El 1 - Assistant Directors in Ago

$115,899 - $130,733 (plus Super and 10% BDCP)
- Adelaide - SA, Bendigo - VIC, Russell - ACT, Wollongong - NSW

**The Role**
There are multiple vacancies across the organisation in Adelaide, Bendigo, Canberra and Wollongong.

As an EL1 within the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO), you will help deliver AGO’s mission and cutting-edge capabilities now and into the future.

You will lead a team that works with teams across AGO to undertake intelligence production, research, governance and analysis activities so that you can engage with a range of diverse domestic and international stakeholders on operational and strategic issues to achieve Defence outcomes.

You will enable the critical relationship between policy, intelligence and operations that informs senior leadership and decision makers. You will be responsible for delivering a diverse range of initiatives to facilitate strategic planning, program and project management and policy development.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and while we are primarily located in Canberra, we have staff geographically dispersed across Australia, deployed to support Australian Defence Force exercises and operations across the globe, and working alongside our international partner agencies.

If you are concerned that you might not meet all of the skills and attributes listed above, please reach out to our Contact Officer to learn more about how you could contribute to our mission.

**About our Team**
The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is the lead agency for geospatial data, information, and intelligence, also known as Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) for Defence and government. Our people make a vital contribution to protect the lives and safety of Australians at home and overseas by providing GEOINT to decision-makers at all levels. You would be working in a unique, challenging and dynamic environment. We are recruiting across four branches in AGO - Data, Collections and Futures; GEOINT Enterprise & Executive; Intelligence and Insights; and Targeting, Mission and Engagement Branches.

We require EL1s to drive AGO’s focus on mission, lead the Defence GEOINT community, prioritise engagement with our partners and develop policy to support GEOINT and ensure compliance with Australian legislation.

As an EL1 in AGO, you should have strong leadership skills, and a wide range of diverse experiences. You should be able to lead, prioritise, develop and mentor a diverse team of GEOINT analysts in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.

There are a number of vacancies that are being filled through this recruitment activity. These include in the following teams:
**Data, Collections and Futures**: Lead a team of highly specialised and skilled geospatial standards staff, to manage the growth and development of the team, while aligning work priorities with the AGO Data Strategy, and broader Defence Data Strategy. As a member of the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Data Office (GDO) leadership team, you will contribute to enhancing GDO objectives, foster a collaborative and mission-focused team environment.

**GEOINT Enterprise and Executive**: Have excellent people management skills, be highly organised and able to multi-task with competing priorities to modernise AGO’s training delivery. Roles are within the Training and Tradecraft Directorate. Two vacancies exist:

- Lead and manage a broad range of learning and development functions across AGO, including the development and implementation of a range of programs supporting the upskilling and professionalisation of the AGO workforce. Will manage AGO’s regional training teams in AGO's Bendigo and Wollongong offices.