Do you want to use your senior leadership abilities and strategic insights to shape an all-hazards approach to risk across government?
Are you passionate about risk and analysis to protect critical infrastructure?
If so, this role could be for you!
The Security and Emergency Management Division (SEMD) is looking for a Senior Director to take on an exciting project examining strategic risks across all-hazards and use their knowledge of risk and impact to shape the methodology and tools that ensure the ACT is resilient over time. We are looking for someone with excellent coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and who can manage their own working day to get everything done on time.
SEMD is responsible for the development and coordination of strategic security and emergency management policy matters for the ACT Government. SEMD has a whole-of-government focus and works closely with security and emergency management personnel across all Directorates. 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
How you go about your work is important to us as we have worked hard to build a positive workplace culture in our division. You will need to be skilled at working collaboratively with colleagues and will be expected to contribute to maintaining our positive culture and upbeat momentum.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply. Current and former ADF members 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.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 18 February 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. 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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Note This is a temporary position available immediately until 18 February 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months
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