Senior Security Advisor — Operational Resilience (NZ)

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

Job summary

The Department of Conservation, Te Papa Atawhai (DOC), seeks a Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security across Aotearoa. You will provide trusted guidance, build capability, and collaborate with leaders, operations and agencies to manage risks and incidents while fostering a proactive security culture.

Based in New Zealand with flexible work options, the role focuses on shaping strategy and practical security implementation across a diverse organisation.

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.
• 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 risk assessment

Security incident response

Stakeholder management

PSR knowledge

Secret clearance

NZ Driver's license

Job description

The Department of Conservation, Te Papa Atawhai (DOC), seeks a Senior Advisor Operational Security to strengthen security across Aotearoa. You will provide trusted guidance, build capability, and collaborate with leaders, operations and agencies to manage risks and incidents while fostering a proactive security culture.

Based in New Zealand with flexible work options, the role focuses on shaping strategy and practical security implementation across a diverse organisation.