Job Title: Maritime Program Support Officer
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* Job Summary
The Australian Antarctic Division seeks a highly skilled and experienced Maritime Program Support Officer to join its team. As a key member of the Operations and Logistics Branch, you will be responsible for providing leadership and support to foster a safe, inclusive, and flexible work environment.
Your primary duties will include leading procurement processes, overseeing governance and reporting, managing budgets and financial reporting, developing and reviewing operational documentation, ensuring records management standards are maintained, coordinating recruitment processes, and implementing government policies under the direction of the Director, Maritime Logistics.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide leadership and support to foster a safety-conscious, inclusive, equitable, and flexible culture
* Lead procurement processes in accordance with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules and manage contracts
* Oversee governance, reporting, and compliance with relevant frameworks
* Manage budgets and financial reporting
* Develop and review operational documentation such as SMS, SOPs, Risk Assessments, JHA, business continuity plans, and training manuals
* Ensure records management standards are maintained
* Coordinate recruitment processes, including for expeditioner roles
* Implement government policies on behalf of the AAD under the direction of the Director, Maritime Logistics
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Citizenship: Must be an Australian citizen to be eligible for employment
* Security Clearance: Requires a Baseline Vetting security clearance, which must be maintained
* Mandatory Qualifications:
o Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, procurement, or contract administration, or extensive industry experience
o Valid Australian motor vehicle driver's license
o Ability to obtain and maintain a Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC)
* Pre-employment Checks: Includes police checks, referee checks, character clearance, medical assessment, qualification validation, and a probation period
Benefits:
* RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy
* Applicants with a disability are encouraged to apply and participate in further assessment activities under this scheme
Others:
* AAP is part of the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
* The Operations and Logistics Branch oversees operations in Antarctica, supporting research stations and remote bases