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Form of workThe Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is the Australian Government’s foreign signals intelligence, offensive cyber and cyber security agency.
The ASD motto, Reveal their secrets - Protect our own, summarises our roles: we collect foreign intelligence; we provide advice and assistance on information and cyber security; and we conduct offensive cyber operations.
To achieve its mission, ASD requires people with strong integrity and a mix of specialist skills, adaptability, imagination, resilience and creativity. These are needed to out-think and out-imagine our adversaries and solve seemingly intractable technical and operational challenges. ASD is a place to work with other smart, skilled, and highly motivated people.
Position Description
We are seeking to attract a talented candidate for a position at the Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 1 level that will contribute to ASD’s mission and have relevant skills to work across specialist and corporate development roles.
ASD is currently undergoing a significant transformation – doubling in size, expanding its presence both nationally and globally, and delivering significant new and enhanced intelligence and security capabilities for Australia. As a senior leader in ASD, you will have an important role leading this change.
The Assistant Director-General Portfolio is responsible for managing ASD’s portfolio of capability investments – including multiple major capability projects within the Defence Integrated Investment Program – to ensure ASD’s investment strategy aligns with the organisation’s strategic intent and makes optimum use of its resources. You will work across the Defence Portfolio and whole-of-government to manage ASD’s equities in major capability projects, and provide guidance on test and evaluation, as well as portfolio and program governance, for capability acquisitions relating to ASD’s areas of expertise. Program management experience is essential for this role.
In all SES Band 1 positions, you will have responsibility for leading a Branch through ASD’s current transformation, while continuing to deliver on the operational requirements of the position. You will work closely with international partners, and will manage an Australia-wide workforce.
As part of the Senior Leadership Group, you will play a key role in promoting and influencing a shared commitment to the strategic direction of ASD as the Australian Government’s foreign signals intelligence, offensive cyber, and cyber security agency. You will influence the strategic direction of ASD and work with colleagues across the Defence portfolio and Government to achieve results.
Successful applicants will exemplify ASD’s values and engender a culture of achievement, collaboration and agility. You will be self-aware, and will encourage and respect the diversity of ideas and perspectives that defines ASD’s workforce.
If after reading the selection documentation you have any questions, please contact Jonathan Beaumont and Lionel Riley at Beaumont&Beaumont on 02 6126 4*** or at ***@beaumontandbeaumont.com.au quoting reference number 5718
For Senior Executive Service administrative recruitment enquiries please contact the Directorate of Senior Officer Management at ****@defence.gov.au.
A merit pool may be created from the list of suitable applicants which may be used to fill similar position/s in the event a position/s becomes vacant.
