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Assistant Director, Advanced Analytical Unit – Canberra Based

• Canberra
• $94,040 to $101,509 + super

It’s no secret that ASIO is here to protect Australia from terrorism and espionage by gathering and assessing intelligence and providing advice. This is complex work that involves many activities requiring a wide range of skills. Increasingly, the ability to analyse and exploit large amounts of information is becoming central to this work.

Working within ASIO’s Advanced Analytical Unit (AAU), this role is a unique opportunity to lead, manage and mentor people in a challenging analytical environment, providing support to ASIO’s intelligence work. Under your leadership and direction, your team will provide crucial input into investigations, prioritising analysis and working closely with colleagues across the Organisation. You will contribute to the development of your team and help shape the analytical culture within ASIO.

ASIO’s Data Exploitation Analysts are focused on achievement and often work to tight deadlines – so you need to be willing to support and work closely with others. We value your talents for analysis and making sense out of a demanding mix of data and intelligence, in an environment where extended hours and periods of 24/7 shiftwork at short notice are possibilities.

Your prior experience in any one of a number of broad areas such as the sciences, fraud and compliance, data mining or telecommunications, or service in a communications or intelligence role within Defence, would be readily transferable. Tertiary qualifications are desirable. Applicants without formal qualifications but with high-grade skills and equivalent experience in relevant disciplines will also be considered.

Please note that this role is based in Canberra.

For more information head to ASIO.GOV.AU

Closing date: Friday 6 November 2009.

Applicants must be Australian citizens