Chief Protective Security & CISO

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NZSIS — New Zealand Security Intelligence Service — seeks a Director Security Services to lead the NZIC Security Services Group. The role blends strategy, people leadership, service delivery and security governance to uplift protective security maturity across government.

You will also serve as NZSIS Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The role requires extensive intelligence leadership experience, governance capability and the ability to build high-performing teams in high-pressure

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in intelligence or related senior leadership role with a comprehensive understanding of the changing threat environment.
• Strong leadership and management (leader of leader) experience, including demonstrated success in building and maintaining highly performing teams, delivering results through diverse teams, building capability in teams, and ensuring that decisions and actions are consistent with vision and strategic direction.
• Strong relationship management skills with domestic and international stakeholders.
• Strong experience leading service delivery and engagement functions in a complex and changing environment.
• Proven governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Governance: Lead the strategic direction of the SSG and contribute to NZIC-wide policy and governance to uplift protective security maturity.
• People Leadership: Foster a high-performing, positive, engaged, inclusive, customer-focused and collaborative culture within the SSG, with a focus on talent development.
• Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain critical relationships with domestic and international partners across the NZIC and wider sector. Supports the Government Protective Security Lead (GPSL).
• Delivery Management: Oversee the delivery of the security functions for the NZIC and wider government to include: physical security, operational security, personnel security, insider threat and other enabling security services. Successfully discharge all NZSIS CISO duties.
• Organisational Influence: Serve as a key member of the Protective Security Directorate Leadership Team, contributing to agency-wide strategy and deputising for the Deputy Director-General.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Security operations

Job description

NZSIS — New Zealand Security Intelligence Service — seeks a Director Security Services to lead the NZIC Security Services Group. The role blends strategy, people leadership, service delivery and security governance to uplift protective security maturity across government.

You will also serve as NZSIS Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The role requires extensive intelligence leadership experience, governance capability and the ability to build high-performing teams in high-pressure