**Employment Type**:Ongoing
**Classification**: Parliamentary Service Level 5
**Closing Date**: 11:30pm AEDT, Thursday 20 March 2025
**The Opportunity**:
The Department of Parliamentary Services in recruiting for a Parliamentary Service Level 5 Hansard Editorial Support Officer within the Digital Recording Services Branch. As a Hansard Editorial Support Officer you will work as part of the Hansard Support Unit (HSU) team at Australian Parliament House in Canberra.
The Hansard section of the Digital Recording Services Branch produces the report of the proceedings of the Australian Parliament and its committees. This includes the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Federation Chamber and all parliamentary committees. You will prepare and publish Hansard transcripts online within prescribed deadlines, including preparing and formatting procedural and other parliamentary material for incorporation in Hansard transcripts.
You will provide system administration support for the Parliamentary Information Management System (PIMS) and first-level ICT support for PIMS and other Hansard-specific ICT to Hansard staff. You will also prepare rosters, undertake administrative tasks and provide web publishing and social media support for Hansard.
**Who we are looking for**:
To be successful in this role you will have proven ability to work as part of a team and provide high-quality support and advice. You will need sound oral and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail. You will have extensive experience in and the ability to provide support for information technology, including Microsoft Office products. You will have the ability to manage competing priorities and achieve results under pressure. You will have knowledge of, or interest in, and the ability to learn parliamentary practice and procedure.
**Job Specific Requirements**
- The successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 (Confidential/Highly Protected/Secret) security clearance.
- Hours of duty for Hansard staff are dictated by the operational requirements of the parliament and the department. In parliamentary sitting weeks, editorial support officers are required to work long and irregular hours, including evenings, for which they are paid a four per cent allowance as well as any overtime. Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all senators and members without favour or prejudice.
**Duty Statement**:
**Classification**:Parliamentary Service Level 5
**Branch**:Digital Recording Services Branch
**Section**:Hansard
**Immediate supervisor**:Hansard Assistant Director
Under limited/general direction undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for the Parliamentary Service Level 5 classification. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Prepare and publish Hansard transcripts online within prescribed deadlines.
- Provide advice on and assist in the preparation and formatting of procedural and other parliamentary material for incorporation in Hansard transcripts.
- Provide system administration support for the Parliamentary Information Management System and first-level system support to Hansard staff.
- Prepare rosters and undertake administrative tasks.
- Provide web publishing and social media support for Hansard.
- Undertake project work to progress organisational capability.
- Other duties as directed.
- Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all Senators and Members without favour or prejudice._
**How to apply**:
Please upload a one page pitch (750 words maximum) describing how your skills and experience would contribute to the role and work of the department.
Your pitch is an opportunity to tell us why you want to work at DPS, why you are interested in the role and what you can offer in the role. Frame your pitch around the role description and relevant ILS Profile. Make sure to use relevant examples and accomplishments that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.
**Our purpose and values**:
We proudly provide innovative, unified, and client-focused services to the Australian Parliament and parliamentarians. We are a values driven department, placing our values at the heart of everything we do; from our service offerings and decision making to our interactions with stakeholders and each other.
Our people are employed in a broad and unique range of professional, customer service and trade-based roles, all joined by a shared purpose: to make an enduring contribution to Australia's parliamentary democracy. We have an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. While we come from all walks of life, we share a commitment to care for and protect our iconic workplace.
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