Background

You will be joining a large government‑funded program that delivers critical services across a significant and diverse operational region. The team you will support plays a vital role in enabling staff capability, maintaining training compliance and ensuring smooth coordination of learning activities across the organisation.

Your new role

This opportunity offers you the chance to contribute to a high‑performing team responsible for coordinating training and supporting operational staff. In this role, you will:

• Facilitate training requests and enquiries received via shared mailboxes, phone and in‑person interactions.
• Provide administrative support to training functions, including Maritime Incident Response and other operational programs.
• Assist with preparing procurement and finance requests, completing forms and maintaining documentation to ensure compliance.
• Maintain accurate records, training documents, and administrative tracking systems to support efficient delivery of training services.
• Exercise sound judgement when making decisions within your remit, escalating matters appropriately when required.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external providers, contributing to a cohesive and supportive team environment.
• Demonstrate initiative, problem‑solving skills and flexibility while supporting colleagues across the broader program.

You will play a key role in supporting operational readiness and capability development across a busy and fast‑paced government program.

What you'll need to succeed

This role is ideal for an organised, people-focused administrator with strong communication skills and the ability to support training coordination.

We’re looking for someone who offers:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence interacting across all levels.
• Sound judgement and the ability to resolve issues with a degree of supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Previous experience in administration, training support, coordination roles, or transferable skills suited to a training environment.
• High attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative team approach with initiative, flexibility and a willingness to support others
• Australian Citizenship

What you'll get in return

Step into a supportive administrative role within a stable and collaborative government environment. This temporary APS3 opportunity offers three months of valuable experience contributing to important training and capability activities, while working with a team that values adaptability, communication and high‑quality service delivery.

• Facilitate training requests and enquiries received via shared mailboxes, phone and in‑person interactions.
• Provide administrative support to training functions, including Maritime Incident Response and other operational programs.
• Assist with preparing procurement and finance requests, completing forms and maintaining documentation to ensure compliance.
• Maintain accurate records, training documents, and administrative tracking systems to support efficient delivery of training services.
• Exercise sound judgement when making decisions within your remit, escalating matters appropriately when required.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external providers, contributing to a cohesive and supportive team environment.
• Demonstrate initiative, problem‑solving skills and flexibility while supporting colleagues across the broader program.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence interacting across all levels.
• Sound judgement and the ability to resolve issues with a degree of supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative team approach with initiative, flexibility and a willingness to support others

• Previous experience in administration, training support, coordination roles, or transferable skills suited to a training environment.
• Australian Citizenship