Operations Analyst Level 6

**Operations Analyst**

**Level 6**

**Multiple vacancies**

**$116,245-$133,968 plus superannuation**

ASIS is Australia’s overseas secret intelligence collection agency. Its mission is to protect and promote

Australia’s vital interests through the provision of intelligence services as directed by the Government.

Its work can involve collecting intelligence relating to national security, international relations and

economic issues. It also contributes to Australia’s coordinated national efforts against terrorism,

proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and trans-national issues such as people smuggling.

ASIS is a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people are empowered through authenticity and a

sense of belonging to achieve their potential and contribute to a shared purpose and mission. We seek

peoples, women, people with a disability, neurodiverse, people from culturally and linguistically diverse

backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTIQA+.

Operations Analyst Role

As an experienced Operations Analyst, you will work within a geographic or thematic Headquarters
- based team to enable operational outcomes, and support intelligence collection and distribution

priorities to deliver impact against the Australian Intelligence Missions (AIMs). You will collaborate with

a range of specialised contributors to generate operational impact. These may include HUMINT

collectors, linguists, technical specialists, secondees and integrees from counterpart agencies and

external agency customers.

These are Canberra-based positions. There may be opportunities for overseas and domestic travel

depending on team placement.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
In this role you will utilise your skills, knowledge and experience in one or more capabilities that

contribute to operational support and outcomes. Responsibilities and tasks could include, but are not

limited to:
Work with senior officers to lead and direct multiple activities in support of operations, based

on the Australian Government’s requirements;
Identifying and creating opportunities for new operational activity. This is generated through

applied analytical tradecraft in line with operational requirements and organisational

resources;
Performing critical analysis in support of complex operational activities and reporting output;

reporting output;
Producing complex and sensitive intelligence reporting that meets ASIS doctrine and

standards;
Building, maintaining and expanding productive working relationships with stakeholders and

customers;

Identifying and mitigating risk to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations;
drafting, preparing and delivering written and verbal briefs to senior executive, and on behalf

of the senior executive, to Government;
Assisting other operational disciplines/specialisations with analysis in response to priorities;
Mentoring, guiding and coaching junior officers;
Contributing SME to the development and delivery of training programs; and

Contributing to, and overseeing, administrative support provided to senior officers and your
operational team. This could include written and verbal briefings, visit support, and financial

compliance tasks.

A Level 6 Operations Analyst will:
Engage in activities to maintain and enhance your professional knowledge and technical skills

to effectively achieve required outcomes;
Deliver capabilities and provide support in line with organisational priorities and capability

proficiency (usually one or more of analysis, coordination, reports, requirements and/or

targeting); and have or gain experience across more than one mission area of the organisation.

Capability proficiency will be achieved through appropriate exposure, experience and training;
Contribute to organisational capability development, support the development of junior officers

and contribute to operations analyst workforce training;
As required, temporarily act as team manager, which will including leading team members,

managing workflows and assisting with strategic planning; and

Actively engage in supporting and building a psychologically safe team environment.

Core Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to produce clear, accurate,

impactful and actionable advice that considers risk;
Demonstrated ability to work in a high tempo environment managing a range of competing

priorities;
Experience building, maintaining and expanding productive working relationships with a wide

range of stakeholders;
Demonstrated ability to analyse data and information to support complex problem solving and

decision making, including formulating recommended actions;
Transferrable work background (e.g. other government agencies with an operational remit,

private industry, National Intelligence Community, military, police, and other intelligence

related roles); and

Willingness to work in a high security office environment.

Education / Qualifications / Exper