial, accounting, and procurement activities within organisations. Audit staff undertake risk analysis, management and fraud control for an organisation or compliance activity.


Human Resources

Human Resource staff plan, implement and evaluate staff recruitment, retention, training and development programs as well as assist organisations to achieve greater efficiency and solve organisational problems.

 

Information Technology
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) staff plan, organise, direct, control, coordinate and support the ICT strategies, plans and operations of an organisation to ensure ICT infrastructure and applications support an organisation effectively and efficiently.

 

Intelligence, Security and Compliance
Intelligence and Security staff support military operations, policy operations, as well as warning and estimative intelligence. Compliance staff examine, assess, inspect and investigate compliance with applicable legislation and organisational frameworks.

 

Legal
Legal staff support the provision of, or provide, legal advice, prepare and draft legal documents, conduct negotiations on behalf of clients, plead cases in court and tribunals, hear legal and other matters in court and tribunals, and interpret, analyse, administer and review the law.

 

Management, Business and Administration
Management and Business staff plan, direct, control, coordinate and have a significant leadership role within an organisation. Administration staff perform a range of administrative tasks in support of an organisation or a manager.


Policy, Research, Program and Projects

Policy, Research, Program and Project Management staff coordinate, direct and oversee the development of policy, projects or a set of related projects in order to achieve outcomes and benefits related to organisational objectives.


Service Delivery

Service Delivery staff provides coordinated and structured advice, support and services to citizens and customers.

 

Science and Health
Science and Health roles include natural and physical sciences, health and allied health professionals and welfare support workers.

 


Other Resources

For Australian States and Territories government jobs visit States & Territories Jobs.

APSjobs incorporate the electronic APS employment gazette (Gazette). For further information visit Gazette Downloads.

Related Sites
Links to other sites

 


Marketing and Communications Engineering and Technical Trade and Properties Finance and Admin Human Resources Information technology Intelligence and Security Legal Business Policy Research Service delivery