Job Title : EL 1 - Executive Level 1 Multiple RolesLocation : Canberra ACTCompany : Australian Government Department of DefenceSalary : Open Date : 2023-05-10Close Date : 2023-09-10
- $108,195 - $122,044 (plus Super and BDCP)
- Canberra - ACT
The Role
To achieve our mission the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) brings together smart, focused people from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a highly effective workforce. Our work is exciting and interesting, and everyone has a strong sense of purpose. DIO’s people are our most valuable resource, and we offer unique and highly desirable training and development opportunities to ensure your time with us is deeply rewarding. As an Intelligence Assessment Manager or Technical Intelligence Assessment Manager, you will be responsible for a small team of analysts and will lead and develop your team to achieve results on behalf of the organisation.
You will be encouraged to be proactive and collaborative, to build and maintain vital relationships with a broad network of stakeholders across DIO, broader Defence and Government, and with international partners. You will be highly aware of DIO’s place in government and its primary goals, anticipating opportunities and proposing strategies to address them. As a DIO analyst and manager, you will analyse information from a variety of sources, providing intelligence assessments to our customers to reduce uncertainty in their decision-making. A merit pool of highly suitable candidates will be established to fill EL1 vacancies that occur in DIO within the next 18 months.
The additional payment is a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP) which enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the rate of salary otherwise payable under the Enterprise Agreement (EA) to some or all of the jobs within a critical occupation(s) or discipline within a workplace. Applicants engaged into a BDCP position must consider the following. BDCPs provide remuneration in addition to the Defence Enterprise Agreement (EA). This arrangement is subject to meeting eligibility criteria and is subject to annual review. Should your performance fall beyond requirements or the eligibility criteria not be met, your eligibility for the BDCP may be reviewed and ceased. It may also be ceased should you change positions or the requirement for the BDCP is no longer necessary, as determined by Defence. Should the BDCP be ceased you will be advised and your BDCP additional payment will cease.
About our Team
DIO is an exciting work environment that supports the Chief of Defence Intelligence, senior Defence decision-makers, the Minister for Defence and a wide-range of government and military customers to better understand military, technical, political, social and cultural developments, and the implications for Australia’s national security and the Australian Defence Force. DIO is a warm and inclusive workplace where we trust, respect and invest in our people and work together to achieve outcomes that advance the national interest.
EL1 managers will have opportunities for domestic and international travel and we provide world-class training and opportunities for staff to reach their full potential. We embrace a culture that encourages and supports staff to brief the highest levels of government when they have the best knowledge and expertise to offer. We also believe that a diverse workplace that celebrates our differences makes us stronger and better intelligence managers who question and contest ideas to deliver robust and considered outcomes.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate is motivated, intellectually curious and has a commitment to advancing Australia’s national security interests. We are looking for people with experience across a diverse range of subject matters, including (but not limited to) strategic studies, international relations, law, history, military studies, science and engineering.
A DIO EL 1 candidate would benefit from possessing a wide range of skills and/or diverse experiences that demonstrate their ability to anticipate and support the needs of DIO’s varied policy and operational customers. They should be able to lead, prioritise, develop and mentor a team of analysts, while also undertaking intelligence analysis themselves. Candidates should be inclusive, collegiate, innovative and professional. A strong understanding of the international security environment is highly desirable, along with advanced analytic and communication skills (both written and oral), which are fundamental to produce timely, relevant and insightful intelligence assessments that inform real-world strategic decision-making.