Geoscience Australia values the lands, water and sky as we work to deepen a shared understanding of Country and Earth. We respect First Nations peoples and their enduring connection, contribution and obligations to Country. Reflecting on our shared history, we are committed to listen and learn.

About us

Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

Our culture

Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

What we can offer you

When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the chance to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.

Our team

The Positioning Australia Capability Management & Program Office (PA CMPO) within Space Division provides capability management, project & program management and specialist engagement services. These functions support the delivery, uptake of products and services, governance and assurance of Geoscience Australia’s Positioning Australia Program. The CMPO directly supports Chief of Space Division as the Senior Responsible Officer for the program

As a small team, the Capability Management & Program Office combines diverse skillsets including procurement and program and project management, strategic coordination, business development, commercial, scheduling, financial management, and governance to deliver the services.

Further information about the work undertaken can be found on the Geoscience Australia website via this link About Positioning Australia | Geoscience Australia.

The key duties of the position include:

The role

As the Senior Engagement Officer, you are responsible for delivering effective engagement with our key stakeholders and customers. You will deliver stakeholder engagement initiatives that support uptake of Positioning Australia products and services across industry, government and communities. In partnership with subject matter experts within Geoscience Australia, you will work within a small team and coordinate effective engagement and promotion, ensuring these activities deliver on the organisational objectives and targets for the Positioning Australia Program.

In this role you will:

- Apply your strengths in stakeholder engagement to design and execute stakeholder engagement activities to positively impact achievement of the strategic objectives of the Positioning Australia Program across industry, government and communities.
- Ability and drive to engage successfully with stakeholders in many contexts, to build productive collaborative external relationships.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate and convey technical terms and contexts in an easy to attain manner for non-technical audiences.



Work across stakeholder relationships to support uptake of Positioning Australia products and services.
- Work closely with managers and subject matter experts to deliver stakeholder engagement content and products tailored to specific stakeholder groups.
- Collect data on the effectiveness and impact of stakeholder engagement and communications activities to inform adjustments and achieve required outcomes.
- Coordinate engagement across sectors like agricultural, maritime, transport, resources and government as well as with original equipment manufacturers of positioning solutions.
- Liaise with relevant areas within Geoscience Australia and with partner organisations.

To be successful in the role you will:

- Have a passion for delivering engagement activities and gathering the relevant data to link engagement activities to outcomes and benefits.
- Be able to identify key stakeholders within priority sectors, develop an understanding of relevant challenges within priority sectors and communicate the value of Positioning Australia’s products and services to those priority sectors.
- Identify opportunities to encourage uptake of technical products and services within priority sectors. Conduct market analysis associated with the branch’s products and services, monitoring and reporting on trends.
- Collaborate with technical officials to integrate latest developments into the systematic business development and engagement planning, including monitoring of upcoming relevant forums, events and conferences.
- Engage with key customers to build and maintain relationships, understand their perspectives and the impact of uptake of Positioning Australia products and services.
- Be able to proactively identify risks and issues around stakeholder engagement and identify and propose solutions to mitigate them while maintaining effective performance.
- Demonstrate public service professionalism and probity by adopting a principled approach and adherence to the APS Values and Code of Conduct.

Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications

- Education and experience relevant to global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) or space-related capabilities (e.g. telecommunications) is desirable.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications with a minimum of five years relevant work experience in a technical-based business environment, combined with a strong grasp of business development for technical products and services.
- Strong relationship management skills with a customer focus. Experience in partnering and influencing stakeholders in the context of technical products and services.
- Be highly effective working within multi-disciplinary hybrid teams with demonstrated collaboration and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, ideally in the agricultural, maritime, transport, resources and government sectors and/or with original equipment manufacturers of positioning solutions.

Are you unsure about applying?

Did you know that a Hewlett Packard internal report found that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60 per cent of the job requirements? Women and other people from diverse backgrounds tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on what we are looking for, please still apply or get in touch with the contact officer to learn more about the role.

To Apply

Please visit the careers page of our website to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Your application should include:





- Your resume (no more than 3 pages)
- A brief statement (no more than 700 words) outlining your transferable skills, experience and capabilities related to the role and the value you would bring to Geoscience Australia.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Phil Shears on (02) 6249 5*** or email *************@ga.gov.au.

To learn more about applying for roles within the Australian Public Services please review, ‘Applying for an APS job: cracking the code’.

Use of AI in Recruitment

Geoscience Australia may use Microsoft Copilot to support limited administrative and preparatory aspects of the recruitment process. Artificial Intelligence is not used to assess or select candidates, and all decisions are human-led and based on merit.

Candidates must ensure their application reflects their own skills, experience and capabilities. Any use of AI must be responsible, transparent where required, and must not misrepresent their suitability for the role.

Candidates will be asked to disclose their use of AI when submitting an application and may also be asked to do so at various stages throughout the recruitment process.

Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Principles for candidate use of AI in recruitment, as well as the Principles for agency use of AI in recruitment which outline expectations for the responsible, ethical and transparent use of AI when applying for APS roles.

Eligibility

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this position you must meet the below eligibility criteria.

- Be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.
- The successful applicant must be able to obtain, hold and maintain a security clearance of an appropriate level relevant to this role.
- Commencement of employment is subject to the successful applicant undergoing and satisfying pre- employment screening, which includes a police history check.

Notes

Recruitability

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 position. For more information please visit the Australian Public Service Commission website.

Hearing or speech impaired applicants are invited to use the National Relay Service by contacting 133 677, and requesting to be connected with our Recruitment and Delivery team on 02 6249 9*** in order to obtain selection documentation.

Technical Assistance

If you require technical assistance, call our Recruitment and Delivery team on (02) 6249 9*** or email ***********@ga.gov.au.

A merit list/pool may be created from this process. If you are successful for the merit pool, your details may be shared with other Australian Public Service agencies unless you choose not to have your details disclosed.

Getting to know the Geoscience Australia

Geoscience Australia is an Australian Government listed entity within the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio. Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged. We are committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offer a flexible and diverse workplace.

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