Indigeco is recruiting an APS5 Project Officer for our Commonwealth Government client. This role will support national public health surveillance programs focused on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.

You will support the Program Manager and Senior Project Officer with the day-to-day management of two national surveillance systems, including operational support, administrative coordination, secretariat support, stakeholder engagement, data governance, reporting and program administration.

This role is well suited to an APS5 project, program or administration professional with experience in health, science, laboratory operations, public health, surveillance programs, research, government or a similarly technical environment. Direct antimicrobial resistance experience is highly desirable, but not essential. The key requirement is a strong willingness to learn complex scientific concepts and support process-driven work within a technical team.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a Commonwealth Government agency delivering important national health and disease surveillance outcomes. You will be working within a highly technical program environment that supports system integrity, stakeholder confidence and nationally relevant surveillance outputs.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

- Support day-to-day project and program coordination across national surveillance systems
- Provide operational, administrative and secretariat support to the Program Manager and Senior Project Officer
- Assist with contracts, procurement, funding administration and vendor coordination activities
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement across internal teams, laboratories, service providers and technical specialists




- Support data governance activities, data request management and user access processes
- Assist with reporting, publications, communications, dashboards and analytics coordination
- Maintain program documentation, meeting records, action registers, operational resources and process materials

YOUR REQUIREMENTS

- APS5-level project, program, coordination, administration or secretariat experience
- Experience working in a Commonwealth Government, health, science, technical, regulatory or research environment will be highly regarded
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and process-driven tasks
- Experience supporting contracts, procurement, stakeholder coordination or vendor administration will be highly regarded Ability to work with technical teams and willingness to learn complex scientific concepts on the job

- Public health, microbiology, pathology, laboratory operations, surveillance, epidemiology or broader health experience will be highly desirable
- Current Baseline security clearance

YOUR PERKS

- Hourly payrate of $50-55 + Super
- Contract through to June 2028
- Chance to support nationally significant public health surveillance programs

- Work alongside technical specialists across laboratories, data governance, reporting and surveillance systems
- Build experience in antimicrobial resistance, public health surveillance and Commonwealth program delivery

HOW TO APPLY If you are an experienced APS5 Project Officer with strong coordination, administration, stakeholder engagement, procurement or health program support experience, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now with your CV and a consultant from Indigeco will be in touch.

📌 Project Officer (Canberra)
🏢 Indigeco
📍 Canberra