Assistant Director, Intelligence - Affirmative Measure - Disability

Sport Integrity Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 126,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Sport Integrity Australia invites applications for the Assistant Director, Intelligence. This executive role leads the intelligence function to support engagement, disruption and enforcement activities, working with internal teams and national/international partners.

The position requires strong leadership, governance, and the ability to deliver high-quality intelligence products and strategic guidance for anti-doping and sport integrity priorities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an operational intelligence environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Sport Integrity Australia’s intelligence function in support of engagement, disruption, deterrence, detection and enforcement activities.
• Manage planning, development and production of high-quality intelligence outputs.
• Build relationships with stakeholders including sporting bodies, law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
• Lead and oversee intelligence governance, processes and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Intelligence analysis

Coordination

Job description

Assistant Director, Intelligence - Aff... - Disability

Sport Integrity Australia are looking to fill the role of Assistant Director, Intelligence - Aff... - Disability - Executive Level 1

About the role

Our Team

The Intelligence Section within Sport Integrity Australia provides critical insight to support executive and operational decision making by reducing uncertainty around emerging and existing threats to integrity in sport.
The Section collects, analyses, and assesses information from a wide range of sources to develop an understanding of specific sport integrity risks, behaviours, and trends. Through rigorous intelligence practices, we transform information into timely, relevant, and actionable intelligence products that inform strategic priorities, operational activity, and risk based responses across the agency.
In delivering intelligence assessments, the Section supports Sport Integrity Australia and relevant stakeholders to prevent, detect, and disrupt threats to the integrity of sport. This includes identifying vulnerabilities, highlighting emerging risks, and enabling early intervention where appropriate. Our work is underpinned by professionalism, objectivity, and strong information handling standards, and is undertaken in close collaboration with internal teams and trusted domestic and international partners.

Our Opportunity

The Assistant Director, Intelligence is responsible for:

• Coordinating Sport Integrity Australia’s intelligence function in support of engagement, disruption, deterrence, detection and enforcement activities.
• Effectively and efficiently managing the planning, development and production of high-quality intelligence outputs and outcomes.
• Working closely with staff across the various business units within Sport Integrity Australia, as well as sporting bodies, law enforcement and regulatory agencies in Australia and internationally, in order to guide strategic and operational requirements and priority setting for Sport Integrity Australia.
• Demonstrating strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, performance management and project management capabilities. They have strong liaison and negotiation skills to manage relationships at all levels.

• Executive Level 1, $125,820 - $137,127
• ACT,NT,NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA
• Ongoing

Salary: $125,820 - $137,127
Location: [[REQ: Location Multiselect]
Ongoing

Assistant Director, Intelligence - Aff... - Disability

Sport Integrity Australia are looking to fill the role of Assistant Director, Intelligence - Aff... - Disability - Executive Level 1

About the role

Our Team

The Intelligence Section within Sport Integrity Australia provides critical insight to support executive and operational decision making by reducing uncertainty around emerging and existing threats to integrity in sport.
The Section collects, analyses, and assesses information from a wide range of sources to develop an understanding of specific sport integrity risks, behaviours, and trends. Through rigorous intelligence practices, we transform information into timely, relevant, and actionable intelligence products that inform strategic priorities, operational activity, and risk based responses across the agency.
In delivering intelligence assessments, the Section supports Sport Integrity Australia and relevant stakeholders to prevent, detect, and disrupt threats to the integrity of sport. This includes identifying vulnerabilities, highlighting emerging risks, and enabling early intervention where appropriate. Our work is underpinned by professionalism, objectivity, and strong information handling standards, and is undertaken in close collaboration with internal teams and trusted domestic and international partners.

Our Opportunity

The Assistant Director, Intelligence is responsible for:

• Coordinating Sport Integrity Australia’s intelligence function in support of engagement, disruption, deterrence, detection and enforcement activities.
• Effectively and efficiently managing the planning, development and production of high-quality intelligence outputs and outcomes.
• Working closely with staff across the various business units within Sport Integrity Australia, as well as sporting bodies, law enforcement and regulatory agencies in Australia and internationally, in order to guide strategic and operational requirements and priority setting for Sport Integrity Australia.
• Demonstrating strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, performance management and project management capabilities. They have strong liaison and negotiation skills to manage relationships at all levels.

Key duties and accountabilities

The duties and accountabilities of the Assistant Director Intelligence will vary according to the needs of the Executive and Senior Executive as informed by the Director Intelligence including but not limited to:

• Direct the intelligence team in the collection, collation and analysis of information from a range of data sources in order to prepare high-quality intelligence outputs;
• Mentor, lead and develop Intelligence Team staff and where required multi-disciplinary teams to build capabilities, implement plans, prioritise intelligence activities and taskings, and allocate resources within available capacity;
• Direct intelligence-related support to investigative activity;
• Develop and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, engaging and collaborating to achieve mutual outcomes and strong cooperation that will support Sport Integrity Australia’s activities;
• Provide full analysis and influential recommendations in support of decision making concerning anti-doping operations and agency policy direction;
• Develop capability improvements and ensure continuous improvement in intelligence governance, assessment methodologies, processes and procedures, relevant legislative requirements and advances in technology;
• Coordinate, plan, and manage the use of team resources to ensure required outcomes are delivered within agreed timeframes and within budget.
• Maintain sustainable and effective operational relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Australian regulatory and law enforcement bodies, anti-doping organisations internationally, sports organisations and WADA.
• Enhance the capability and reputation of Sport Integrity Australia
• Assist in the identification of mitigation strategies for potential risks to achieving the agency’s mission and objectives.
• Lead the triage, assessment and prioritisation of intelligence matters, ensuring intelligence activities and resources are directed towards the highest risk and highest value opportunities in accordance with agency priorities and approved procedures.
• Manage the authorised exchange of sensitive intelligence and other information with approved agencies nationally and internationally;
• Monitor emerging issues in an anti-doping and sport integrity context. Identify the impact of those issues on agency priorities; and
• Ensuring compliance with the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 and Sport Integrity Australia Regulations 2020 and complying with the APS Values and Code of Conduct, relevant legislation and Sport Integrity Australia work health and safety policies, procedures and instructions and Sport Integrity Australia ICT and Information Governance Framework.

What we are looking for (selection criteria):

The selection criteria of the Assistant Director, Intelligence include:

• Significant experience in an operational intelligence environment including a knowledge of intelligence processes, methodologies and techniques and ability to apply that knowledge in an anti-doping and sports integrity context.
• Highly developed ability to coordinate intelligence operations and projects, including the assessment, prioritisation and allocation of intelligence activities in alignment with organisational priorities and corporate goals.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in building capability, mentoring and coaching staff, including managing performance and outcomes.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, adapting and implementing processes and procedures
• Qualifications in intelligence or a relevant discipline or field would be highly regarded.

Eligibility

Candidates must provide evidence of their disability in order to demonstrate their eligibility to apply. Sport Integrity Australia will seek this evidence if candidates are shortlisted for interview. For further information see - Aff...: guide for applicants | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au).

Applications close at 11.30 p.m. (AEDT) Sunday 25 October 2026.

If you have any enquiries regarding the position above, please contact:
Contact Name: Claire Bunyon
Contact Email: *************@sportintegrity.gov.au
Contact Phone (if any): 02 6222 4***