Operational Analyst Level 5

**Operations Analyst**

**Level 5**

**Multiple vacancies**

**$97,277 - $104, 805 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 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 in a multi-disciplinary team to generate operational impact. These may include

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

agencies.

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

depending on team placement.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
In these roles you will utilise your operations support experience and develop further operations

enablement capabilities. Responsibilities and tasks could include, but are not limited to:
coordinating multiple activities in support of operations, based on the Australian Government’s

priorities and 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 operational activities and reporting output;

reporting output;
producing intelligence reporting that meets ASIS doctrine and standards;
building and maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders;
identifying and contributing to the management and mitigation of risk, and ensuring
compliance with relevant legislation and regulations; and

Providing administrative support to operational teams and senior officers. This could include
written and verbal briefings, visit support, and financial compliance tasks.

A Level 5 Operations Analyst will:
Engage in and maintain foundational, development and specialisation training to deliver

impact against operational requirements;
Gain exposure and experience across a range of capabilities, and provide support in line with

organisational priorities and capability proficiency (usually one or more of analysis,

coordination, reports, requirements and/or targeting). Capability proficiency will be achieved

through appropriate exposure, experience and training;
Contribute to organisational capability development; and

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

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

impactful and actionable advice;
Demonstrated ability to work in a high tempo operational environment;
Experience building and maintaining productive working relationships with a wide range of

stakeholders;
Demonstrated aptitude for critical and creative thinking;
Demonstrated ability to analyse data in support of solving complex problems; and

A willingness and ability to work in a high security office environment.

Education / Qualifications / Experience:
One or more of the following education, qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded:
Aptitude in techniques or technology that assist the collection, mining, manipulation, fusing,

exploitation and visualisation of data;
Aptitude and experience conducting open source (internet) and social media research;
Demonstrated proficiency in research and analysis;
Relevant tertiary qualifications or work/life experience;
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

Other relevant skills/expertise (e.g. foreign language expertise).

**We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you are excited about this role but**
**your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply.
SELECTION CRITERIA

aligned to the competencies for the position.

Supports strategic direction

Supports shared purpose and direct