How To Apply
  Eligibility Requirements
  Completing your Application
  SBS Values
  Interview Process
  Offer of Employment
  Equal Employment Opportunity
  Privacy
  Unsolicated Applications
  Application Checklist


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
 
SBS employs nearly 800 people across SBS Television, Radio and Online. This represents more than 100 ethnic backgrounds and 80 languages working side-by-side. Amidst this diversity, we all have a few vital things in common. One is that we're all legally entitled to work in Australia. And you'll need to be too. If your application is successful, you'll need to show us proof of your Australian citizenship, residency or a current valid working visa to accept our offer of employment.

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COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION
 
Lodging your application:

It is essential that you lodge your application online by the closing date specified in the advertisement.

SBS is not obliged to accept late applications. If you are unable to lodge your application by the closing date please discuss your circumstances with the contact officer to find out if a late application will be accepted.

If you are unable to lodge your application online, please contact the Recruitment Officer to discuss your circumstances and make alternative arrangements.

Tell us your career story:

Your written job application is vital in the selection process.

In your application you must clearly and concisely demonstrate to the SBS Selection Committee how your experience, skills, knowledge and qualifications are relevant to the specific requirements of the advertised position. As this is your first contact with the Selection Committee, and as it is likely yours will be one of many applications viewed by the Committee, this is the most important feature of your application. And it will determine whether or not you gain an interview.

Your application should include the following information:

Your Personal Information - please provide your email address for correspondence and your contact telephone number(s).

Your Work Experience - identify the relevant positions you have held from present to past, listing briefly the responsibilities and key achievements of each. Give greater detail on the more recent and current positions and highlight those details relevant to the vacancy.

Your Education and Training - list chronologically academic qualifications and training courses which are relevant to the position for which you are applying.

Statement against selection criteria - using the selection criteria as headings, describe how your particular work experience, skills and qualifications satisfy each of the selection criteria for the position. Your statement against the selection criteria should preferably be a separate attachment.

SBS has a strong and clearly-defined view of who we are as an organisation, why we are here and how we need to conduct ourselves. When answering the selection criteria please be aware that while you need not address SBS Values specifically, your alignment with them is as crucial to your eligibility for the position as your skills and experience.

Your Referees - provide the names and telephone numbers of at least two referees, including your current supervisor, if possible. Your referees should be able to comment on your work performance and on your abilities in relation to the selection criteria. If you would prefer not to nominate your current supervisor for confidentiality reasons, please specify this. SBS will normally only contact the referees of the preferred candidate(s) after interview.

Your application will be acknowledged as soon as possible after receipt.

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THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
 
SBS selects staff on the basis of the applicant's merit in relation to the selection criteria and the SBS Values. It is the policy of the SBS to provide equal opportunity for all persons.


Your Availability for Interview:

As an applicant, you will be considered as being available for interview from the date applications close. Normally, at least two days' notice of an interview is given by the Selection Committee. If you are going to be absent from work and/or home at any time in the next few weeks, you should advise the dates of your absence in your application.

The Interview:

A Selection Committee will be assessing your suitability for the position against the selection criteria and the SBS Values. This will usually involve questioning that is structured around the selection criteria. You may be asked to bring material supporting your application with you to the interview, if relevant. Only those applicants with strong claims to the position will be interviewed. Those applicants who are not selected for interview will be advised in writing.

The Selection:
 
If you are interviewed you will be advised of the result of the selection process, whether or not you are successful.

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OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
 
If you are successful in obtaining a position you will be contacted by phone within a few days of the interview and offered the position and a salary within the salary range advertised. You may wish to negotiate the salary rate offered prior to accepting the appointment. Commencing salary may not be negotiated after this point.

You will need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia if you accept the position.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 
As an equal opportunity employer, SBS aims to ensure that fair, equitable and non-discriminatory consideration is given to all applicants.

If you are selected for interview, please advise SBS of any special arrangements which could be made to assist you in presenting your case to the Selection Committee.

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PRIVACY
 
SBS understands that privacy is important to you, and we take considerable care to protect the confidentiality of personal information we hold about you.

SBS's Recruitment and Selection Privacy Statement explains how we manage your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Click here to view SBS's Recruitment and Selection Privacy Statement.

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UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS
 
We love to receive applications from people inspired to work for us and you can register to receive notification when we advertise a position which meets your preferred occupation(s). (Register here) Please only apply for positions we have advertised.

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CHECKLIST
 
  • Have you viewed and saved the position description and selection criteria?
  • Do you need further information about the job? If so, phone the contact person in the advertisement. Where appropriate, prepare a list of questions before you phone.
  • Have you prepared a letter of application addressing the requirements set out in the selection criteria?
  • Have you structured your application around the specific requirements of the position?
  • Have you carefully perused the SBS Values?
  • Have you included a resume?
  • Have you completed and submitted your application online before the closing time and date?
  • If you have been called for an interview and require special arrangements because of a physical disability e.g. parking or ramp access, have you notified the Recruitment Officer?

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For further enquiries contact:

The Recruitment Officer
Human Resources
Special Broadcasting Service
Locked Bag 028
CROWS NEST NSW 1585

Phone: (02) 9430 3654
Email: recruitment@sbs.com.au