The RoleDo you want to take your career to the next level?Do you want to challenge yourself across some of the most complex and challenging projects in Australia, if not the world?Do you want to enhance your Administration and Business Operations skills? As an APS 6 Administration Officer, working in Explosive Materiel Branch (EMB) in the Department of Defence, you will be working on some of the most exciting and complex guided weapons and explosive ordnance products used by the Australian Defence Force. You will spend your days:Coordinating and performing complex administrative and business support activities within an integrated and geographically dispersed team.Engaging and negotiating with stakeholders on complex issues to achieve business outcomes.Working collaboratively, building and sustaining effective relationships and providing constructive feedback.Resolving problems and implementing alternative courses of action. Your organisational and stakeholder engagement skills will be key to allowing you to deliver outcomes. There may be some domestic business travel associated with this position. We currently have a vacancy located in either Penrith, NSW or Canberra, ACT.About our TeamLEOSPO is an integral part of Explosive Materiel Branch, which is part of the new Guided Weapons Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance Delivery Division. Our team is comprised of various disciplines (including engineering, project management, commercial, logistics, and corporate enabling services). We are primarily located in Canberra and Penrith and our focus is on the acquisition, sustainment and disposal of EO products across a range of major ARMY project’s supporting hundreds of Australian Defence Force weapons and platforms.Explosive Materiel Branch is dedicated to providing our staff with a diverse, manageable, favourable work-life balance, and we support flexible working arrangements. We will also invest in your training and development to ensure your time with us is deeply rewarding, both personally and professionally. We are committed to achieving a workplace culture that is inclusive and diverse; one which directly reflects the needs and scope of Defence’s varied operational requirements.EMB comprises approximately 560 dedicated employees performing requirements setting; contracting; procurement; international logistics; domestic manufacturing; item management and maintenance, and co-ordination of disposal activities.EMB partners with domestic and international industry to deliver materiel capability to Defence, managing a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex, high-profile acquisitions and sustainment activities to support the ADF.Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration In EMB, you will enjoy experiences and opportunities that, as an APS employee, you simply would not get with any other organisation. Other benefits include: 15.4% superannuation.Access to personalised professional development pathways, including opportunities for Defence-funded post-graduate study.Additional leave days between Christmas and New Year.Focus on work/life balance.Salary sacrifice opportunities.Our Ideal CandidateThe Land Explosive Ordnance System Program Office (LEOSPO) within EMB is seeking an experienced Administration Officer to join our growing team who is able to:Respond to complex operational and business support related requirements whilst providing advice and services to achieve outcomes within defined timelines.Negotiate with, and manage others, to achieve business objectives.Consolidate and analyse data to inform stakeholders in a logical and well-presented manner.Coordinate and assist in the preparation of written submissions, briefs, inquiry outcomes, corporate reports, minutes and other correspondence for Defence and external stakeholders.Identify, anticipate and respond to stakeholders’ needs and expectations to achieve continual improvement outcomes.If you are someone who:Enjoys supporting challenging and complex business related activities.Is creative, organised and solutions focused. Is proactive in developing business improvement initiatives Then this is the role for youApplication Closing Date: Sunday 5 November, 2023For further information please review the job information pack, reference GWEO/10169/23 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jatiB8431D14-E811-598E-DB94-D21AF114304C