State Director - NSW

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC); Sydney; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) in NSW seeks a State Director to lead and coordinate executive-level operations, ensuring national intelligence objectives are achieved in collaboration with key stakeholders.

The role requires strategic oversight, policy input and strong leadership within a complex public sector framework, with focus on wellbeing, budget and cross-agency coordination.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated and well-developed senior leadership experience with public policy and privacy awareness in the national intelligence or law enforcement sector.
• Acute political awareness and strategic thinking in public administration.
• Outstanding communication skills for national cohesiveness and stakeholder engagement.
• Recognised relationship-building across public, private, law enforcement and National Intelligence Community.
• Ability to identify and drive adoption of innovative methods and practices.
• Experience in strategic planning related to people, technology, security and budget.

Responsibilities

• Jurisdictional oversight and delivery of the ACIC’s intelligence operations outcomes.
• Coordination of assigned national units and management of personnel.
• Oversight and responsibility for operational relationships with relevant state and territory agency personnel.
• Management of strategic agency relationships with senior state and territory stakeholders.
• As a member of ACIC national operational governance forums, deliver outputs with ACIC National Managers.
• Contribute to national operational policy formulation and coordinate response planning as appropriate.
• Strategic planning and implementation of agency initiatives related to wellbeing, culture, budget, workforce, learning and infrastructure.

Skills

Senior leadership

Public policy awareness

Privacy issues understanding

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Innovative methods adoption

Public administration experience

Job description

The State Director – NSW position is a key leadership role with responsibility for enabling ACIC capability and regional coordination, liaison and management of the ACIC’s activities. This position leads a diverse group of professionals in support of the ACIC’s role as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency. You will be a pivotal and active member of the ACIC’s national executive leadership team who will contribute to the ACIC’s strategic positioning by delivering on business and by converting vision into strategy. * These positions are a senior Executive Level 2 positions and due to role responsibilities may attract an allowance in addition to base salary payable by way of an Individual Flexibility Arrangement (IFA), which is reviewed annually.

• Jurisdictional oversight and delivery of the ACIC’s intelligence operations outcomes.
• Coordination of assigned national units and management of personnel.
• Oversight and responsibility for operational relationships with relevant state and territory agency operational personnel.
• Management of strategic agency relationships with senior state and territory stakeholders, including engaging in matters of shared interest at the senior executive level.
• As a member of the ACIC’s national operational governance forums, deliver on behalf of, and in collaboration with, ACIC National Managers operational and project outputs occurring within the geographical location.
• Contribute to national operational policy formulation and coordinate response planning as appropriate.
• Strategic planning and implementation of agency initiatives, in relation to Organisational Wellbeing and Cultural Competency, budget, workforce, learning and development, physical and technology infrastructure, security and integrity.

Your skills and capabilities

• Demonstrated and well-developed senior leadership experience and associated skills and an understanding of public policy and privacy issues in the national intelligence or law enforcement sector.
• Acute political awareness.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to work as part of a nationally cohesive Divisional leadership team.
• Recognised relationship-building skills across the public, private, law enforcement sectors and National Intelligence Community, including at the senior executive level.
• A talent for identifying, embracing and driving the adoption of innovative methods and practices.
• Exemplary experience in public administration including strategic planning, particularly in relation to people, technology, security and budget.