Team Member, Policy and Project Support

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Full time

LOCATION - ACT

AFP BAND & SALARY - Band 05, $92,243.00 - $99,929.00

JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 10526

This advertisement is to fill current vacancies and create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 24 months.

Australian Federal Police

Policing for a safer Australia - the world is changing, crime is changing, we are changing to meet new challenges.

The mission of the AFP is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.

The AFP offers a generous remuneration and conditions package, full details can be found in the AFP Enterprise Agreement.

Role Summary

The role of the Counter Terrorism Strategy & Coordination (CTSC) team is to provide centralised support to multijurisdictional joint counter terrorism (CT) operations, provide strategic support through the effective management of functional information, and provide CT policy and administrative support to the AFP Executive and Government, as well as strategic forums such as the Joint Counter Terrorism Board.

Special Investigations Strategy & Coordination (SI-SC) is responsible for investigating complex and protracted investigations that include espionage and foreign interference, secrecy offences, harming Australian offshore, electoral crime, war crimes and counter proliferation. SI-SC provide high-level, timely and strategic policy advice and administrative support to investigators and the AFP Executive and Government regarding these crime types including secretariat duties to the Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board.

The two teams work collaboratively to support the business of the CTSI Command.

As a Team Member in the AFP you will be required to contribute to the achievement of outcomes in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments. It is expected that the successful applicant will deliver on the core responsibilities and meet any requirements of the position as outlined below.

Role Description & Responsibilities

**Team members are responsible for delivering the following**:
Researching, analysing and formulating positions to existing and emerging National Security, Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations policy issues.
Contributing to Whole of Government and interagency work in the Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations context.
Contributing to advice to Government and other partners with regards to AFP Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations.
Consulting and liaising with all relevant areas of the AFP and external stakeholders on complex policy and significant law enforcement issues.
Contributing to project and research work to support the CTSI Command.
Contributing to responses to media and FOI enquiries.
Collation of fortnightly functional reports to State Police and partner agencies.
Contributing to the development and implementation of corporate policies, processes and systems which enhance the delivery of AFP operational outcomes.
Providing high-level secretariat duties for AFP Senior Executive level forums.

Essential Requirements

You must be an Australian Citizen.
A Negative Vetting 2 security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
Desirable Requirements

The following skills and/or experience would be highly regarded:
An ability to work in a complex, dynamic and sensitive environment.
Demonstrated stakeholder management skills and the ability to form productive working relationships as a member of a team.
An ability to ensure outputs are achieved in line with the strategic direction of the AFP and priorities of the CTSI Command.
An ability to follow work procedures and processes that support organisational standards, procedures and strategic directives.
An ability to prioritise tasks, take initiative and work autonomously when required.
Selection Criteria

Organising your work, making sound decisions and achieving outcomes.
Communicating and working effectively with other people.
Required Application Documents

Applicant response (pitch -maximum two pages) outlining your claims with reference to the attached role scope.
Details of two referees, one being your current Supervisor.
Advice for Applicants

CTSI embraces flexible working options. Positions fall within the Support Working Pattern as defined in the Australian Federal Police Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020.

Application

All mandatory fields must be completed by the applicant. Applicants must provide all requested documents as outlined above in 'Required Application Documents'.

Employment Suitability Requirements

Applicants, who are not current AFP employees, that progress to the next stage of an AFP recruitment process will be required to provide the following:
Completed Employment Suitability