Closes: 01 April 2026
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation
Position No: 38892
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 18 March 2026
Contact Officer: Matthew Neilsen on or (02) 6207 4304
Details: We're looking for a highly experienced Technical Risk Specialist who thrives in a fast‐paced, complex regulatory and operational environment. You will bring sharp judgement, exceptional customer focus, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity.
If you love solving tough problems, partnering with the business, and shaping practical, risk‐smart solutions that enable better decisions then we want to meet you.
What You Will Bring
* Strong technical risk expertise
* A calm, confident approach that makes risk feel simple
* Strong stakeholder and customer‐focused mindset
* Ability to navigate regulatory complexity with ease
* Pragmatic, solutions‐oriented thinking in a fast‐moving environment
Step into a role where your expertise makes a real impact.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility / Other Requirements Highly desirable
* Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as risk management, business continuity, governance, fraud and corruption control, or project management or equivalent relevant experience. Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise risk and integrity programs in a government or complex organisation, maintaining and using risk systems.
* Recognised professional certifications (e.g., ISO 31000 practitioner, PRINCE2/Agile project management, Certified Fraud Examiner) and experience facilitating risk/integrity workshops and capability uplift aligned to ACTPS frameworks.
Other Requirements
* Visa holders are eligible to apply for both permanent and temporary roles. Those with eligible visas may be considered for permanent employment, while individuals with temporary residency or limited‐duration visas may be offered permanent employment for the duration of their visas.
* This position does not require a Working with Vulnerable People Check.
* This position does not require a Security Clearance.
Notes
This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply
Please submit a two-page written response against the Position Description and a curriculum vitae with the names and contact details of two referees.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed‐term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.
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