Workforce Officer

Department of Defence; Bungendore; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Defence in Australia is seeking a Workforce Officer to join the Joint Operations Command (JOC) Group. You will provide strategic advice to JOC senior leadership and help shape the APS and ADF workforce, focusing on growth and culture across Defence.

You'll collaborate with APS, ADF, and contractors to manage recruitment and workforce planning, develop staffing strategies, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to deliver outcomes for Defence programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning and management
• Ability to develop documentation and materials for workforce strategies
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• Experience with recruitment activities

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of strategies to mitigate workforce risks.
• Manage APS/ADF position establishments and reporting.
• Build relationships with Defence and external organisations.
• Analyze workforce data across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
• Support Defence stakeholders with workforce planning across the capability lifecycle.
• Coordinate recruitment activities for the JOC Group.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Policy advice

Recruitment coordination

Attention to detail

Job description

As a Workforce Officer, you will play a key role in shaping the future workforce of Defence’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) Group. We are seeking a motivated and capable individual to join a small, integrated team comprising APS, ADF, and contractor personnel.

In this role, you will provide clear, well-considered, and strategic advice to JOC senior leadership. The team is responsible for leading and managing JOC’s current and future APS and ADF workforce, including driving strategic workforce growth and strengthening organisational culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development and implementation of strategies to mitigate workforce risks, including preparing documentation and materials to enable effective workforce management.
• Managing position establishments for APS and ADF personnel, along with associated reporting requirements.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across Defence and external organisations to achieve outcomes.
• Analysing workforce data to monitor and assess the impacts of workforce changes across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
• Supporting Defence stakeholders with workforce planning across the capability lifecycle, including reviewing workforce plans.
• Managing recruitment activities for the JOC Group.

About our Team

The Directorate of Personnel is responsible for developing and shaping workforce strategy for the JOC Group in alignment with Defence frameworks and guidelines.

The Directorate contributes to defining business objectives and delivers evidence-based workforce strategies, organisational structures, and workforce plans to support operational activities. It works closely with JOC leadership and business areas to proactively identify capability and capacity needs, ensuring effective management of APS and ADF workforce supply.

From an operational perspective, the team delivers customer-focused human resource services to enhance the employment lifecycle experience at both individual and organisational levels.

Our Ideal Candidate

As a Workforce Officer, you will be part of a small, responsive, and customer-focused team. You will be a collaborative team player with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A high level of attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing tasks
• Initiative, innovation, and self-motivation
• The ability to work effectively within a high-performing team environment

Most importantly, you will have a genuine interest in improving workforce outcomes within Defence’s integrated workforce.

You must be able to obtain and maintain an NV2 Security Clearance.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 2”.

The key duties of the position include:

The Role

As a Workforce Officer, you will play a key role in shaping the future workforce of Defence’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) Group. We are seeking a motivated and capable individual to join a small, integrated team comprising APS, ADF, and contractor personnel.

In this role, you will provide clear, well-considered, and strategic advice to JOC senior leadership. The team is responsible for leading and managing JOC’s current and future APS and ADF workforce, including driving strategic workforce growth and strengthening organisational culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development and implementation of strategies to mitigate workforce risks, including preparing documentation and materials to enable effective workforce management.
• Managing position establishments for APS and ADF personnel, along with associated reporting requirements.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across Defence and external organisations to achieve outcomes.
• Analysing workforce data to monitor and assess the impacts of workforce changes across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
• Supporting Defence stakeholders with workforce planning across the capability lifecycle, including reviewing workforce plans.
• Managing recruitment activities for the JOC Group.

About our Team

The Directorate of Personnel is responsible for developing and shaping workforce strategy for the JOC Group in alignment with Defence frameworks and guidelines.

The Directorate contributes to defining business objectives and delivers evidence-based workforce strategies, organisational structures, and workforce plans to support operational activities. It works closely with JOC leadership and business areas to proactively identify capability and capacity needs, ensuring effective management of APS and ADF workforce supply.

From an operational perspective, the team delivers customer-focused human resource services to enhance the employment lifecycle experience at both individual and organisational levels.

Our Ideal Candidate

As a Workforce Officer, you will be part of a small, responsive, and customer-focused team. You will be a collaborative team player with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A high level of attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing tasks
• Initiative, innovation, and self-motivation
• The ability to work effectively within a high-performing team environment

Most importantly, you will have a genuine interest in improving workforce outcomes within Defence’s integrated workforce.

You must be able to obtain and maintain an NV2 Security Clearance.

Eligibility

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 2”.

Getting to know the Department of Defence

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few. We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers