Government Recruitment Agencies Melbourne — Screened & Reference-Checked
TQN Personnel places government professionals across Melbourne — permanent, contract and temp — sourced from a vetted pool and matched to your brief. It's part of our Government Recruitment Agencies across Australia.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Construction & Civil
- Mining & Resources
- Healthcare & Care
- Logistics & Warehousing
- Hospitality & Events
From brief to shortlist
Brief us
Share the role, must-haves and budget.
Search & screen
We source, vet and reference-check candidates.
Vetted shortlist in 7 days
Curated candidates, not CV spam.
90-day guarantee
They leave or underperform? We re-place free.
Why TQN Personnel
You'll get a carefully curated shortlist instead of drowning in a stack of resumes. We check for both capability and fit, and we stand behind our permanent placements with a replacement guarantee.
In government recruitment we vet for clearance level, APS/agency experience and probity.
Inside the Melbourne talent market
Melbourne has a population around 5,435,590 and a labour force near 2,581,740.
Health Care and Social Assistance
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Education and Training
Construction
Retail Trade
Finance and Insurance Services
Truganina Employment Precinct
Derrimut Fields Employment Precinct
Campbellfield-Northern Industrial Precinct
Dandenong South-Southern Industrial Precinct
Fisherman's Bend Business Precinct
Arden Precinct
Source: ABS
Government Roles We Place
From specialists right through to team leads, we've got the government roles Melbourne employers are after.
- Policy Officers
- Program Managers
- APS Officers
- Administrative Officers
- Project Officers
Credentials & checks we verify for government
- security clearance (Baseline / NV1 / NV2)
- Australian citizenship
- National Police Check
Government hiring demand across Melbourne
In Melbourne, program delivery and machinery-of-government change are driving public-sector demand.
Recruitment licensing & compliance
Permanent placement is exempt from labour hire licensing — we lead with RCSA membership and structured candidate vetting. Temp and contract placements in VIC are supplied under our VIC labour hire licence.
FAQs
What is a recruitment agency?
It's outsourcing the search and screening to a specialist who supplies a shortlist of vetted candidates and charges the employer on placement.
How much do recruitment agencies charge per hour?
The hourly charge bundles the worker's pay with a margin for super, insurance and our service — quoted up front per role.
How much do recruitment agencies charge?
Permanent hires are a percentage of salary; temp and contract is an hourly margin — quoted up front, candidates never charged.
How do recruitment agencies work in australia?
Australian agencies place permanent candidates and supply temp/contract workers; permanent placement is exempt from labour-hire licensing, temp/contract supply isn't in licensed states.
Do you need a labour hire licence to recruit permanent staff in Victoria?
Permanent placement is exempt from labour hire licensing — we lead with RCSA membership and structured candidate vetting. Temp and contract placements in VIC are supplied under our VIC labour hire licence.