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Senior Technical Officer (APS 6)


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Location : Perth, Australia


Created : 2025-05-31


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Range excludes 15.4% employer super contributionKey responsibilities of these roles include:writing and editing major evidence-based biosecurity documentscontributing to biosecurity policy development through managing complex projects and reviewspreparing risk assessment and policy documents to assist with gaining and maintaining export market access for Australian plant productssupervising junior staff and developing project plans and team objectivesproviding accurate and specialised biosecurity and technical advice about imported plant products and preparing and editing reports, briefs and other correspondenceengaging and collaborating with stakeholders, technical experts, industry, trading partners and other government agencies on biosecurity issues.Please note that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill several vacancies in the branch and that the roles may be able to be performed from any of the locations listed above. The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature.What we are looking forKnowledge and experienceKnowledge or an understanding of plant biosecurity in a national and international framework would be an advantage.Mandatory qualificationsA tertiary qualification in a relevant science discipline (e.g. plant pathology, entomology, plant biosecurity or general biological, agricultural or environmental science) is mandatory.Flexible employment arrangements are available with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.PLEASE DO NOT USE THE APPLY BUTTON LISTED IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT AS IT WILL REQUIRE YOU TO LOG IN TO SEEK. Please use instead and select Job Reference 2025/1493 from the list of vacancies.How do your skills match this job?How do your skills match this job?Sign in and update your profile to get insights.To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. #J-18808-Ljbffr