Australian High Commission
Singapore
Singapore

Career Opportunities

Australian High Commission Singapore

There are two categories of staff employed at the Australian High Commission, Singapore. They include Diplomats and Locally Engaged Staff.

Diplomats are posted to Singapore by the Australian Government to undertake specific roles that hold diplomatic responsibilities.

Locally Engaged Staff (LES) are recruited locally and support the roles of Australian Diplomats. LES are employed by the High Commission on either an ongoing basis or a short term (fixed term) temporary basis with High Commission-specific terms and conditions of employment.

Job opportunities are listed below, when available.

Please submit applications in MS Word or PDF formats

The following documents must accompany all applications when applying for vacancies at The Australian High Commission;

  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Completed Application Pack

When applying for jobs at the Australian High Commission, Singapore, please refer to the following documents to assist with your application submission.

  1. The relevant job description for which you are applying.
  2. Guidelines to applying for a job with the Australian High Commission
  3. Application Pack

For more information on how recruitment at the Australian High Commission, Singapore is carried out, please click here: Recruitment at the Australian High Commission, Singapore.

Temporary Employment Register

The Australian High Commission, Singapore maintains a Temporary Employment Register, which is used to fill short-term vacancies. The Temporary Employment Register (TER) is open to candidates to submit an expression of interest for temporary, non-ongoing employment at the Australian High Commission (AHC). The TER enables us to temporarily employ appropriately highly skilled, motivated and experienced individuals at short notice for short - term (fixed term) contracts (up to 6 months).

Temporary employment opportunities arise from time to time for a number of different reasons including:

  • When permanent staff members in extended leave
  • During the period prior to filling a vacancy; or
  • To manage specific short term projects

NOTE FOR ALL CANDIDATES

  • The process involves but not limited to the declarations of the code of conduct, code of secrecy, etc.
  • Only candidates being shortlisted considered for a position will be contacted
  • Placement on the temporary employment register does not guarantee an offer of employment

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates must submit the following documents to [email protected]

  1. Completed Temporary Employment Register Application Form
  2. Latest CV with the employment history (MS Words or PDF format only)

Employment Opportunities - Locally Engaged Staff

Position currently open for recruitment: 1

Office Manager

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

The Department of Home Affairs is a central policy agency, providing coordinated strategy and policy leadership for Australia's national and transport security, federal law enforcement, criminal justice, cyber security, border, immigration, multicultural affairs, emergency management and trade related functions.

Immigration Programs Division delivers the permanent migration and temporary visa programs to maximise the long term economic and social benefits to Australia across the Skilled, Family and Resident Return visa programs, and through Temporary entry to support tourism, education and international relations.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Under limited direction, the Office Manager (LE5: SGD 6,046 - SGD 6,544 per month) will manage manages the day-to-day administration of the Home Affairs office and leads the Corporate/Administrative Unit of the Immigration Section of Singapore Post.

The role will manage staff performance and productivity in assessing and deciding visa applications in line with relevant legislation, policy and procedures, and to implement quality assurance processes. The work is high volume and requires the successful applicants to be well organised, disciplined and to have an ability to prioritise effectively.

The Office Manager position also involves responsibility for overall client service, complex decision making, contract management of a service delivery partner and oversight of client communication strategies.

THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Provide advice to post management on Human Resources (HR), finance, property, and IT including
    • Identifying training needs, promoting staff adherence to policies, procedures and values, inducting new staff, supporting recruitment and selection processes and maintaining records on staffing levels.
    • Developing and implementing work plans in line with post’s business plans, contributing to long-term strategic planning and managing the Home Affairs post budget, including expenses, financial reporting and forecasting.
    • Managing and coordinating contracts with third party providers in accordance with departmental guidelines.
  • Assist in preparations for official visits with logistics, planning, and budgeting, liaising with other agencies and external providers.
  • Handle confidential and sensitive documents with high levels of confidentiality and privacy, including preparing correspondence on sensitive corporate issues, overseeing the development of contracts, reports, submissions, proposal papers and notes produced by the corporate team.
  • Establish, develop and maintain strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Home Affairs headquarters, service delivery partners, other agencies, external organisations and clients.
  • Make accurate, objective and sound decisions on complex visa applications in accordance with legislation and policy including mentoring staff in visa assessment and decision-making. Work with team leaders to ensure service standards are met and manage a quality assurance program for visa and citizenship decisions
  • Manage, monitor and report on staff performance and productivity. Co-ordinate the staff performance appraisal process in conjunction with Principal Migration Officer and team leaders. Engender productive, co-operative and collaborative working relationships amongst teams and across the office as a whole.
  • Undertake investigations, integrity checks, analysis, and reporting in relation to tactical, entity or caseload specific risks in the immigration programs and where applicable undertake visa cancellations.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

  • A high level of operational and systems expertise (Immigration experience preferable but not essential)
  • Strong financial, people and program management skills
  • The ability to provide timely and accurate assistance to the PMO
  • The ability to adapt and lead in an environment of change
  • An understanding of, or the ability to quickly obtain, the Australian Government’s migration policies
  • A strong client service focus
  • Experience in undertaking investigations, analysis and reporting
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with stakeholders in support departmental objectives

HOW TO APPLY

Please note that only complete applications will be accepted. Please ensure that your application contains all of the below requirements:

Applications should be submitted electronically to [email protected] by 23:59, 26 May 2025 (Singapore Time). Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Only those applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.  If you are not contacted within six weeks of the date of applications closing, you can consider your application unsuccessful.  The selection process usually takes several weeks, and short-listed applicants will be advised of the outcome.

Position Department Status

  • Security and Risk Assessment Manager - Interview completed
  • ADF SE-S Business Finance Manager - Job application closed