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The National Water Commission (NWC) is an independent statutory body that will assess the implementation and promote the objectives of the National Water Initiative. The NWC also has responsibility for providing advice to Government on projects under the $2 billion Australian Government Water Fund. The NWC includes six Commissioners and a Chairman, as well as Commission staff.

The Commission employs a diverse range of people: professionals; specialists and others with broader government or administrative experience. They may be employed as full-time, part-time; ongoing; non-ongoing; contractors; consultants or secondees, depending on our business needs. All employment decisions are based on merit.

Terms and conditions of employment for Commission employees are tailored to meet employee and Commission requirements and are set out in individual Australian Workplace Agreements.

Vacancies

APS 6 - Policy Analyst - Markets and Assessment (PDF)
Contact officer: Mr Will Fargher, 02 6102 6000
Closing date: 31 July 2008

How to apply for a job in the National Water Commission

If you decide to apply for a job in the National Water Commission, you should make sure your application addresses the selection criteria for the position. Your application should contain:

Please tell us if you are going to be absent from work and/or home at any time within one month following closure of the application period. If possible, please provide alternative contact details.

The Selection Process in the National Water Commission

The National Water Commission uses variety of processes to assist with recruitment and selection. The usual process for ongoing or longer term non-ongoing employment involves a selection panel and rigorous short listing.

From this point the selection panel may choose from a range of assessment processes to identify and select the preferred employee(s). These include contacting referees prior to assessment, making an assessment based on application and referee input alone, or conducting interviews, examining work samples and/or conducting performance tests (written or practical).

Selection panels usually consist of two or three people and, although diversity on panels is encouraged, both genders may not be represented. The selection panel will only prepare written individual assessments for interviewed applicants.

Selection Document

You should address the selection criteria in your application and provide specific examples of your experience.

Your application should include a succinct summary of your education, work history and experience together with a statement detailing your skills and experience against each of the selection criteria. Selection panels may not hold interviews but may determine an applicant's suitability for the vacancy from their application and referee reports. In these instances, the selection panel will contact the applicants and request that two written referee reports (one from a current or recent supervisor is preferred) are provided.

Employment decisions will be based on merit, with an assessment being made on relative suitability of the candidate.

Supervisor/Referee Comments

It is not necessary to provide written referee reports with your application unless it is specifically requested in the advertisement. However, current contact details for your supervisor and referee should be provided.

The selection panel will only seek supervisor/referee comments on the most competitive applicants for the advertised position. It is important that the nominated supervisor or referee be in the position to comment on and rate your recent work performance. The selection panel can request a written report or seek verbal comments at any stage of the selection process. Notes on these discussions, and any written reports will be made available to applicants.

Where a written referee report is requested, please ask your referees to provide their report on the Referee Report Form.

Interviews

As an applicant, you will be regarded as being available for interview from the date applications close. Please indicate on the application form if you are going to be unavailable for any length of time.

Applicants should be aware that short listing is rigorous and that interviews are not automatically granted. Only the most competitive applicants, i.e. those that have demonstrated strong claims to the position, will be fully assessed. Only applicants included on the shortlist will be contacted regarding the next phase of the selection process.

The selection panel may decide that interviews are not necessary and make the decision to fill the vacancy based on written applications and referee/supervisor reports only.

Lodging your application

Your full application must be submitted by the specified closing date to the:

Recruitment Officer
National Water Commission
95 Northbourne Avenue
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6102 6000
Fax: 02 6102 6006
Or via email to:
recruitment@nwc.gov.au

The selection panel may not accept late applications.