Aps4 Biosecurity Officer

As one of the Australia’s largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod’s recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.Our client is seeking to engage APS4 Biosecurity Officers.Location: Multiple (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth)Contract Length: 6 months with option to extend for a further period or periods, up to six monthsEligibility/Security Requirement: Baseline security clearance requiredStatement of Work:The Cargo Operations Pathway delivers regulatory assessment and inspection of goods, across the biosecurity continuum (offshore, at the border and onshore) to verify compliance with Australia's biosecurity and imported food requirements. Cargo Operations Pathway works with policy and risk owners within the department to influence and inform operational policy and deliver regulatory functions in accordance with legislative requirements, national standards and within an integrated, risk-based operating model. The group has a national footprint with a presence in all capital cities and major regional ports.Cargo Operations’ Assessment team assesses import documentation to determine, and manage, biosecurity risks related to cargo entering Australia. Commodities requiring assessment include food, plants, plant products, live animals, animal products and bulk commodities. The team are also responsible for providing high-level assessment related client support services.The duties of a Biosecurity Officer in Assessment involve working in an office-based environment, and may include, but are not limited to:

• assessing import documentation in line with appropriate legislation and policy settings
• managing goods that do not comply with import requirements and capturing information to support evidence-based decisions
• providing timely and accurate advice on complex biosecurity matters to employees, stakeholders/clients and senior managers
• resolving complex operational and technical matters
• identifying trends in biosecurity risks and escalating these to assist in targeting intelligence and risk-based activities
• managing, modelling and monitoring compliance with appropriate standards of behaviour in line with departmental expectations including the APS Code of Conduct and Values
• promoting and complying with departmental Work Health and Safety (WHS) and rehabilitation policies and guidelines and being alert for and reporting risks

If you feel you are a suitable candidate submit your application by hitting “Apply for this job”. Alternatively, you can call Leanne Porter on 02 6268 9926 for further discussion.Please Note – The due date for this submission is 27/03/2024.At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusionShare this jobInterested in this job?Save JobCreate as alertSimilar JobsSCHEMA MARKUP ( This text will only show on the editor. )Part of RGF Staffing APEJ, Chandler Macleod, we get people.sOur specialtiesOur specialtiesAdviceMore from usChandler Macleod acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to elders past and present, whose land we stand upon today.