Description:
Who we areScience and Surveillance Group (SSG) is comprised of scientists, operations and support staff responsible for regulatory advice and training, technical input to biosecurity policy, regulation activity in the Torres Strait and diverse surveillance and diagnostic services around Australia, including animal and plant health surveillance measures under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy.
The Surveillance Section is one of the four national sections delivering diagnostic or surveillance activities within the Operational Science & Surveillance (OSS) component of the Science & Surveillance Group (SSG). The section is comprised of the National Border Surveillance (NBS) program, Vector Monitoring Program (VMP) and Hitchhiker Surveillance Program (HSP). The objectives of the National Border Surveillance (NBS) program are the early detection of pests that have escaped biosecurity control before they reach production areas or establish in the natural environment, the collection of intelligence on the susceptibility and vulnerability of biosecurity entry points to pest invasion and the provision of feedback on the effectiveness of border-related biosecurity policies.
The key duties of the position include
The Job
This position will undertake and support surveillance activity, with key duties including but not limited to:
• working as part of the national NBS team to ensure effective, consistent, accurate and timely implementation of surveillance methods and recording and reporting of NBS activities
• coordinating and participating in biosecurity surveillance activities, noting that this will involve working outside and conducting field surveillance and monitoring activities throughout the year
• the procurement, maintenance and management of surveillance devices and consumables
• ensuring the effective scheduling and planning of surveillance in line with the department's annual surveillance priorities and during pest response situations
• client and stakeholder public relations, feedback or reporting
• assessing high priority plant pest targets in your area and their associated risk pathways
• prioritising on ground surveillance based on resources and risk analysis
• ensuring the accurate collection and reporting of data in line with the surveillance outcome
• undertaking targeted priority pest surveillance research or trials
• as part of the national NBS team, ensuring diagnostic tasks are performed in a timely and accurate manner including triage of specimens in the field or laboratory
• the preparation of surveillance specimens for laboratory diagnosis and their long-term preservation for storage in the department's reference collections
• sourcing appropriate literature and diagnostic tools
• liaising with diagnosticians for more complex identification purposes
• ensuring accurate, consistent and timely (up to date) data entry and reporting
• liaising with clients, stakeholders and government agencies to manage surveillance operations and mitigation of biosecurity risk, as necessary
• promoting and ensuring compliance with departmental WH&S policies and guidelines and being alert for and reporting risks regarding WH&S issues
• supervising and managing the performance of a small team, including building and sustaining productive, positive, respectful relationships among team members and facilitating regular, constructive feedback and communication
• providing technical, administrative and managerial guidance to team members on key pests of biosecurity concern and helping to implement NBS activities, if required.
Please note that this process will initially be used to fill one ongoing position in Perth . The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne .
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16 Mar 2025;
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