Gaz - Aps 6 - Act- Border Force Supervisor - Chief

**Contact**:Leanne GABELL **Phone**: (02) 6275 5972
**Period of Vacancy**:Ongoing
**Number of Vacancies**: Several

**Who can apply**:
Please note this opportunity is available to current Australian Public Service employees and all eligible members of the community.

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The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for centrally coordinated strategy and policy leadership in relation to domestic national security arrangements, law enforcement, emergency management, counter-terrorism, social cohesion, the protection of our sovereignty, the integrity of our border and the resilience of our national infrastructure.

The Australian Border Force, an operationally independent body within the Department of Home Affairs, is Australia's frontline border law enforcement agency and Australia's customs service. The Australian Border Force's mission is to protect Australia's border and facilitate the legitimate movement of people and goods across it.

**Overview of the Australian Border Force (ABF)**:
We are Australia's frontline border, law enforcement agency and customs service. We are an operationally independent body within the Home Affairs portfolio.

Our mission is to protect Australia's border and enable legitimate travel and trade.

Our vision is to be a global leader in border law enforcement and trusted partner that helps build a safe, secure and prosperous Australia.

We aim to facilitate the movement of people and goods across the border. We work closely with other agencies to share knowledge, expertise and intelligence in order to detect, deter and prosecute those who attempt to do us harm at the border. The work we do contributes to safeguarding Australia's national security.

**Overview of Maritime Border Command (MBC)**:
As the world’s largest and only island continent, Australia has unique responsibilities and challenges for maritime security and border management.

Our area of responsibility is both large, and environmentally diverse. The waters that MBC protect range from sub-Antarctic conditions in the southern ocean to the warm tropical waters in the north.

MBC is Australia’s lead civil maritime authority charged with securing Australia’s vast maritime border. We are enabled by both the ABF and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to protect Australia’s national interests by responding with assigned forces to undertake civil maritime security operations to detect, deter, respond to and prevent illegal activities in the Australian Maritime Domain.

We have regular contact with over 30 partners across State, Territory and Commonwealth governments, we work with industry and we engage regularly with international partners.

MBC is a multi-agency taskforce located in Canberra comprising ABF officers and personnel from the three services of the ADF, with staff blended across the following directorates; Chief of Staff, Commitments, Plans, Operations and Intelligence, each of which contributes to the achievement of our operations and mission. Personnel attached to MBC, whether ABF, ADF or from other government agencies, operate as a blended team to deliver an integrated operational effect.

**Overview of the Section**:
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is looking for people to work in the Chief of Staff (CoS) Directorate of Maritime Border Command (MBC).

The MBC - Chief of Staff (CoS) Directorate is a high-performing multi-disciplinary team that leads whole of Command contribution to ABF and Home Affairs corporate accountabilities. The Directorate has a Business Management Team and a People Management Team. Currently both teams have vacancies.
The CoS Directorate leads work related to workforce (including HR), budget, Ministerial and Parliamentary activities, corporate reporting and business continuity. The Directorate also provides advice to MBC Directorates on complying with their corporate obligations.
The team coordinates MBC-facing activities with a focus on communications across the workforce; ABF recruitment; on boarding; training for new staff; professional development; the governance rhythm; policy and procedure; and a range of centralised administrative functions.

You are a team player, while also comfortable to work independently with limited supervision. You are highly motivated, willing to go the extra mile to reach team goals and learn along the way in a supported environment. You will be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills. You have excellent organisational skills and able to prioritise multiple tasks. You will have a can do attitude and enjoy working in a fast paced operational environment.

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