35391

Closes: 28 July 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $125,344 - $134,527 plus superannuation
Position No: 35391
Directorate: Justice and Community Safety
Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 July 2025
Contact Officer: Laila Kazak on Laila.Kazak@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 9289

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Details: Are you passionate about protecting our national security? Do you enjoy communicating with others across all mediums and in person? Do you like to think creatively about new ways to achieve team priorities?

If you have a strong desire to perform meaningful work and undertake critical thinking, then this is the job for you!

The Security Branch leads policy development, reform, and implementation on security matters, including protective security, national security, counter-terrorism, countering violent extremism, and security of critical infrastructure.

The Senior Policy Officer works closely across the Branch to coordinate, develop and implement security initiatives across government with a focus on national security.

The ability to communicate effectively, think critically and creatively, conduct research, analysis and planning is necessary. Well-developed organisation, time management and written skills, including the ability to prepare plans, reports, meeting papers and briefs are important assets for this role.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements: This position requires the occupant(s) to be an Australian citizen who can obtain and maintain an Australian Government NV1 security clearance, which will be sponsored by the Justice and Community Safety Directorate. If screening is not successful, your employment will not commence or, if already commenced, your employment will be reassessed.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 24 December 2026. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply: Please provide a two-page application addressing the Selection Criteria and the job specific criteria in the Position Description, and a current curriculum vitae with details of two referees, including a current supervisor.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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This is a temporary position available immediately until 24 December 2026.