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The Role:
The Department is seeking to engage an Ethicist to provide expert guidance on the ethical implications of AI use and technology more broadly, ensuring alignment with public sector values and human rights obligations. Additionally, this expertise will assist in establishing clear and effective governance and assurance frameworks that promote transparency, fairness and accountability in AI-enabled systems and the delivery of the agency’s programs and services more broadly.
Primary Duties:
Provide early-stage guidance to initiative owners, identifying ethical risks and supporting integration of ethical considerations into service and program design.
Assurance and risk assessment
Support the agency in the development and design of relevant assurance processes and tools to assess AI ethical risks and,
Support the agency to assess the outputs from those processes and tools, offering expert ethical assessments to validate and strengthen findings.
Enterprise ethics
Contribute to the agency’s broader ethical posture by advising on, uplifting, and establishing new enterprise ethics frameworks and processes.
Capability building and training
Deliver day-to-day training, workshops, and mentoring to uplift ethical literacy and confidence across the agency.
Portfolio leadership and representation
Act as the authoritative ethics voice for the automation and AI portfolio, providing specialist advice and influencing strategic direction.
Location and Contract Term: This role can based in ACT, Brisbane QLD, Melbourne, Adelaide, NSW or Cairns. Contract till 31 December 2025 with 2 x 60 day extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A Baseline security clearance is required for this role or the ability to obtain.
How to Apply: Applications close 2 September.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information
AI Ethicist
| Job title : | AI Ethicist |
| Contract type : | Contract |
| Location : | Canberra |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Competitive |
| Start date : | 2025-08-19 |
| Duration : | 3 months |
| Job Reference : | V-55195 |
| Contact name : | Kelly Shockley |
| Contact email : | kelly@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 3 days ago |
The Department is seeking to engage an Ethicist to provide expert guidance on the ethical implications of AI use and technology more broadly, ensuring alignment with public sector values and human rights obligations. Additionally, this expertise will assist in establishing clear and effective governance and assurance frameworks that promote transparency, fairness and accountability in AI-enabled systems and the delivery of the agency’s programs and services more broadly.
Primary Duties:
Provide early-stage guidance to initiative owners, identifying ethical risks and supporting integration of ethical considerations into service and program design.
Assurance and risk assessment
Support the agency in the development and design of relevant assurance processes and tools to assess AI ethical risks and,
Support the agency to assess the outputs from those processes and tools, offering expert ethical assessments to validate and strengthen findings.
Enterprise ethics
Contribute to the agency’s broader ethical posture by advising on, uplifting, and establishing new enterprise ethics frameworks and processes.
Capability building and training
Deliver day-to-day training, workshops, and mentoring to uplift ethical literacy and confidence across the agency.
Portfolio leadership and representation
Act as the authoritative ethics voice for the automation and AI portfolio, providing specialist advice and influencing strategic direction.
Location and Contract Term: This role can based in ACT, Brisbane QLD, Melbourne, Adelaide, NSW or Cairns. Contract till 31 December 2025 with 2 x 60 day extension options pending budget and delegate approval.
Security Requirements: Applicants must be Australian Citizens. A Baseline security clearance is required for this role or the ability to obtain.
How to Apply: Applications close 2 September.
Please upload your resume to apply. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks
Please note you may need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates
Call Kelly 0480 002 457 or email kelly@whizdom.com.au for any further information