Ae6 Vetting Analyst, Vetting Authority

**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 TS-PA Vetting Authority within ASIO manages TOP SECRET-Privileged Access (TS-PA) security clearances - Australia's highest-level of security clearance.

In this role you will build a unique set of skills and receive comprehensive training including a Certificate IV in Government Security (Personnel Vetting), mentoring and support to be successful.

This role is suited to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, bringing transferrable skills from professions including but not limited to:

- Human resources and procurement.
- Defence, government or policy.
- Psychology or counselling.
- Complex office management or business administration.
- Consulting or contracting.

**Role responsibilities**

You will directly contribute to vetting assessments in line with whole of government policy and ASIO security policies. You will use your highly developed research skills to gather and analyse information, making assessments and recommendations about 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 about an individual's suitability to hold a TS-PA security clearance in accordance with risk management principals.
- Use your excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication skills to build and maintain rapport, engaging widely, internally and externally representing ASIO, and operating in a complex security environment to deliver intelligence assessments.
- Travel in order to conduct vetting assessments as required.

**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 natural 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 ensure your work life balance.
- Flexible working arrangements to assist you to maintain your work-life balance. (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**

We advertise positions nationally to give everybody the opportunity to apply, therefore some external advertising platforms may display other capital cities.

**How to apply**
- A written pitch of up to 500 words using examples to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.
- A current CV, no more than 2 pages in length, outlining your employment history, the dates and a brief description of your role, as well as any academic qualifications or relevant training you may have undertaken.
- Details of 2 referees, which must include a current or previous manager.

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