AddressJob reference: 869795
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Department for Health and Wellbeing – Procurement and Supply Chain – Protective Security
- Salary: $97,022 to $102,626 – AS06
About the Company
SA Health are passionate about delivering a world-class healthcare system that empowers South Australians to live healthier, longer, and happier lives. Committed to strengthening primary care, enhancing hospital services, transforming mental healthcare, and improving the health of Aboriginal communities.
Procurement and Supply Chain Management Services (PSCM) in SA Health plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless sourcing of goods and services to ensure the delivery of healthcare services to South Australians. Their dedicated team works diligently to procure essential supplies, negotiate the best value for our patients, and engage with stakeholders to optimise our supply chain functions.
Role Overview
The Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW) Agency Security Adviser reports to the DHW Deputy Agency Security Executive and is responsible for helping to develop and ensure compliance with the South Australian Protective Security Framework (SAPSF). This role involves providing specialized security advice and managing security emergencies for the Agency Executive and DHW business units.
The Agency Security Adviser will offer expert guidance to DHW on enhancing security measures for workforce resources and assets, including infrastructure, ICT, and biomedical equipment. Given the increasing complexity of risk threats across the portfolio, the Adviser will collaborate closely with other directorates, including IT Security Advisers, to ensure that protective security requirements are integrated into relevant systems, policies, and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Reports to the Deputy Agency Security Executive and maintains close relationships with the IT Security Adviser, Infrastructure, and DHW directors and managers.
- Liaises with a broad range of staff across the DHW portfolio, including Legal and Governance, Human Resources, Risk Management, Safety and Quality, Procurement, and Infrastructure.
- Coordinates with other Government Agency Security Advisors and Executives, government departments, agencies, and external vendors.
- Key responsibilities include identifying and managing security risks, ensuring effective security plans and procedures, and monitoring security systems to identify risks.
- Provides advice on protective security and risk management, prepares security reports, and assists with annual security attestation obligations.
- Liaises with law enforcement, intelligence agencies, emergency services, service providers, clients, and stakeholders, and responds to and coordinates security incidents.
About you:
- Australian Government AGSVA Security Clearance to the level of Negative Vetting 1 as a minimum.
- Security and Risk Management qualification or the ability to obtain.
- Demonstrated ability to apply high level oral and written communication skills in the presentation of coherent, logical, high-quality information and expert advice to Ministers, Chief Executive and high-level management as required.
- Experience in the delivery of successful project outcomes in a complex environment.
- Experience in research, collection, manipulation and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data; and the presentation of data for use by a wide variety of audiences, including large group presentations.
- Demonstrated high degree of personal integrity and credibility, proven ability to respond receptively to change in the working environment (including the ability to lead and evaluate change initiatives); and represent the department with professional competence.
- Knowledge of the South Australian Protective Security Framework.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
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Criminal History Screening Requirement
- A National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)
Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Special Conditions
> It is mandatory that no person, whether or not already working in SA Health, may be appointed to a position in SA Health unless they have provided a satisfactory current Criminal and Relevant History Screening, as required by the SA Health Criminal and Relevant History Screening Policy Directive.
> For appointment in a Prescribed Position under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act (2016), a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) is required from the Department for Human Services Screening Unit. For other positions, a satisfactory National Police Certificate (NPC) assessment is required.
> For ‘Prescribed Positions’ under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act (2016), the individual’s WWCCs must be renewed every 5 years from the date of issue; and for ‘Approved Aged Care Provider Positions’ every 3 years from date of issue as required by the Accountability Principles 2014 issued pursuant to the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth).
> Appointment is subject to immunisation risk category requirements. There may be ongoing immunisation requirements that must be met.
> Appointment is subject to immunisation risk category requirements. There may be ongoing immunisation requirements that must be met.
> Depending on work requirements the incumbent may be transferred to other locations across SA Health to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities either on a permanent or temporary basis subject to relevant provisions of the Public Sector Act 2009 for Public Sector employees or the SA Health (Health Care Act) Human Resources Manual for Health Care Act employees.
> The incumbent may be required to participate in Counter Disaster activities including attendance, as required, at training programs and exercises to develop the necessary skills required to participate in responses in the event of a disaster and/or major incident.
Enquiries
Justine Tigani
Harrison McMillan Recruitment Partner
**************@harrisonmcmillan.com.au
Application Closing Date
Thursday, 5th July 2024 – 5pm
869795 - Agency Security Advisor - Corporate Services - Role Description.pdf
Applications close: 05/07/2024 5:00 PM
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
