Senior Advisor, Operational Security & Resilience

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements across A

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Department of Conservation (DOC) is seeking an experienced Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security capability across Aotearoa. You will provide trusted advice, support security risk assessments, coordinate incident response, and help build a proactive security culture within a diverse, geographically dispersed agency.

The role offers flexible working arrangements across Aotearoa, with Auckland or Wellington preferred and the ability to travel for work.

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 driver's 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 risk management

Security incident response

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessments

Investigations

Job description

Department of Conservation (DOC) is seeking an experienced Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security capability across Aotearoa. You will provide trusted advice, support security risk assessments, coordinate incident response, and help build a proactive security culture within a diverse, geographically dispersed agency.

The role offers flexible working arrangements across Aotearoa, with Auckland or Wellington preferred and the ability to travel for work.