2023 Job Vacancies

Election Job Vacancies

Quay Appointments have 1400 job vacancies in the Centralised Dec Vote Centre located at ICC, Darling Harbour.

There will be two shifts –

AM a morning shift from 7am to 2.30pm

PM an afternoon shift from 3pm to 10.30pm

Working days will be Monday to Saturday. You must be available to work all days. You may be rostered to work Easter Saturday and Easter Monday pending your position and shift.

Key Dates:

Election day is Saturday 25 March 2023 - Materials Officers commence work
Sunday 26 March, Initial Count Commences – Facilities, Gate Keeper and Initial Count Officers commence work
Monday 27 March - Scrutiny, Batching, Extraction and Data Entry Commences
Friday 7 April - Scrutiny Completed
Friday 14 April - Data Entry Completed

All work has been assessed on expected quantity of ballot papers, we can only estimate the proposed end dates.

Training will be a combination of online and on the job.

Position Description
400 Scrutiny Officers
Review returned declaration votes to determine if the vote should be accepted or rejected
Data entry of elector details
Reconcile completed work

Key Skills
- Attention to detail
- Data entry skills that meet the industry standard
- Maintain accuracy through a repetitive process
- Ability to problem solve
96 Data Entry Officers
Accurate data entry of preferences from ballot papers into the NSWEC computer count system
Reconciliation of data entered ballot papers
Lifting of ballot paper bundles will be required

Key skills:
- Computer skills - quick and accurate data entry
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to undertake repetitive work
160 Initial Reconciliation Officers
Manual sorting of declaration vote envelopes
Reconciling and recording results
Bundling envelopes into 20, loading into trays and onto trolleys

Key Skills
- Attention to detail
- Maintain accuracy through a repetitive process
- Moving and lifting of material (Max 10kg)
80 Sorting Officers
Sort accepted declaration vote envelopes to their district
Bundling envelopes into 20, loading into trays and onto trolleys
Envelope opening - using letter opening machines
Reconcile completed work

Key Skills
- Attention to detail
- Maintain accuracy through a repetitive process
- Ability to problem solve
144 Extraction Officers
Extraction of declaration votes
Reconciliation of ballot paper material
Exception handling

Key Skills
- Attention to detail
- Maintain accuracy through a repetitive process
- Ability to problem solve
72 Initial Count Officers
Accurate initial count of ballot papers
Lifting of ballot paper cartons will be required

Key skills:
- Accuracy
- Ability to follow strict guidelines
- Ability to undertake repetitive work
72 Batching Officers
Accurate check count of ballot papers received from the Returning Officer’s office
Accurate sort of ballot papers into various categories for either data entry or non-data entry (bulk entry)
Batching of ballot papers for data entry
Some lifting may be required to be undertaken

Key skills:
- Accuracy
- Ability to follow strict guidelines
- Ability to undertake repetitive work
128 Gatekeeper Officer
Selection and allocation of work
Reconciling and recording of results
Ballot paper storage and sealing

Key skills
- Attention to detail
- Moving and lifting of material (Max 10kg)
- Competent computer skills
Eligibility
What do you need?

We are recruiting a reliable, skilled, political impartial and talented workforce who value teamwork.

Due to the nature of the work, the volume of the workforce and the scrutiny of this high-profile event we are looking for people with the following:
- Australian Citizenship - on the Australian Electoral Roll
- Politically neutral with no affiliations to political parties, nominated candidates, or third-party campaigners
- Strong attention to detail
- Confident computer skills
- Quick to learn
- Compliant when following a process
- Proficient in numeric or alpha/numeric data entry, min 7,000 keystrokes per hour if applying for Scrutiny or Data Entry position