Senior Investigator, South Australia

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC); Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is seeking an experienced Senior Investigator to lead intelligence collection plans and reporting within APS EL1 standards. The role entails collaborating with analysts, law enforcement, and international partners to maximize intelligence value and support operational outcomes.

A special member status with the AFP is an essential requirement. Successful applicants may travel domestically or internationally and must demonstrate strong risk

Qualifications

• Complete ACIC human source operations training on commencement.
• Annual psychological assessment required for high‑risk role.
• Must be eligible for AFP special member status and use of force.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead collection activity targeting SOC threats using overt and covert capabilities, including Human Source operations, coercive powers and controlled operations, to collect and report intelligence.
• Ensure appropriate operational planning and security frameworks are applied to collection capabilities and activities.
• Collaborate with law enforcement, National Intelligence Community and offshore partners to influence and coordinate intelligence collection efforts, including joint operations and intelligence sharing.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with external stakeholders to support long‑term collaboration and capability development.
• Consider and deploy a range of risk mitigation strategies.
• Actively manage and document compliance activities in line with prescribed obligations.

Skills

Investigative methods

Intelligence collection

Analytical reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Risk management

Team collaboration

Human source operations

Job description

The Opportunity

As an ACIC Senior Investigator, you will lead the design and execution of intelligence collection plans in response to established intelligence priorities and requirements, and report the intelligence obtained through these activities. You will apply advanced collection tradecraft within authorised legislative frameworks. The role involves close collaboration with intelligence analysts at all stages of the intelligence cycle to understand intelligence gaps and requirements, inform operational planning, and to maximise the value of the intelligence obtained from collection. Investigators are results orientated, adept at managing risk and comfortable with partial operational autonomy. Successful applicants may be required to travel domestically or internationally. They must be able to develop productive working relationships which enhance or leverage opportunities with Law Enforcement and National Intelligence Community partners, to ensure the ACIC is positioned to deliver intelligence insights and operational outcomes. The investigator role requires a need to obtain special member status with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ability to acquire this status is an essential requirement of the position.

Role responsibilities

As a Senior Investigator, you will undertake the following activities to a level reflecting the standards associated with the APS EL1 level:

• In accordance with legislative authority, plan and lead collection activity targeting serious and organised crime (SOC) threats using a range of overt and covert capabilities, including Human Source operations, coercive powers and controlled operations, to collect and report intelligence
• Ensure appropriate operational planning and security frameworks are applied to collection capabilities and activities
• Contribute to communities of practice to share expertise and refine collection techniques
• Apply collection best practice to improve the effectiveness and reliability of intelligence gathering
• Collaborate with law enforcement, National Intelligence Community and offshore partners to influence and coordinate intelligence collection efforts, including joint operations and intelligence sharing
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with external stakeholders to support long-term collaboration and capability development
• Consider and deploy a range of risk mitigation strategies
• Actively manage and document compliance activities in line with prescribed obligations

Essential Criteria

• Successfully complete the ACIC's human source operations training program on commencement
• As an employee in a designated high-risk role, complete an annual psychological assessment.
• Must be eligible to obtain special member status and use of force with the AFP. The criteria for this requirement are having previously been a sworn police officer within the past 3 years or recent military training.

Your Skills and Capabilities

We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated understanding of investigative and/or intelligence collection and analysis methodologies
• Experience in implementing complex intelligence operations and/or investigations that generate unique insights into SOC or similarly complex networks
• Ability to extract relevant information from intelligence operations and investigations to produce unique and impactful information and intelligence reports
• Ability to understand how to operate within the context of relevant legislative, policy and legal frameworks domestically and offshore
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain collaborative and productive internal and external working relationships
• Proven capacity to operate as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic, agile environment to drive intelligence outcomes
• Experience in the cultivation, recruitment and management of human sources and the effective deployment of human sources again operational objectives