• Experience managing suppliers and/or outsourced service delivery, particularly in relation to estates, facilities management, or health and safety.
• Budget management experience (planning and forecasting)

Salary is at AU$98,659 per annum (paid out monthly), plus 12% superannuation

Appointment is subject to an AFP records check and UK security clearance.

Open to Australian citizens, and New Zealand, Canada, UK, or US passport holders who hold a valid visa with permission to work and reside in Australia (this also includes dependants of UK based diplomatic officers posted to Australia). Due to the role responsibilities and requirements, the successful applicant must be capable of achieving SC(O) level clearance. Applicants must possess the appropriate passport and visa as part of the pre-employment requirements. Please note that achieving SC(O) clearance may take about 8 weeks.

Comprehensive learning and development opportunities:

The Australia network offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including job-specific training and broader developmental opportunities.  This includes some mandatory on-line learning, as well as opportunities to job-shadow colleagues. Some training courses may be held at another UK overseas mission. The successful applicant will also be encouraged to take part in broader British High Commission activities. 

The British High Commission is committed to providing all staff with learning and development (L&D) opportunities and we will work with you to develop your own L&D plan.

Working patterns:

The standard working hours for this role is 38 hours per week, with working schedule to be agreed with the Line Manager. The overall package includes the standard 14 days of public holidays that the UK in Australia Network works to, as well as 22 days’ annual leave.

The salary on offer is not negotiable. 

Although this role is based at the British High Commission in Canberra, there may be a need for occasional travel to other British Missions in the Australia Network to understand their operations and help local CS teams deliver.

Your application must be submitted before 23:55 AEST-Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/ GMT +10) on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

Applications must include a current CV and kindly omit any personal information such as Name, Contact Details, Birthday and Gender.

All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.
 
Only shortlisted candidates for interview will be contacted. Interviewees will be assessed on the core behaviours/qualifications listed above. Unsuccessful candidates will be notified via the system in due time. Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’.  If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”.

Advertised start date is provisional and subject to completion of reference and security checks.

Kindly check your application centre or email regularly for any update on the status of your application.