If a job is advertised on the Jobs and Skills Exchange and no one applies or recruitment is unsuccessful, is Secretary approval still needed to advertise externally?

Yes. You must obtain your Secretary’s (or equivalent) approval to advertise any job externally.

If you don’t think you’ll get applications through our jobs board, you can seek pre-approval from your Secretary (or equivalent) to advertise externally immediately after JSE applications close. (See clause 20)

Getting approval to do this at the start of the recruitment process will save you time if you don’t get any applications through our jobs board.