Senior Advisor, Operational Security & Resilience

Department of Conservation; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Conservation invites applications for a Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security capability across Aotearoa. You will advise on security risks, support incident response and investigations, and help build a proactive security culture within DOC.

The role focuses on providing expert guidance across a geographically diverse organisation, collaborating with leaders and external agencies to safeguard people, assets and information while promoting learning and system

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the security, law enforcement, intelligence or risk management sectors.
• Strong understanding of operational, physical or protective security principles.
• Experience providing advice within complex or geographically dispersed organisations.
• Knowledge of government Protective Security Requirements (PSR), particularly physical security.
• Experience managing security incidents, investigations and risk mitigation activities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical, written communication and reporting capability.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.
• Full NZ drivers licence and ability to travel for work as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational security advice, support and capability-building across DOC.
• Lead and support security risk assessments, security assurance activities and verification programmes.
• Coordinate and support security incident response, investigations and organisational learning.
• Develop and deliver security training, awareness programmes and improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, government agencies and security partners.

Skills

Security experience

Operational security

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical reporting

Security investigations

Secret clearance

NZ driver's license

Travel willing

Job description

Department of Conservation invites applications for a Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security capability across Aotearoa. You will advise on security risks, support incident response and investigations, and help build a proactive security culture within DOC.

The role focuses on providing expert guidance across a geographically diverse organisation, collaborating with leaders and external agencies to safeguard people, assets and information while promoting learning and system