Aviation & Defence Coordinator
Executive Level 1
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne (preferred), Sydney
Position overview
We are seeking a highly capable professional to act as the central coordination and liaison point across Aviation and Defence Stakeholders within the Observing Systems & Operations (OSO) program. This role is critical to ensuring clear communication, effective governance coordination, and a consistent, customer focused approach across complex operational and external interfaces.
The ideal candidate is process driven, highly organised, and confident working with diverse teams and stakeholders. They will bring strong communication and relationship management skills, enabling them to coordinate activities, manage workflows, and support informed decision making while maintaining appropriate governance and assurance.
The position is located within the OSO program, which is responsible for the sustainment and life-cycle management of the Bureau's observing network; delivering fit-for-purpose in situ and remotely sensed observations and observation support services and provides in-field volunteer and partnership management across Australia and territories, including Antarctica.
Role responsibilities
The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
* Act as the central coordination point and primary liaison for Aviation and Defence stakeholders, ensuring clear, timely and consistent communication across all engagements.
* Represent Observing Systems and Operations at Aviation and Defence industry briefings as required.
* Coordinate activities, information flows and dependencies across internal teams and external partners, ensuring alignment to agreed priorities, processes and governance requirements.
* Support planning and delivery activities by building Aviation and Defence budgets and coordinating deliverables and scope, ensuring outcomes align with approved objectives, priorities and frameworks for the Aviation and Defence industries.
* Maintain accurate reporting, tracking and documentation using endorsed tools and templates, ensuring all artefacts comply with Bureau standards and contribute to continuous improvement.
* Facilitate effective cross team collaboration by coordinating resources, supporting onboarding, managing workflow handovers and fostering strong working relationships to ensure the effective delivery of the annual Aviation and Defence CAPEX and OPEX observations programs.
* Coordinate service delivery activities across implementation, transition to operations and post implementation phases, ensuring operational readiness and stakeholder awareness.
* Demonstrate compliance with Bureau work health and safety requirements and a strong commitment to APS Values, Employment Principles, the Code of Conduct and the Social Justice Strategy.
Application Closing Time and Date: 11:30pm, Friday, 5 June 2026
For further information please review the position description on
https://bomcareers.nga.net.au/cp/