The role

This is exciting opportunity for highly motivated and skilled individuals to help fill critical roles as the agency prepares to deliver the next federal election. Temporary positions may be filled at the APS2-6 levels or Executive levels 1 and 2 and vary across a range of operational and corporate areas, including:

• Accounting and Finance
• Business and Organisational Management
• Communications and Engagement
• Compliance and Regulation
• Data and Research
• Engineering and Technical
• Health
• Human Resources
• ICT and Digital
• Intelligence and Information Management
• Legal and Parliamentary
• Policy
• Portfolio, Program and Project Management
• Science
• Service Delivery
• Trades and Labour

Please note that the AEC is seeking to address a wide range of opportunities. This includes event delivery roles that are based across our State and Divisional Office network across all States and Territories, alongside IT, corporate and enabling roles based from our National Office in Canberra, ACT. 

The Temporary Employment Register is open to current ongoing APS employees only. Applications on this register will remain active until 30 September 2027 – after this date you will be required to reapply. 

Job description

At the AEC, we support our people to perform at their best while maintaining a healthy work–life balance. We offer a supportive, inclusive workplace and a range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
• Career development and learning opportunities
• Study assistance and professional development support
• Career pathways across a national organisation
• Competitive salary and conditions, including 15.4% superannuation
• Purchased leave options (Ongoing employees only)
• Paid Christmas and New Year shutdown
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families
• Annual influenza vaccination program

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the Australian community and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and during employment.

Eligibility requirements

• AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
• Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
• Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.

About the agency

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is at the heart of Australian democracy. The AEC is responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums, maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll and making sure the Australian public is informed about all electoral matters. Our goal is to see that all eligible Australians actively participate in our democracy. The AEC values of electoral integrity through quality, agility and professionalism drive strategic and corporate planning and assist in organising the agency in a way that will effectively deliver the business into the future. The AEC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds the APS employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and inclusive workplace. The AEC’s statutory functions in relation to the conduct of elections and referendums require that the AEC and its employees must be, and must be seen to be, impartial and politically neutral. As a result, the AEC Enterprise Agreement and Political Neutrality Policy state that it is an inherent requirement of AEC employment that employees, and prospective employees, are not publicly active in any political affairs and do not publicly engage in such activities. This includes advocating any issues associated with a referendum. Should a prospective employee fail to meet this inherent requirement, they will be ineligible for employment with the AEC.