Ae5 - Ae6 Vetting Assessors and Vetting Analysts

**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 opportunity**

The newly established TOP SECRET-Privileged Access (TS-PA) Vetting Authority will centralise Australia's highest-level security clearance functions within ASIO over the coming years. Successful applicants will play an instrumental role in building this new capability, established to help protect Australia from the threat of espionage and foreign interference.

We have multiple vacancies as we increase this vetting capability, including:

- AE5 Vetting Assessors (APS5 equivalent)
- AE6 Vetting Analysts (APS6 equivalent)

We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, bringing transferrable skills from professions including, but not limited to:

- HR or procurement
- Defence, government, or policy
- Psychology or counselling
- Office management or business administration
- Consulting or contracting

A merit pool may be created to fill future vacancies. The merit pool will be valid for up to 18 months.

**Role responsibilities**

You will directly contribute to vetting assessments in line with whole of government policy and ASIO security policies. You will gather and analyse information, making assessments and recommendations on a person's suitability to hold a security clearance.

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.
- Manage a case load autonomously, conducting interviews, developing assessments and making recommendations in a complex security environment about an individual's suitability to hold a TS-PA security clearance in accordance with risk management principles.
- Use your excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills to build and maintain rapport with interviewees, effectively represent ASIO and liaise with a range of stakeholders.
- Provide mentoring and support to new starters and other team members on vetting analysis and assessment.

As an AE5 Vetting Assessor, you will:

- Work in a team, conduct checks and perform administrative functions to support vetting assessments.
- Effectively represent ASIO through engagement with clearance applicants as well as external stakeholders.
- With supervision, manage a caseload, conduct interviews as required, develop assessments, and provide advice regarding an individual's suitability to hold a TS-PA security clearance.

**What you will bring**
- Curiosity, empathy and resilience.
- Understanding and sensitivity of the customs, practices, cultures and beliefs of others, and are comfortable discussing sensitive and personal information.
- Excellent interpersonal and strong communication skills.
- The ability to form and maintain strong working relationships with people from different backgrounds.
- Have a talent for strategic thinking and solving problems.
- Strong written communication skills.

Experience in one of the following is not required but highly regarded:

- Insider threat analysis
- Personnel vetting
- Intelligence assessments
- Cyber security

**What we offer you**

ASIO provides a number of benefits to its staff including:

- A competitive salary, including a 7.5% allowance for maintaining a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security clearance.
- Employer superannuation contributions of 15.4%.
- A variety of leave options, in addition to the standard 4 weeks annual leave to maintain a work life balance.
- Flexible working arrangements. (Please note: due to our unique working environment, work from home options are not available).
- Study assistance, including financial support and study leave for tertiary education.
- Access to 7 staff-led diversity and inclusion networks.
- Mentoring opportunities.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**Eligibility**

To be eligible for the role, you must be:

- An Australian citizen.
- Assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security clearance.

**Reasonable adjustments**

Please advise us if you require any additional assistance in order to fully participate in the recruitment process or the workplace. We will seek to provide any reasonable adjustments within the recruitment and vetting process where possible and when required. We encourage you to contact ASIO Recruitment to discuss any specific adjustments to the process you may need.

**Location**

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