Australian Electoral Commission – Melbourne VIC
TheAECh hasa dispersed network of 150 electoral divisions and single and multi divisional office sites across thestate.TeamLeader positions are available in:Bendigo,Dandenong,Essendon Fields,Gippsland,Laverton North,Melbourne,Ringwood,State Office CBD and Wodonga.You will be part of a network of Team Leaders and Senior Project Leads across the country, responsible for managing your work unit to support the proper conduct of federal elections and referendums.You will work closely with the State Office, National Office and colleagues across other states and territories.
EachAPS6TeamLeader will typically oversee a team of around 2–10 staff, however, this teams size increases significantly during an election event where we scale up and engage our temporary election workforce.
During the delivery of the election the Team Leader will likely undertake the legislative responsibilities of the Divisional Returning Officer for a federal electoral division and will work to ensure that the division delivers an election result with transparency and integrity.
Forthedeliveryofafederalelectionorlocalby-election,staffingrapidlyexpandstohelpmanageincreasedworkloadsassociatedwithriskmanagement,projectdelivery,logistics,andmediaandpublicscrutiny.
AttheAEC,youwilldevelopstrongconnectionswithcolleaguesandsupportivenetworks,asweallworktodeliveranimpartialandindependentelectoralsystemwithhighintegrity.
TheOpportunities
TheVictoriaStateOperationsteamisseekingmultipleTeamLeaderstosupportelectiondelivery.ThisisanopportunitytojointheAECandcontributetoworkthathasadirectimpactonAustralia'sdemocraticprocesses.




WeareseekingexperiencedTeamLeaderstoleadteamsresponsiblefordivisionalelectionplanning,deliveryandevaluation.Youwillbeabletoworkeffectivelyinadynamicoperationalenvironment,exercisejudgementunderpressureandmanageworkwithahighdegreeofautonomywhilecontributingtoteamoutcomes.
Duringthepreparationphaseoftheelectoralcycle,youwillberesponsibleformaintainingtheaccuracyandcompletenessoftheelectoralrollwithinyourdivisionandleadingyourteaminpreparationforthenextfederalevent.
Weareseekingamotivatedandcapableprofessionalwhocandemonstratetheskills,knowledgeandexperiencerequiredtoperformsuccessfullyinthisrole,including:
Provencapacitytoleadteams,buildstaffcapabilityandestablishproductiveworkingrelationshipswithstaff,contractorsandstakeholders.
Experienceinmanagingcomplianceobligations,workhealthandsafetyrequirementsandoperationalrisks,includingapplyinglegislation,policyandprocedurestosupportsafeandcompliantoperations.
Demonstratedexperienceleadingprojects,implementingimprovementsordeliveringchangethathasimprovedoperationalperformance,servicedeliveryororganisationaloutcomes.
Abilitytoexercisesoundjudgement,solveproblemsandmakeeffectivedecisionsinresponsetooperationalissuesandchangingpriorities.
Experienceplanningandcoordinatingprojects,programsorlarge-scaleoperationalactivitieswithintighttimeframes,includingdevelopingandimplementingplansthatalignwithlegislative,policyandoperationalrequirements.
AECemployeesmustbeAustraliancitizens.
Anypersonwhois,andseentobeactiveinpoliticalaffairs,andintendstopubliclycarryonthisactivity,maycompromisethestrictneutralityoftheAECandcannotbeconsidered.
Applicantsarerequiredtoconsentto,undergo,obtainandmaintainthesecurityclearancerequiredforthisrole.
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📌 Team Leaders, Vic State Operations (Melbourne)
🏢 Australian Electoral Commission
📍 Melbourne