Assistant Director, Intelligence - Affirmative Measure - First Nations

Sport Integrity Australia; Canberra; In loco; AUD 126.000 - 137.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Sport Integrity Australia seeks an Assistant Director, Intelligence to lead the intelligence function, coordinating collection, analysis and production of outputs that inform executive and operational decisions.

The role involves mentoring staff, guiding multi-disciplinary teams, and partnering with internal teams, sporting bodies, law enforcement and international bodies to set priorities and enhance anti-doping and sport integrity initiatives.

Competenze

• Significant experience in an operational intelligence environment.
• Ability to coordinate intelligence operations and projects to align with priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership in building capability and coaching staff.
• Strong verbal and written communication and relationship management.
• Experience developing, adapting and implementing processes and procedures.

Mansioni

• Direct the intelligence team in collection, collation and analysis to produce high-quality outputs.
• Mentor and develop staff and cross-disciplinary teams to implement plans and allocate resources.
• Provide intelligence support to investigative activity.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders to achieve mutual outcomes and cooperation.
• Provide analysis and recommendations for anti-doping operations and policy direction.
• Coordinate resources to meet deadlines and budgets.

Conoscenze

Operational intelligence environment

Coordinate intelligence operations

Leadership and mentoring

Verbal and written communication

Process development and governance

Formazione

Qualifications in intelligence or a relevant discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

Assistant Director, Intelligence - Affir

Sport Integrity Australia are looking to fill the role of Assistant Director, Intelligence - Affir

About the role

Sport Integrity Australia are looking to fill the role of Assistant Director, Intelligence - Affir

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

Key duties and accountabilities

• 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)

• 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

As per Subsection 31(2) of the APS Commissioner’s Directions, be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and be able to provide documentation as evidence to confirm your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Evidence will only be required for candidates progressing to interview and must be provided on or before the scheduled interview date.

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