EL 1 Assistant Director - Personnel Security

• Salary Range: $122,949 - $135,013 + Attractive Superannuation
• Contact Officer: Erica Mills - 0437 986 871, Erica.Mills@dva.gov.au

The DVA Security Section is responsible for managing the department’s protective security through a combination of procedural, physical, personnel, and information security measures designed to protect people, information and assets from security threats. The security team provides advice and expertise to the Chief Security Officer to apply the five principles, four outcomes and the core requirements of the 16 policies of the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), using a security risk managed approach that best suits the department’s security goals and objectives.

DVA is seeking a highly motivated, experienced and innovative professional to help manage personnel security. Supervising a small team of security officers, the Assistant Director – Personnel Security will be responsible for ensuring the department is meeting its obligations under the PSPF. The role will include driving a significant body of work associated with the continuous improvement of the department’s personnel security capability in addition to overseeing the daily personnel security operations of the team.

Duties

• Manage a small team of personnel security officers, ensuring compliance with the PSPF, department policies and procedures
• Undertake a review of DVA’s personnel security policies and procedures, to strengthen the department’s personnel security environment
• Liaise with the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) and undertake high level strategic engagement with other external stakeholders
• Build team capability through coaching, feedback and developing the quality of work undertaken by others within the work unit
• Manage personnel security escalations and complex Security Clearance cases
• Lead and coordinate strategic planning for short and longer-term personnel security project initiatives

Eligibility

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
• All applicants external to DVA offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.

Mandatory Requirements

• Formal Qualifications and/or experience in government Personnel Security
• Formal Qualifications in government security and/or risk
• NV1 Security Clearance (or the ability to obtain one).

Notes

This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.

Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to18 months.

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

DVA embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We are dedicated and committed to attracting and recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourage applications from people with disability, people that identify as LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Take on a rewarding, varied, and broad career with an Australian Public Service Department that can bring balance and flexibility to your working life, while supporting you to stay connected to your community.

DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

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