- APS Level 6
- Canberra, ACT; Melbourne, VIC; Sydney, NSW; Brisbane, QLD.
- $105,295 - $115,786

About The Department Of Employment And Workplace Relations We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.

It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the ‘department of great jobs’– where our people reflect our purpose.

The Role

As a User Experience and User Interface (UX/UI) Designer, you will work with, or as part of, one or multiple delivery teams responsible for building enterprise class systems for the department.

In a predominantly Microsoft and Azure technology environment, you will work in an agile based environment with Service Designers, Digital Accessibility Officers, Business and System Analysts, Software Designers and Developers, SCRUM Teams, Product Owners, Product Managers, and System Users to advocate for, design, review, and assess User Experience outcomes.





You will understand digital diversity and have a passion for User Experience with the necessary people skills to understand user needs and the relevant technical skills to design and prototype user interfaces in line with user needs and business objectives.

The successful applicant will receive the necessary training, mentoring, and guidance to perform the key responsibilities of the role and to advance their careers in the Australian Public Service (APS).

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the APS6 Level may include:

- Work under limited supervision
- Participate in agile ceremonies
- Participate in design, planning, and estimation sessions
- Conduct user-centred UX/UI design
- Analyse information to develop user-centred, user interface designs including wireframes, low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes
- Work closely with stakeholders and subject matter experts while developing and refining designs to ensure designs meet business objectives
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops
- Provide design guidance and solutions to delivery teams throughout project and sustainment life cycles
- Monitor the team’s workload and delegate tasks as appropriate
- If required, travel within Australia to undertake workshops with stakeholders

How to Apply Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills,



knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work. The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e.

responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

Eligibility Don’t meet all the role requirements? At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.

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📌 User Experience and User Interface (UX/UI) Designer (Brisbane)
🏢 Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
📍 Brisbane