• Award/Classification: Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 4
• Salary: $78,246.00 to $90,062.00 pro rata, per annum
• Employment type: Fixed-term, part-time
• Region: South
• Location: Hobart

Job description:

To undertake high level proof reading, editing and formatting in the production of operational and other reports that will promote Integrity Commission Tasmania’s objectives and programs.

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ+) people.

The Integrity Commission supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Period of Appointment

This appointment is for a fixed-term period of 3 years

Hours per fortnight

14.70 hours per fortnight (2 days per fortnight)

Duties

• Edit operational and other reports, including assessment, investigation, and research reports. This includes advising on and translating complex or legal information into plain language; ensuring the style is appropriate to the specific audience; correcting grammar and structure; ensuring reports are logical; ensuring there is evidence to support the findings and recommendations.
• Perform high-level editing and proofreading and perform a quality control function, ensuring accuracy and consistency in content and presentation.
• Using our complaints management database, collate reference documents and into an accessible PDF for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure accessibility of documents and compliance with WCAG 2.0 requirements.
• Ensure reports comply with the Integrity Commission Style Guide, the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, and other guidelines.
• Collate together and rewrite multiple reports into a single report that is suitable for public consumption.
• Design Word templates and fix formatting in reports.
• Maintain confidentiality in relation to their work for the Commission.
• As required from time to time, perform other tasks relevant to the skills and experience of the position classification.

Essential Requirements

The successful appointee must satisfy:

• A security vetting process to obtain Baseline security clearance (access to classified information and resources up to and including PROTECTED). This process requires the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency to collect personal information to assess suitability.
• A pre-employment check on any disciplinary or managerial action in any previous employment.
• Identification check.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working on legal publications.
• Experience working in a confidential environment.

next steps

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents:

• Statement of Duties (357667) Editor.docx
• Statement of Duties (357667) Editor.pdf
• Information for Applicants - Integrity Commission - July 2022.docx
• Information for Applicants - Integrity Commission - July 2022.pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to 'Information for Applicants (Integrity Commission) document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4912.

For more information: Sarah Frost, Director Operations at:

Email: Sarah.Frost@integrity.tas.gov.au, using the subject line: Editor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Phone: 1300 720 289.