Export Control Officer

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

**Why work for Thales Australia?**
- Work with a purpose - our Protected Vehicle Business is delivering enhanced capability to life saving Protected Vehicle Platforms
- We are delivering and maintaining Protected vehicles worldwide across 9 user nations
- Competitive salary package with includes a bonus and significant contribution to Private Health Insurance
- Work from our location in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne
- Other locations considered
- Most importantly - be a part of a positive team culture that take pride in their work

**About the role**

Thales Australia builds and supports vital Protected Vehicle platforms; the Bushmaster and Hawkei. Through life support projects include Capability and Survivability enhancement design, development and installation, engineering support services and routine and unscheduled maintenance/repair and overhaul services.

Reporting to the Wider Company Trade Compliance network, the Protected Vehicles Trade Compliance/Export Controls Officer will manage and oversee export control compliance activities and processes within the business, namely Australian and U.S. export laws, and guide the business to ensure overall customs compliance with facilitating import and export activities for the Protected Vehicles Product Line

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Ensuring that all projects and business support functions strictly comply with the requirements of the Australian, U.S. (ITAR, EAR), European and all other applicable export control rules and regulations
- Keeping the businesses informed regarding export control and global trade developments.
- Creating and maintaining procedures and instructions to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the area of trade compliance
- Ensuring that Project teams fully understand their access, re-export and transfer obligations under US export control regimes (ITAR, EAR, FMS)
- Assisting with internal compliance reviews and audits; and conducting spot checks on processes and trade compliance data integrity
- Reporting non-compliance, corrective actions and impact to the Director Trade Compliance.
- Conducting ad-hoc training to relevant staff on export control and global trade matters
- Contributing to Protected Vehicles leadership meetings

**About You**:

- A current Australian security clearance at the requisite level or ability to obtain one.
- 3-4 years of experience in international trade compliance, export controls
- Experience in interpretation and implementation of government policy
- Experience with Australian and U.S. export controls laws, and experience in overall compliance with facilitating import and export activities
- Tertiary qualifications in international commerce, economics, policy or international relations will be highly regarded, as will previous experience in the Defence industry in a trade/export control compliance role

**Good to Know**

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

Prior to offer you’ll complete a pre-employment police and medical check. Thales also complies with current public health orders in place and as such you may be requested to provide your COVID-19 vaccination record.

Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.