APS5 & APS6 National Security Advisors

• Salary Range: $93,275 to $117,729 (Plus Superannuation)
• Location: Canberra
• Employment Status: Ongoing/Non-ongoing

ONI is looking for driven and enthusiastic individuals with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, and a commitment to excellence. You will have the resilience and adaptability to work in a multidisciplinary, dynamic, and busy environment

The work of our National Security Advisors is varied and unique. There are multiple roles across the branch that involve activities such as:

• Support leadership engagement by working with stakeholders across the national security community (NIC and with policy agencies) to ensure the advice provided to the Government on national security and strategic matters is informed by Australia’s intelligence priorities.
• Engaging with Cabinet processes and senior-level NIC forums to provide insights on the NIC's ability to realise Government's objectives and supporting consideration of strategies to mitigate future risks.
• Implementing systems to identify capability investment options to enhance enterprise intelligence outcomes for Government.
• Support consideration, undertake activities and implement systems involving strategic mission management (at the NIC enterprise level), including engaging, coordinating, evaluating and reporting on the NIC’s collective health, performance and posture to deliver the Government’s intelligence priorities.
• Implementing systems to identify high-priority intelligence integration activities on behalf of the NIC.
• Supporting and implementing the NIC governance structure, including by managing the NIC Principals Committee, the NIC Deputies Committee, and other senior-level NIC governance bodies.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate:

• a strong strategic awareness (or ability to quickly gain knowledge) of the national security landscape and an understanding of how the broader strategic environment can impact NIC outcomes and outputs and Government decision making.  
• excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the confidence to engage directly with senior leaders and the ability to exercise sound judgement in complex situations.
• a high degree of initiative and a proven ability to build productive and collaborative relationships across Government departments.
• outstanding organisational skills, excellent problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously.
• a desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with an ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and shifting deadlines; and
• the ability to build and foster a collegiate work environment.

Desirable but not essential:

• Experience with Cabinet processes
• Understanding of intelligence mission management across the national intelligence or security communities and/or an understanding of the relationship between the policy and intelligence communities.
• Understanding of performance measurement, benefits management and evaluation principles.
• Experience with the provision of committee secretariat services

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