Director Security & Facilities

About the role

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is responsible for managing the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high-quality registry, trustee, and regulatory services.

We ensure confidence in Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities systems and manage the proceeds of crime through Criminal Asset Management.

The Enabling Services Group is responsible for aligning AFSA’s enabling services to better support the Authority’s core regulatory functions and its journey of becoming a visible, modern and contemporary regulator.

The Corporate Services Division is responsible for delivering a range of business and enabling services that support the AFSA purpose through partnering with business divisions that regulate Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities programs. The division provides professional services and leadership that promotes the efficient and effective operations of the agency whilst ensuring compliance with commonwealth legislation, polices and guidelines and promoting integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Purpose of the Position

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director, Security and Facilities is responsible for leading and managing the Security, Integrity and Facilities functional teams to deliver high-quality security, fraud control programs and facilities management services to the agency. This role collaborates and works closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders and service providers to contribute to the strategic agenda of the agency by leading key functions and projects including:

• The management of AFSA’s Security Policy in accordance with the Protective Security Policy Framework.
• The fraud control program including responsibility for AFSA’s obligations under the Fraud and Corruption Control Framework, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Act 2022
• Provides strategic advice and direction to Executive and Site Leaders with respect to their accommodation needs (including office relocations) and leads the Future Ways of Working project.

The ideal candidate for the role is an executive-level professional with experience developing and leading a team to deliver high quality and innovative client-focused services in a geographically dispersed organisation. You will have leadership skills and prior experience in delivery across security and integrity in a government environment with a proven ability to develop and drive strategic agenda, and to lead a team to deliver high quality results.

Strong business acumen and a collaborative mindset is essential as you will be expected to work seamlessly with various teams and stakeholders and be adept at balancing competing priorities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate information coherently and concisely to a range of audiences including senior executives is essential.

Key accountabilities

The Director, Security and Facilities role will lead a team and be responsible for:

• Leading the management of ASFA’s security requirements including maintaining assurance and oversight of AFSA’s protective security practices, policies and reporting in accordance with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF). Includes collaborating across the agency to facilitate coordinated security incident management and response.
• Responding to security vulnerabilities and incidents, investigating causes and developing effective controls.
• Delivering facilities management services in accordance with the PGPA Act 2013, including oversight and guidance for the managing property plans, relocations, corporate services support across multiple locations. 
• Lead a team of Corporate Support Officers to deliver on-site Corporate Support services to geographically disbursed Agency sites, including the travel management services.
• Provide strategic advice and direction to the Executive Committee and Site Leaders with respect to their accommodation needs, including lead the development of national strategies, policies and procedures for the management of AFSA properties.
• Oversee the site leadership framework and stewardship of the AFSA tenancies, to promote community-centred workplaces for employees, which enhance site-based connection and inclusion for all AFSA staff and local stakeholders.
• Managing the Integrity team responsible for the fraud control framework that includes leading and coordinating investigations into fraud or corruption allegations within the agency and appropriate reporting mechanisms for NACC and the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework 2024.
• Delivering high-quality services to the agency with a focus on business engagement and continuous improvement of policies and processes. Includes: the provision of advice, leading on the development of national strategies, policies and procedures.
• Ensuring contribution and alignment to the strategic direction of AFSA, compliance with corporate governance, uplift practices to ensure best practice and fitness for purpose.
• Evaluating and responding effectively to highly sensitive and contentious operational issues to ensure that security, financial, reputational, and business risks are minimised. 
• Leading and building a team environment that drives innovation and enthusiasm, where people are valued and focused on achieve business outcomes.

All duties will be performed in accordance with:

• the APS Values, Code of Conduct and Employment Principles.
• WHS obligations, taking responsibility for own health and safety and that of others.
• AFSA’s risk management framework and relevant legislation, including guiding others to identify and mitigate foreseeable risks.

Skills and Capabilities

Engages proactively with risk

• Ensures compliance with all legislative and policy requirements to mitigate risk.
• Challenges assumptions and explores possibilities to take calculated risks.
• Consistently demonstrates a proactive and responsible attitude towards the identification and management of risk.

 Engages people to build productive relationships

• Acts with honesty, integrity and respect in dealings with others.
• Is willing and able to understand others' perspectives.
• Sets and manages expectations to achieve positive outcomes.

 Collaborates internally and externally

• Embraces a diversity of people and opinions and facilitates an environment for the open exchange of ideas.
• Actively seeks different perspectives, experiences and techniques from a broad spectrum of sources, when analysing complex problems.
• Actively engaged externally to build strong relationships as a trusted partner to design and deliver appropriate and effective policy, regulation and/or programs.

 Communicates simply and clearly

• Communicates clearly in plain English, without using jargon.
• Demonstrates an ability to convey a message succinctly and with empathy, regardless of medium (written, verbal, digital).
• Understands the target audience, and tailors' message in a way that appeals to them.

 Demonstrates judgement and common sense

• Objectively evaluates all aspects of a situation and weighs all options before making a decision.
• Uses evidence to draw accurate conclusions.
• Engages appropriate escalation procedures when necessary to ensure smooth resolution of issues.

 Uses information to make evidence-based decisions

• Researches, identifies and integrates relevant evidence towards finding solutions to the problem.
• Uses experience and organisational/environmental awareness to analyse what information is important and how it should be used in the decision-making process.

Qualifications and experience

Highly desirable

• A comprehensive understanding of:
• Relevant legislation, regulations, policy and frameworks around protective security matters.
• Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework including: associated rules, design principles and policy requirements, implementation and security risk management.
• The senior-level management of security policy and operations within a risk-management environment in the Australian Government.
• Experienced in leading functional teams applying risk management and project management skills to contribute to organisational outcomes within a Commonwealth entity.
• Demonstrated experience and a proven ability in a similar role in a government environment, including an ability to lead a small team in the delivery of services.
• Possesses highly developed interpersonal skills and proven written and oral communication skills of a high standard.
• Ability to monitor and manage a high level of client service delivery and promotes a culture of quality client service that is accurate, timely, consistent and appropriate.
• Tertiary qualification relevant to the disciplines of public policy, security or governance is highly desirable. 

Why AFSA? 

You will enjoy excellent conditions including:

• generous superannuation (15.4%).
• hybrid working environment.
• a modern work environment.

We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

 At AFSA we encourage every employee to balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.

Eligibility:

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens.

The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo and maintain a security clearance to the level of Baseline Vetting as a condition of employment.

 To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.

Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment.

 How to apply? 

The closing date for this position is 11:59PM AEST, Tuesday 30 April 2024. 

Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through theAFSA Careers Portal. 

If accessing the AFSA careers portal for the first time you will need to register. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration. Make sure to check your Junk folder if you don't see this email in your Inbox. Please note that the registration process only needs to be completed one. 

Once you have confirmed your registration, to complete your application, you need to:

• Click the 'Apply' button below which will open the AFSA careers portal.
• Provide evidence in the education/qualifications section of your application, if applicable  
• Complete a short questionnaire (mandatory).
• Attach your resume and statement of claims (cover letter 1-pages) addressing the skills and capabilities and required qualifications, accreditations, and experience outlined in the position description (mandatory)
• Provide the full name, employer, and contact details of at least two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent manager.
• Ensure that all mandatory fields (marked with a red banner) are completed.

Applicants who fail to provide the above requested information, will not be assessed by the selection panel.