My Aps Opportunities

Federal Government Application Writers

Public Service Resumes Federal Government application writers are the experts when competing Federal Government applications, our writers have a direct working knowledge and understanding of the APS and the always changing application requirements. The majority of Australian Public Service (APS) or Federal Government jobs are advertised within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). However, opportunities also exist for candidates not only within all six states and the Northern Territory but also for overseas candidates. The APS Departments and Agencies are constantly seeking the brightest and most talented candidates to join their team of like-minded professionals. Once you have secured a casual, part-time or full-time position within the APS, the sky is the limit to the opportunities you will be presented with which will include the option of changing Departments or Agencies, learning and developing, promotions, leadership programs, outstanding personal, holiday and other leave, generous super contributions and the chance for you to harness and realise your potential.

ONE OF THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND DIVERSE CAREER PATHS AVAILABLE

Types of roles available within the APS include the following:

  • Administrative Service Officer includes a range of administrative, research and policy tasks depending on the government department, agency or organisation.
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade Officer includes policy and operational aspects of Australia’s foreign policy and trade interests which includes opportunities within Australia and overseas.
  • Information Technology Officer provides support as well as develops and manages networked computing systems including installation as well as customise and support various software systems and other information technology services and products.
  • Professional and Technical Officer depending on your qualifications and specialisations, work may include Teachers, Nurses, Librarians, Psychologists, Public Relations Officers, or other professional and technical areas.

A large percentage of all APS jobs (over 150,000) are advertised within such Departments and Agencies as the Department of Human Services, the Department of Defence, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection & the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Due to machinery-of-government changes, the ranking of the three largest agencies has changed recently. Centrelink and Medicare Australia were abolished as separate agencies and staff merged into Department of Human Services, expanding its size to account for over 20% of the total APS job market. The Department of Human Services has 35,000 employees, the ATO has 25,000 employees and the Department of Defence with over 20,000 employees account for over half (50.4%) of the total APS job market.

There are over 200 Australian Government Departments and Agencies each providing services, support and information that is applicable to every aspect of Australian life. By understanding each Department and Agency structure will help give you a better understanding of the various jobs that are available within the APS as well as the type of job avenues you can create for yourself. A full list of all Department and Agency websites is provided below for your convenience:

DEPARTMENT

Attorney-General’s Department
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Department of Communications and the Arts
Department of Finance
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Health
Department of Human Services
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Department of Parliamentary Services
Department of the House of Representatives
Department of the Senate
Department of Defence
Department of Education and Training
Department of Employment
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Department of Social Services
Department of the Environment
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Treasury

 

AGENCIES
ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Aboriginals Hostel Limited (AHL)
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
Airservices Australia
Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC)
Army and Air Force Canteen Service (AFFCANS)
Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB)
Austrade (Australian Trade Commission)
Australia Council for the Arts
Australia Post
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (The Commission)
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Australian Competition Tribunal (The Tribunal)
Australian Crime Commission (ACC)
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (AECL)
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
Australian Energy Regulator (AER)
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA)
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)
Australian Hearing
Australian Human Rights Commission
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
Australian Signals Directorate- external site Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASD)
Australian Small Business Commissioner (ASBC)
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)
Australian Sports Commission (AIS)
Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ADSMAC)
Australian Sports Foundation (ASF)
Australian Statistics Advisory Council (ASAC)
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
ComSuper (CSC)
Copyright Tribunal of Australia
Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Creative Partnerships Australia
CrimTrac
CSIRO – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Dairy Australia
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal
Defence Housing Australia (DHA)
Defence Materiel Organisation
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Digital Transformation Office (DTO)
High Court of Australia
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA)
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)
Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC)
Inspector General of Taxation (IGT)
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS)
IP Australia
LiveCorp
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
Ministry for the Arts
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL)
National Archives of Australia
National Blood Authority
National Capital Authority
National Competition Council
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Office of the Aged Care Commissioner
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner
Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
Office of Township Leasing (OTL)
Parks Australia
Parliament of Australia
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO)
Productivity Commission
Professional Services Review (PSR)
Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (PSB)
Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre
Regional Development Australia (RDA)
Remuneration Tribunal
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
Veterans’ Review Board
Wine Australia Corporation (AGWA)
Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency
Australian Antarctic Division (ADD)
Australian Border Force (ABF)
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC)
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI)
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM)
Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM)
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM)
Australian Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA)
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Australian Pork Ltd
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Australian Taxation Office
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Australian War Memorial (AWM)
Board of Taxation
Bundanon Trust
Bureau of Meteorology
Cancer Australia
Central Land Council (CLC)
Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research and Australian (CANBR)
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Clean Energy Regulator
Comcare
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP)
Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC)
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC)
Fair Work Commission (FWC)
Fair Work Ombudsman
Family Court of Australia
Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)
Future Fund
Geoscience Australia
Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA)
National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA)
National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
National Library of Australia
National Measurement Institute (NMI)
National Museum of Australia (NMA)
National Native Title Tribunal
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management (NOPSEMA)
National Portrait Gallery
National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia (NRL)
National Transport Commission (NTC)
NBN Co Limited (NBN)
Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)
Office of National Assessments (ONA)
Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC)
Royal Australian Mint
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
Safe Work Australia
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC)
SBS – Special Broadcasting Service
Screen Australia
Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority – SEACARE
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT)
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)
Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency (TUSMA)
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
Tiwi Land Council
Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
Tourism Australia
Veterans’ Review Board
Workplace Gender Equality Agency