Team Member

**The Organisation**

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) protects Australia and Australians from threats to their security. In a complex, challenging and changing security environment, our success is built on the imagination and intelligence of our team. ASIO's people are ordinary Australians but they do extraordinary things - they are our most important asset. To be successful in our mission, we need talented people who are highly capable, dedicated, adaptable and resilient.

**The “TS-PA Authority”**

The TS-PA Authority within the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is now the central Commonwealth authority responsible for the grant, denial, revocation, and maintenance of TS-PA highest-level security clearances, including the persistent, and more frequent rather than point in time, validation of an individual's suitability to hold a TOP-SECRET-Privileged Access (TS-PA) security clearance.

Through successive phases spanning the next three years, ASIO will integrate existing Positive Vetting (PV) functions from across the Commonwealth and assume responsibility for the management of existing PV security clearances as they are gradually transitioned to the TS-PA Authority.

**The Opportunity**

ASIO and other National Intelligence Community (NIC) agencies are looking to fill various positions at the AE4, AE5 and AE6 (APS4, APS5 and APS6 equivalent) level to support our critical mission.

In a challenging and dynamic work environment, you will be part of a professional and committed team where you will play a valuable role in assessing an individual's suitability to hold, or maintain, a security clearance that permits access to national security classified material. You will use your highly developed attention to detail and organisational skills to meet the diverse challenge of working in a national security environment.

You will assess an individual's suitability to hold, or maintain, a security clearance that permit access to national security classified material. You will use your highly developed research skills to gather and analyse information and make security assessments and recommendations about clearance suitability in accordance with standards set by the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), and other policies and guidelines.

AE5 and AE6 Vetting Analysts are required to undertake a Certificate IV in Government (Personnel Security), which is facilitated on commencement (if you do not already hold the qualification).

**Who are we looking for?**

You will be empathetic, conscientious and resilient. You will be sensitive to the customs, practices, cultures and beliefs of others, and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to form strong working relationships with people from different backgrounds. Importantly, you will be comfortable discussing sensitive and personal information.

**Role specific capabilities**

As a Vetting Analyst in ASIO, you will conduct vetting assessments in line with whole of government policy and ASIO security policies. You will:

- Conduct checks and perform administrative functions for vetting assessments.
- Contribute to ongoing policy reform and vetting capability development.

As an AE4 Vetting Analyst, you will:

- Liaise with clearance applicants and coordinate security interview appointments.
- Undertake data entry and perform general administrative duties.
- Support the vetting assessment process with discretion and in accord with policy and legal requirements.

As an AE5 Vetting Analyst, you will:

- Work with your team to assess whether clearance applicants are suitable to hold the highest level of security clearance.
- Manage your own allocation of vetting assessments.
- Conduct research and review existing holdings.
- Engage with clearance applicants and external stakeholders to fill gaps in information.
- Conduct analysis, write assessments and provide advice that identifies areas for further resolution in the vetting process.

As an AE6 Vetting Analyst you will:

- Assess an individual's suitability to hold or maintain security clearances that permit access to national security classified material.
- Gather and analyse security relevant information.
- Conduct interviews, develop assessments and make recommendations about an individual's security suitability to hold a clearance in accord with risk management principals.
- Travel in order to conduct vetting assessments as required.

**What we offer you**

ASIO and the NIC provides a number of benefits to its staff including:

- A competitive salary, including an allowance for maintaining a Top Secret security clearance at the highest level.
- Employer superannuation contributions of 15.4 per cent.
- A variety of leave options, including four weeks annual leave.
- Flexible working hours/arrangements to assist you to maintain your work-life balance (please note: due to our unique working environment, wo