Budget Policy Officers and Defence Capability Officers (Affirmative Measures – Indigenous)
Budget Policy Officers and Defence Capability Officers (Affirmative Measures – Indigenous)
- Type: full time
- Location: canberra
- Applications By: 7th October 2026
ABOUT BUDGET GROUP
Budget Group provides policy and financial advice on government expenditure and non-taxation revenue matters to the Minister for Finance, other senior ministers, and Cabinet committees, including the Expenditure Review Committee (ERC) of Cabinet. We also support the Government to prepare, deliver, and manage the Federal Budget and Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
Budget Policy Officers are at the forefront of the Budget process, working in teams known as Agency Advice Units (AAUs) to support consideration of policy and funding proposals for agencies and entities across the Government. Each AAU provides policy advice and financial analysis on specific Government portfolios, and this exciting and high-profile work contributes directly to Government decision making.
Government and Defence Division within Budget Group is expanding its Defence functions to strengthen investment discipline, cost assurance and independent contestability across the Defence capability lifecycle as part of the Government’s Defence Reforms. Our Defence Capability Officer roles in the Defence Integrated Investment Program (IIP) Branch present an opportunity to join an expanding team, design and shape new functions and business processes, and to deliver on Government priorities. This includes providing policy and financial advice on Defence’s IIP – the $425 billion the Government is investing across the decade to deliver Defence capability in support of the National Defence Strategy.
Opportunities are available across three divisions spanning all portfolios:
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Government and Defence
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Industry, Education and Infrastructure
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Social Policy
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THE OPPORTUNITY
We have a range of current and anticipated APS 5 and APS 6 level vacancies across our AAUs and Defence Integrated Investment Program (IIP) Branch. We will align successful candidates with the vacancy that best suits their experience, skills, and policy area interest. We actively seek to develop the professional and technical capabilities of our people and expand their career pathways and networks.
AAU responsibilities include:
· Working closely with relevant portfolio stakeholders to support the development and Government consideration of portfolio proposals including analysing, costing and reviewing new policy proposals;
· Providing budget, financial management and policy advice in support of the Government decision making processes and the delivery of the Budget and Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook;
· Supporting Cabinet committees, including the Expenditure Review Committee of Cabinet, and our senior executive, on policy and financial issues relating to relevant portfolios;
· Drafting briefing and other correspondence for the Minister for Finance’s consideration on portfolio matters.
In addition to the above, Defence Capability team responsibilities include supporting the Minister for Finance’s and executive’s participation in national security and defence committees.
All positions are based in Canberra and candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to Canberra, to attend the office as required.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
· Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
· The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people.
· Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
· RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability
· These roles are being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. A position may be offered as ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. A specified term may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months.
CONTACT: Louise Sasaki – 02 6215 3930 | [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 11:30pm AEST