Head of Operations, Strategic Intelligence Delivery

Australian Secret Intelligence Service; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Secret Intelligence Service in Canberra seeks a Senior Executive Service Band 1 – Assistant Director-General Operations to lead the Operations function and support national security objectives.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, high-pressure decision making, and resource management to deliver operational outcomes aligned with priority government requirements. ASIS is Australia’s foreign intelligence collection agency, relying on human intelligence to protect Australia.

Responsibilities

• Assistant Director-General Operations are senior leaders within ASIS responsible for strategically leading their function to deliver on key organisational objectives.
• The role requires thriving in a demanding, high-pressure environment and managing a range of capabilities and resources to enable delivery of operational outcomes in response to priority government requirements.

Job description

Australian Secret Intelligence Service in Canberra seeks a Senior Executive Service Band 1 – Assistant Director-General Operations to lead the Operations function and support national security objectives.

The role emphasizes strategic leadership, high-pressure decision making, and resource management to deliver operational outcomes aligned with priority government requirements. ASIS is Australia’s foreign intelligence collection agency, relying on human intelligence to protect Australia.