Case Officers, Multiple Branch Opportunities

Australian Attorney-General's Department; Canberra; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Attorney-General's Department in Canberra invites applications for APS Level 5 and APS Level 6 case officer roles. The positions cover multiple branches and focus on managing diverse cases under legislation, schemes and international conventions.

This recruitment will form a merit pool for current and future vacancies across ISG and JSG. Ideal candidates will bring legal qualifications or relevant professional experience, with a willingness to handle sensitive and high-impact work

Qualifications

• Legal qualifications and/or professional experience in casework, investigations or regulatory roles are preferred.
• Some positions require formal legal qualifications.
• Applicants must hold a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or comparable overseas qualification, or admission in Australia as a legal practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage varied, complex cases and deliver timely outcomes in a busy environment.
• Apply legislation, schemes and international conventions to casework.
• Support litigation or judicial review where required, including drafting court documents.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to achieve outcomes.

Skills

Case management

Legal interpretation

Regulatory affairs

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor of Law or equivalent

Admission as a legal practitioner (preferred)

Job description

Australian Attorney-General's Department – Canberra ACT

The key duties of the position include:

Employment Opportunity

The Attorney-General's Department is seeking to fill APS Level 5 and APS Level 6 vacancies for case officer roles across multiple branches within the Integrity and Security Group (ISG) and Justice and Communities Group (JSG). This recruitment process will be used to establish a merit pool of talent to fill current and future case officer vacancies across the department.

Case officers are responsible for managing individual cases under legislation, schemes, and international conventions administered by the department. This work is sensitive, time-critical and high-impact, suiting people who want to make a difference and contribute to community safety.

Performance expectations for APS Level 5 and APS Level 6 roles are available on our website.

International Cooperation Unit

Within ISG manages cases on:

• international crime cooperation, working with law enforcement agencies and foreign partners on extradition, mutual assistance, international transfer of prisoners, litigation and facilitating the sharing of electronic information critical to countering serious crime.
• criminal justice and national security matters, including supporting parole decisions for federal offenders, and protecting information where disclosure in court proceedings may prejudice Australia's national security.
• international family law matters, including relating to international parental child abduction and child protection, and ensuring compliance with international conventions.

These roles would suit individuals with experience and/or qualifications in law, the criminal justice system, and international relations.

Transparency Frameworks Branch

Within ISG manages cases on the application of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (FITS Act), including providing strategic advice to the Secretary on the exercise enforcement powers, outreach to a diverse range of public and government stakeholders, and administration of the public register. This would suit individuals with experience and/or qualifications in law, regulatory functions, international relations and languages other than English.

Legal Assistance Branch

Within JCG manages cases on legal financial assistance associated with the department's administration of Commonwealth legal financial assistance schemes, including the scheme for overseas criminal matters involving the death penalty, the overseas child abduction scheme and the Afghanistan Inquiry Legal Assistance Scheme.

We seek people who bring external ideas, diverse experience, and are willing to explore innovative ways of working. People who work for us will display leadership at all levels, apply information effectively to solve problems, and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes.

How you can help us make a difference

Our ideal candidate will:

• independently manage varied, complex cases and the ability to deliver timely outcomes in a busy environment, including to statutory deadlines and amid competing priorities
• have excellent critical analysis and problem-solving skills, including by crafting strategies to manage particularly sensitive or difficult cases
• have excellent attention to detail, and be willing to learn and adapt to changing priorities
• build positive and productive working relationships with counterparts in other agencies
• have well-developed judgement, including when engaging with public stakeholders
• be clear and concise in written and oral communications conveying complex issues
• assist to manage litigation or judicial review if required, including the drafting of court documents and instructing counsel
• demonstrate resilience when dealing with challenging subject matter, and assist in ensuring a safe and supportive working environment.

Staff may be eligible for community language allowance under the AGD Enterprise Agreement 2024, if required to use the language in the course of their work.

Some roles may involve analysing emotionally impactful and at times graphic material relating to violence, exploitation, and abuse. We design work for cultural and psychological safety through a range of strategies. If you have questions or concerns about the nature of this work, please contact Samantha McClelland.

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment at the Attorney-General’s Department applicants must be Australian citizens.

Applicants offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at a specified clearance level. The successful applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

Legal qualifications and/or professional experience in casework, investigations or regulatory roles are preferred. Some positions require formal legal qualifications. For those positions, applicants must hold a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or comparable overseas qualification, which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is appropriate to the duties of the office, or admission in Australia as a legal practitioner. A practising certificate is not required.

Notes

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created from this process, and will be active for 18 months after the date of this gazettal.

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any adjustments, please contact HR Assist at*********@ag.gov.auor 02 6141 6*** (Option 2).

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can contact us to discuss options for working from Country.

Getting to know the Attorney-General's Department

The Attorney-General's Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and justice framework, and to facilitate jobs growth through policies that promote fair, productive, flexible and safe workplaces. Through the Australian Government Solicitor, we also provide legal services to the Commonwealth, including legal advice and representation. Our department is the central policy and coordinating element of the Attorney-General's portfolio.

Our department is structured into four groups:

• Australian Government Solicitor
• Justice and Communities
• Integrity and Security
• Enabling Services.

The department operates in a diverse and complex environment to address challenging issues. We have a highly-skilled and engaged workforce involved in policy development and implementation and program administration. The department also has a large number of practicing lawyers, mainly within the Australian Government Solicitor Group within the department.