EMPLOYMENT

The Great Barrier Reef is a massive tropical marine ecosystem of 3000 individual coral reefs, deep shoals, seagrasses and mangrove systems that support many thousands of marine species. It is the sea country home for about 70 Traditional Owner groups whose connections with the Reef go back more than 60,000 years. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) sits within the Australian Government Agriculture, Water and Environment Portfolio and reports to the Minister for the Environment. Our head office is in Townsville, North Queensland, with offices based in Cairns, Yeppoon, Gladstone and Canberra. Our objective is the long-term protection, ecologically sustainable use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef for all Australians and the international community, through the care and development of the Marine Park. When you choose to work for us, you not only join a team of passionate people, but you make a commitment to ensure that all the reef's ecological, social and economic value is available for generations to come. We offer a range of exciting career opportunities at the Authority which includes our national education centre, the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium. The key duties of the position include We are seeking highly motivated applicants to tell us about the skills, experience and qualifications they can bring to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) by submitting a general expression of interest for employment opportunities. The Temporary Employment Register is open for candidates to register a general expression of interest (EOI) with the Reef Authority. Non-ongoing or temporary opportunities may be offered on a full-time, part-time or intermittent/irregular basis, depending on business requirements. The register may be used to fill positions at the APS 2 to APS 6 classifications or Executive Level 1 to Executive Level 2 classifications. We offer a range of exciting career opportunities at the Authority. Listed below are all the Reef Authority's job families. We welcome you to apply for any of these categories and highlight your area of interest in your application: Accounting and Finance Administration Communication and Marketing Compliance and Regulation Diving Information and Communications Technology Information and Knowledge Management Intelligence Legal and Parliamentary Monitoring and Audit Organisational Leadership People Management (Human Resources) Science Service Delivery Strategic Policy Research Project and Program Management Current APS employees interested in transfers and secondment opportunities are encouraged to register their interest in working with us via this register. Please note there is no possibility of ongoing (permanent) employment from an application submitted through this register if you are not a current ongoing APS employee. If you are interested in ongoing employment, please see our Current Vacancies page. Employment, if offered, will be as a non-ongoing opportunity for a specified term for varying periods of approximately 3 to 18 months (dictated by operational demands).