05717

Closes: 19 September 2025

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $93,784 - $98,967 plus superannuation
Position No: 05717
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 September 2025
Contact Officer: Deb Gritti on Deb.Gritti@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 0089

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Details: The Liquor and Gaming Licensing Team processes a wide variety of applications – covering liquor licences and permits for restaurants bars and nightclubs, to gaming machine authorisations and occupational licences in the gaming space, and much more. The team is also responsible for the administration of public unleased land permits, tobacco licences and other licensing schemes.

The successful applicant will be responsible for balancing competing priorities whilst providing a range of administrative functions. You’ll be assessing applications of all sorts where you will need think critically and apply your risked based decision-making skills, all while applying your understanding of the legislation that underpins our various licensing schemes.

You’ll be in contact with applicants and other stakeholders on a daily basis, so well-developed communication skills are essential. It’s all in a day work in the Liquor and Gaming Licensing Team, and we’d love you have you join us.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements: Previous experience in a regulatory licensing role would be an advantage, but it not essential

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 January 2026. This position is available to ACT Government officers and employees only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to apply: Please provide your pitch of no more than two pages, together with a current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 30 January 2026.