About GovHack

GovHack is one of the largest civic innovation events in the Southern Hemisphere. We bring together curious minds to turn open government data into ideas and prototypes that benefit communities. We are a volunteer-led not for profit operating across Australia and New Zealand with a competition weekend, state and territory awards and a national Red Carpet Awards. Our community spans public servants, technologists, entrepreneurs, students and creatives who care about better public services through data and collaboration.

Why this role exists

Behind every great hackathon is a lot of repetitive admin. We want to transform how we run GovHack by using AI to automate routine processes. If streamlining workflows and building smart assistants sounds fun, join us to free our humans for high value work and deliver a smoother experience for hackers, partners and volunteers.

What you will do

• Map repetitive processes across sponsorship, volunteer onboarding, event operations, communications and finance
• Build and connect AI agents, chatbots and workflow automations that handle common queries and tasks
• Create and maintain templates for emails, briefs, contracts and reports with data auto-fill
• Set up integrations across tools such as Google Workspace, Slack, Trello, Airtable or Google Sheets, MailChimp platforms, Event and Ticketing systems, GitHub and cloud services
• Prototype RAG knowledge bases using public documentation and internal guidelines to answer FAQs for volunteers, sponsors and participants
• Automate data collection and dashboards for registrations, engagement, deliverables and post-event reporting
• Implement guardrails, access controls and quality checks so automations are safe, reliable and auditable
• Document everything in plain English so others can build on your work

What you will bring

• Curiosity and a bias to build
• Experience with one or more of the following
• No-code or low-code automation platforms
• Python or JavaScript for small services or scripts
• LLM tools and frameworks including prompt design and evaluation
• APIs and webhooks to connect systems
• Data wrangling and simple analytics
• Comfortable collaborating in GitHub and Slack and writing clear documentation
• A pragmatic mindset focused on outcomes, not just experiments

Nice to have

• Familiarity with government or not for profit environments
• Knowledge of privacy and security considerations for AI and automation
• UX skills to make tools simple and delightful

Time commitment

• Flexible and remote friendly
• Average three to five hours per week, more around peak periods and less at quieter times
• Minimum three month commitment preferred staring in Dec till Feb or Mar

What you will get

• Real world impact at national scale across Australia and New Zealand
• A portfolio of shipped automations used by a large volunteer community
• Mentoring from experienced technologists, product leaders and public sector innovators
• Recognition on our website and at events, plus references for work or study
• Priority access to GovHack events and behind the scenes operations

How we work

• Remote first collaboration using Slack, GitHub and Google Workspace
• Short weekly standups and fortnightly show and tells
• Clear backlogs, tickets and documentation so anyone can jump in
• Inclusive, respectful and volunteer friendly culture

How to apply Send a short note about you, a link to a project or repo you are proud of and the tools you enjoy using. Tell us what you would automate first at GovHack and why.

Join us to build the invisible engine that powers a better GovHack for everyone.