EL2 Director, National Strategic Intelligence - Canberra

• Location: Canberra
• Job Type: Ongoing Full-time
• Salary: EL2 $136,177-$153,430 pa plus superannuation

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency. We advise senior decision makers on serious and organised crime impacting Australia. We are a full member of the National Intelligence Community, an Attorney General’s Portfolio agency, and a member of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group.

The ACIC is at the forefront of tackling serious and organised crime targeting Australia, both within our borders and offshore. Our staff operate against a pervasive, transnational and globalised criminal threat, and work hard to realise an Australia hostile to criminal exploitation. As a small agency that makes a real impact on serious and organised crime, we need talented and dedicated people who are intelligent, highly capable and seeking to make a difference to the lives of all Australians.

About the branch

Intelligence Insights is responsible for coordinating and delivering national strategic intelligence insights and assessments in the agency with a team of strategic intelligence analysts located across Australia.

II provides intelligence advice to senior law enforcement and national security executive and our international partners on current and emerging issues concerning organised crime in Australia through the delivery of:

• Strategic criminal intelligence assessments to the ACIC Board and other partners
• Strategic criminal intelligence in support of ACIC operations
• Delivering intelligence assessments and advice that inform law enforcement and other broader government and responses, including policy and legislative reform.

About the role

The Director National Strategic Intelligence is responsible for managing a team of strategic intelligence analysts to deliver quality intelligence assessments for the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and its partners. The occupant of this position sets the strategic direction for the team, coordinates the national strategic intelligence program for the ACIC and drives complex intelligence projects to discover, understand and prioritise the serious and organised threat to Australia, and to initiate and enhance response strategies.

The Director National Strategic Intelligence works closely with other intelligence professionals, operational teams and external partner agencies to ensure that intelligence outputs are servicing the strategic intelligence needs of the ACIC and its clients. They are required to demonstrate strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, performance management and project management capabilities, as well as strong liaison and negotiation skills to manage relationships at all levels.

The Director National Strategic Intelligence provides subject matter expertise and delivers high-level intelligence products and advice on the implications of potential changes in criminal markets, crime types and the environment impacting on nationally significant crime, drawing on qualitative and quantitative intelligence techniques.

Our ideal candidate

• Demonstrated high level understanding of and experienced in intelligence environments including knowledge of serious and organised crime threats to Australian interests.
• Proven ability to apply intelligence processes, methodologies and techniques to produce and coordinate high level strategic intelligence assessments for a senior executive audience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships at senior levels.
• Highly developed strategic thinking, analytical and organisational skills.
• Proven leadership and people management ability, and demonstrated ability to lead, supervise, motivate and develop teams and individuals.
• Highly developed liaison, interpersonal and negotiation skills, including the ability to implement change.

Eligibility

• If this role is being advertised as ongoing and non-ongoing, it may be offered as ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements and/or candidate preference. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 18 months. A specified term may be extended up to a maximum period of 3 years.
• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS, unless the agency head has agreed otherwise, in writing. For further information, contact the Recruitment Team.
• The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold, the required security clearance for this role. All ACIC employees are required to hold a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance, unless otherwise specified.
• All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC. This requires the applicant to undergo character and background screening, and participate in a psychological assessment. Please refer to our Character Standards for further information.
• To be eligible to work at the ACIC, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Being fully vaccinated ensures the health and safety of all employees, and the Australian community. Satisfactory proof of vaccination status will be required before you are able to commence employment with the ACIC.

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2016–2019 and Determination 2019/1 on our website.