As a member of the AEC's Indigenous Electoral Participation Program, you will have a unique opportunity to lead and support work with community-level partners who help identify and address barriers to First Nations electoral participation.

Working collaboratively across the program, you will contribute your knowledge, expertise and leadership to help make Australian elections more accessible and inclusive for First Nations Australians.

The key duties of the position include:

This role is designated as an Identified position. Candidates must have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communication skills.

In this role, you will support team leaders to engage with community partners and stakeholders who contribute to improving electoral participation outcomes for First Nations Australians. You will represent the AEC in a range of forums, build and maintain productive internal and external relationships, and support the delivery of initiatives that maximise benefits for Indigenous communities.

The role may involve travel, including to regional and remote locations.

To excel you’ll have:

- An understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
- Experience in working collaboratively with internal and external partners to achieve shared outcomes, contribute positively to team goals, and support a geographically dispersed workforce.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results in a changing workplace by exercising sound judgement, adapting to shifting priorities,



and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience tailoring messages for different audiences and presenting information clearly and appropriately.
- Well-developed organisational skills, including experience managing competing priorities, maintaining accurate records, and monitoring activities to support effective program delivery.
- Ability to analyse information, identify issues and risks, and contribute to practical solutions, including escalating matters appropriately and supporting informed decision-making.
- Experience in managing or supporting agreements, partnerships or stakeholder arrangements, including identifying and addressing potential risks and contributing to positive outcomes for all parties.

Desirable

- Relevant qualifications in Indigenous studies, community engagement, education, or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, relevant legislation, policies and programs.

Eligibility

- AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
- Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo,



obtain and maintain a character clearance.
- Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.

Getting to know the Australian Electoral Commission

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is at the heart of Australian democracy. The AEC is responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums, maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and making sure the Australian public is informed about all electoral matters. Our goal is to see that all eligible Australians actively participate in our democracy. The AEC values of electoral integrity through quality, agility and professionalism drive strategic and corporate planning and assist in organising the agency in a way that will effectively deliver the business into the future. The AEC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. The AEC’s statutory functions in relation to the conduct of elections and referendums require that the AEC and its employees must be, and must be seen to be, impartial and politically neutral. As a result, the AEC Enterprise Agreement and Political Neutrality Policy state that it is an inherent requirement of AEC employment that employees, and prospective employees, are not publicly active in any political affairs and do not publicly engage in such activities. This includes advocating any issues associated with a referendum. Should a prospective employee fail to meet this inherent requirement, they will be ineligible for employment with the AEC.

📌 Engagement Officer, Indigenous Electoral Participation Program (Darwin)
🏢 Australian Electoral Commission
📍 Darwin