Join our team as a First Nations Liaison Officer (Identified position)

This vacancy is open to everyone, an Identified position refers to the job role. Candidates must have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communication skills.

If you are passionate about community and stakeholder engagements across First Nations communities, this could be the opportunity for you!

The Administrative Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) is looking for multiple dedicated APS5 First Nations Liaison Officers to join our Accessibility and User-Centred Design team to help strengthen outcomes and service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. In these roles, you’ll champion cultural capability and help shape more inclusive and effective services.

These hybrid positions can be located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney.

Non-ongoing positions can be offered for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of one extension.

These positions are ‘Identified’ positions which signifies that the roles have a strong involvement in issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The successful applicant/s must have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.

Remuneration: The annual salary range for the position is APS5 - $ 85,755 pa - $ 91,809 pa., plus a generous employer superannuation contribution of 15.4%.

About the opportunity

First Nations Liaison Officers are part of a team that support community engagements and activities at the national level to partner with First Nations communities and their representatives to raise awareness and improve access to-the Tribunal. You will also contribute to the Tribunals overall cultural capability, cultural safety and Closing the Gap initiatives including the Reconciliation Action Plan.

About you:

The ideal candidates can work with a range of stakeholders, communities, and individuals.

To be successful you will have:

• Well-developed cultural competency and a deep understanding of the issues affecting First Nations peoples and communities.
• The ability to build community engagement and manage relationships in a culturally diverse environment, communicating issues sensitively and effectively to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Demonstrated project management and planning skills, and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple competing priorities at once in tight timeframes.
• Demonstrated strong sense of self-awareness, working to foster respect, inclusion, and cultural and psychosocial safety in the workplace.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, and apply a solutions-focused innovative, and agile approach to deliver quality timely advice and achieve results.

Essential:

• This is an identified position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-discrimination Act 1997
• The Tribunal requires Australian Citizenship as a condition of engagement
• All employees are required to undertake an Australian Federal Police Check and complete a health declaration

Desirable:

• Demonstrated understanding of and/or experience in liaising with First Nations Peoples
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in working on programs and projects relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities

More information about this position, the scope of the role, duties and required capabilities and experience, is contained within the Position Description, linked below.

About the Tribunal:

The Administrative Review Tribunal plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

We believe in providing our employees with a work environment that is supportive and rewarding. Our culture is one that welcomes all and we embrace flexibility and diversity. We believe our people are our most valuable asset and we work to support the skills, knowledge and capability of our staff.

You can learn more about the Tribunal on our website.

What we offer:

We believe the little extras can make a big difference in supporting your success and some of our great incentives include:

• flexible working options, including flexitime and remote working to support you with your commitments outside of work
• First Nations ceremonial leave, 2 days NAIDOC leave, up to 3 days Cultural Leave
• competitive salary including generous superannuation employer contribution of 15.4%
• salary packaging options
• supportive career development opportunities
• access to holistic health and wellbeing programs including Fitness Passport which provides discount to 350+ gyms, free annual influenza vaccinations and free eye tests
• generous leave allowances including Christmas to New Year office closure with no deduction from your leave balance
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• positive and inclusive culture

Further information about what we offer and our terms and conditions of employment is available on our Careers page and in our Enterprise Agreement.

How to apply:

To be considered, all applications must be submitted online via the Career Opportunities page. Please click on the job title you are applying for, click apply at the top of the page and follow the instructions on the online application. Please do not apply via SEEK Apply portal.

Please submit a CV, cover letter, and upload a separate document addressing all the required capabilities and experience as detailed in the position description.

Applications close: Sunday 16th November 2025 at 11:45pm (AEDT).

Please check your local time zone to ensure you get your application in on time.

Should you wish to discuss this position, please contact:

Name: Tyron Day

Title: Assistant Director, First Nations Liaison Officer Program

Tel: 0438 444 349

Email: [email protected]

Please contact the Talent team on (02) 9276 5443 or [email protected] should you require assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

Please note a merit list/pool may be created to fill future like vacancies. Suitable candidates on this merit list/pool may be contacted in relation to identical or similar non-ongoing and ongoing roles in the Tribunal, or the broader APS, within 18 months from the original advertised date in gazettal.

The Administrative Review Tribunal is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all genders, LGBTQI+ community and mature age people. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us if invited to interview.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability