The ACTU seeks to appoint an Election Software Developer. The role will be responsible for building and maintaining databases, applications, and integrations to assist the ACTU and the broader trade union movement to meet its Secure Jobs campaigning goals.

• This is a full-time contract, concluding 1 month after the next Federal Election.

• The ACTU respects cultural and social diversity within the workforce and the community.

Our Organisation

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak union body representing over 1.5 million workers and their families.

Since its creation in 1927, the ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history.

The ACTU’s role as a peak body is to be a national voice for our movement and defending and advancing workers’ rights by co-ordinating union campaigns, representing workers at a range of government and non-government forums and to provide industrial, policy and other support to our affiliates.

The Role

The Software Developer (Election) works within the ACTU’s Technology Team and is responsible for building and maintaining databases, applications, and integrations to assist the ACTU and the broader trade union movement to meet its Secure Jobs campaigning goals.

The role has a focus on delivering quality data services to affiliates, Trades and Labour Councils and ACTU stakeholders, that support the ACTU’s Secure Jobs and election campaign.

You would be responsible for

• Working with colleagues to build high quality applications and integrations that provide data matching and visualisation services to election stakeholders.
• Build and maintain key ACTU software and programs to ensure excellence in data management and security, which underpin clear reporting and analytics.
• Support software design and planning by providing specialist input regarding best practices for security, privacy and accessibility.
• Deploy software to production, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and high level of reliability.
• Create and update documentation for technical systems and processes.

You will be passionate about contributing to growing and strengthening a movement of working people.

The position is based in Melbourne. The role will require duties to be performed outside of office hours, especially around key campaign moments and for the maintenance, upgrade and support of the ACTU’s technology.

Benefits

The ACTU will offer the successful candidate a salary commensurate with experience, along with 15% superannuation and generous leave arrangements.

A position description is attached.