We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, you can include this information with your application.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties

• Act as the first point of contact for the TEC by providing professional and confidential responses to basic reception (front counter) and telephone enquiries.
• Undertake daily mail management.
• Utilise a range of systems and software to prepare, print, collate and send correspondence, publications and other documents related to electoral administration.
• Undertake allocated administrative and operational tasks that directly support the delivery of local government, parliamentary, statutory and non-statutory elections including assisting with updating, proofing and maintaining election-related documentation and support materials for electoral events.
• Support the operation of call centre services during electoral events, including monitoring routine enquiry handling, relaying approved information updates to casual staff, and escalating matters as required.
• Undertake desktop research and sourcing of information to support TEC operations.
• Perform other band appropriate administrative duties as allocated by the Business Manager

Essential Requirements

To be considered for a position within the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, please review the Political Neutrality Policy and include your Political Neutrality Declaration Form when submitting your application.

• Political Neutrality
  Political Neutrality Policy.pdf
  Political_Neutrality_Declaration_Form.pdf

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties (356865) Administration and Election Support Officer - May 2026.docx

Statement of Duties (356865) Administration and Election Support Officer - May 2026.pdf

Information for applicants (Tasmanian Electoral Commission).docx

Information for applicants (Tasmanian Electoral Commission).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resume/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (Tasmanian Electoral Commission)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 3652.

For more information

Bonny Moroni
Director Elections and Engagement
[email protected]
Phone: (03) 6208 8700