Gaz - Aps4 - National - Policy Officer

**Contact**: hiringManagerName **Phone**: 03 9339 1538
**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.

**About the Department of Home Affairs**:
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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 Division and Branches**:
Partnerships, Policy and Capability Division forms part of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre, which protects Australia’s critical infrastructure against ‘all hazards’, such as unlawful interference (including terrorism), cyber-attacks, supply chain risks and natural hazards. The Division is responsible for the security of the transport sectors, including aviation, maritime and offshore oil and gas and leads industry engagement and reforms in relation to all critical infrastructure sectors. The work of the Division is diverse and dynamic and includes:

- Administering the legislative frameworks, policies and programmes which safeguard the transport sectors against unlawful interference and emerging threats.
- Designing the Centre’s future operating model and funding arrangements
- Leading strategic reforms to uplift transport security, including improving standards for aviation and maritime passenger and baggage screening and enhancing cyber security
- Ensuring Australia meets its international civil aviation and maritime obligations, and collaborating with international partners
- Preventing terrorist and serious crime infiltration at airports and seaports, through the aviation and maritime security identification card schemes and strengthening the schemes through the introduction of criminal intelligence assessments
- Designing industry capability and maturity assessment frameworks, and implementing existing capability initiatives such as the Screener Accreditation Scheme
- Uplifting regional security through our transport security international capacity building programme, which includes our offshore network in South-East Asia
- Strengthening the protection of all critical infrastructure through legislative reforms, policies and guidance and delivering the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy
- Driving two way collaboration and co-design of policy initiatives through industry forums.

**About the role**:
Under general direction, APS4 Policy Officers in the Division support and contribute to policy, programme or capability initiatives to maintain the security of critical infrastructure that is essential to the Australian way of life. They undertake research and analysis to provide evidence-based recommendations and contribute to the policy development process. They support stakeholder engagement processes with industry, Government and international stakeholders that facilitate collaboration and the exchange of best practice knowledge.

We are seeking highly motivated individuals who are eager to learn and keen to contribute to Australia’s prosperity, security and unity in a fast paced and evolving environment. Policy officers must have effective written and verbal communication skills and research and analysis skills. We are seeking people who are team players, who are flexible and work well with others to achieve a common goal. University graduates are encouraged to apply. An interest in cyber security and working at the forefront of emerging national security policy challenges is desirable.

**Specific duties/responsibilities**:

- Supporting and contributing to policy projects, legislative reforms or programmes to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure, including transport security, from unlawful interference, cyber security and emerging threats
- Conducting research and analysis to inform policy development and provide evidence‑based advice and recommendations
- Drafting documentation and correspondence for review and contributing to minutes, briefs and reports
- Maintaining accurate records of discussions and decisions
- Supporting stakeholder engagement processes a