Our Temporary & Permanent s26 Transfer Register is open to current ongoing staff employed under the Public Service Act or Intelligence Services Act who would like to submit an interest in temporary or permanent opportunities that may arise within ONI.

We recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. We look for aptitude and insight, rather than time served in similar roles.

We welcome applications from those with diverse backgrounds including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages and genders. We welcome applications from candidates with proficiency in speaking and writing languages other than English.

The key duties of the position include:

Are you open to a temporary or permanent transfer to ONI? Do you have skills, knowledge, qualifications, or experience in any of the following areas? If so, we invite you to apply!

Accounting & Finance

- Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Budgets Internal & External
- Corporate Cards
- Corporate Governance
- Procurement & Contract Management
- Travel

Administration & Support

- Information Knowledge & Management
- Executive Assistants & Executive Officers
- Facilities Management
- Media & Communications
- Security & Vetting

Assessments

- Coordination
- Liaison
- National Intelligence Community Leadership
- National Intelligence Academy
- Tradecraft & Contestability

Digital & Data

- AI
- Data
- Cyber
- Cloud
- ICT Helpdesk & Client Services
- ICT Infrastructure
- ICT Program and Project Management
- Human Resources & People

Analytics

- Capability & Development
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Employment Conditions & Payroll
- Policy
- Recruitment
- Intelligence

Geopolitical





- Economic & Thematic
- Mission Management
- Open Source

Legal

- In-house Legal Services

Psychology

- Behavioural Scientists
- Security Psychologists
- Employee Support Psychologists

Eligibility

You must be an Australian citizen.

You must have a checkable background.

- We must be able to practically verify, from independent and reliable sources, (cumulative) periods of 12 months or more spent outside Australia.

You must be willing to undergo an organisational pre-employment assessment.

- A Pre-employment Screening Assessment (PSA) is a mandatory requirement to work in ONI, unless prior approval is provided by the Director-General and/or Deputy Director-General(s). The PSA is conducted to determine suitability to work in a high security workplace and the extent to which you are likely to meet the current needs of the organisation. This assessment includes behavioural and psychometric testing. No feedback will be provided on the outcome of the PSA to any applicant.

You must be willing to undergo a comprehensive security clearance suitability assessment.

- A security clearance is a qualifying condition of employment with ONI.
- To be considered suitable for a security clearance, we must establish that you possess and demonstrate the highest level of trustworthiness and commitment to Australia,



its values and its democratic system of government.
- Our security clearance process covers all aspects of your life – it is comprehensive and can seem intrusive. The national interest is the primary consideration in determining the outcome of a security clearance assessment.
- If you attain a security clearance, you are required to maintain your clearance for the term of your employment. You will be subject a wide range of responsibilities and obligations, some of which will impinge on your personal life. ONI will continuously review your ongoing clearance suitability.
- Further information will be provided as a candidate progresses through this process. But please note, we do not provide specific feedback about any aspect of our security processes.

You must be able to work at our Canberra office.

- Due to the nature of our work, we are unable to offer a remote working arrangement. If your application is successful, you will need to reside where a daily commute to our Canberra office, located in Barton ACT, is feasible.

Notes

Important information

- If you apply, there is no guarantee an offer of employment will be made.
- Your application will remain active until 30 June 2027.
- We will ask you to provide the contact details of at least one referee that can attest to your work performance prior to making any offer of employment.
- Promotion under the Public Service Act is not possible or available through this register.
- If you are currently a non-ongoing Commonwealth employee, or you are employed in the private sector, this Transfer Register does not apply to you - please register your interest on our Non-Ongoing Talent Register 2026 - 2027.

📌 ONI Temporary & Permanent s26 Transfer Register 2026 - 2027 (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Office of National Intelligence
📍 Canberra