General advice for applicants
Australian citizenship is required for employment in DEEWR.
There are selection criteria for each vacancy. Please address each criterion in your application.
Include your résumé and the names and telephone numbers of two work referees with your application. Selections may be based only on applications and referee comments. DEEWR reserves the right to refuse late applications.
The department encourages workplace diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people of non-English speaking background, and people with a disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview, please indicate this in your application.
The department prefers online lodgement of applications. Where this is not possible, email your application to recruitment@dewr.gov.au or post it to:
The Recruitment Officer
DEEWR
GPO Box 9879
CANBERRA ACT 2601
To lodge an application
If you have been directed here from a press or Gazette advertisement, access our online job application system and select the appropriate job from those listed.
To search for a vacancy
If you are browsing for a vacancy, access our online job application system and select the Search menu to search for job vacancies by various criteria:
- Location - where the job is physically located
- Broadband - the classification level of the job
- Group or State - where in the organisation the job is available
- Identified position
- Type - if the job is full-time, part-time etc.
- Status - if the job is ongoing or for a specific period (non-ongoing)
Enquiries about a particular job
The department encourages any potential candidate with a job-related query to telephone or email the Contact Officer for that job, any time up to the closing date. Enquiries about the progress of your application once you have applied may also be directed to the Contact Officer.