Location: Canberra
- Job Type: Ongoing/ Non-Ongoing, full-time
- Salary: $76,926 - $81,572 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is Australia's national criminal intelligence agency. We advise senior decision makers on serious and organised crime impacting Australia. We are a full member of the National Intelligence Community, an Attorney General's Portfolio agency, and a member of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group.
The ACIC is at the forefront of tackling serious and organised crime targeting Australia, both within our borders and offshore. Our staff operate against a pervasive, transnational and globalised criminal threat, and work hard to realise an Australia hostile to criminal exploitation. As a small agency that makes a real impact on serious and organised crime, we need talented and dedicated people who are intelligent, highly capable and seeking to make a difference to the lives of all Australians.
**About the branch**
The Legal Services branch provides a broad range of legal services to all business areas within the ACIC. Key services provided by the Legal Services Branch include:
- Strategic legal advice to the CEO and senior executive
- Operational legal services in support of ACIC special investigations and special operations, and providing specialist legal advice on the ACIC's coercive powers
- Working with the Ministerial and Executive Support Team on government reviews and to develop and respond to law reform initiatives, including new law reform proposals and review of bills
- Providing legal support to operational teams including in obtaining search warrants, controlled operations, telephone intercept and surveillance device warrants
- Statutory interpretation of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 and other legislation relevant to the exercise of function of the ACIC
- Providing legal advice in relation to information disclosure, including legal review of disclosure checklists
- Providing legal and probity advice in relation to major procurement projects
- Providing advice about contract law, contractual disputes, contract management, non-contractual agreements (MOUs), employment and property law (leasing), privacy and intellectual property.
**About the role**
The Internal Policy team provides high level policy advice to executives and senior executives and status reports to committees. This advice is across a range of areas from Operational domains to specialist capabilities, corporate areas and the ACIC's coercive powers, in support of ACIC functions.
The Internal Policy Officer is responsible for meeting the Chief Executive's expectations as the Agency's reporting mechanism for maintaining currency of all the ACIC internal policies. The successful applicant will work effectively independently and constructively within a team.
The Internal Policy Officer will also be responsible for assisting the Assistant Director to maintain the ACIC's internal policy framework to ensure that the ACIC is operating in accordance with applicable legislation and policies.
- Will be a self-starter who can work under limited supervision, with strong team skills, the ability to transfer knowledge and contribute to team/organisational outcomes.
- Demonstrates experience in internal policy development, or a like discipline, and stakeholder engagement.
- Displays excellent attention to detail and the ability to clearly communicate findings through preparation of written reports to executives and senior stakeholders.
- Has the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders at all levels, within and outside the team.
- Is highly organised with exceptional prioritisation skills to meet deadlines and manage competing tasks.
**Desirable qualifications**
- Tertiary qualifications or extensive experience in policy writing, legal drafting particularly internal policy, media and communications will be an advantage.
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS, unless the agency head has agreed otherwise, in writing. For further information, contact the Recruitment Team.
- The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold, the required security clearance for this role. All ACIC employees are required to hold a minimum Negative Vetting 1 security clearance, unless otherwise specified.
- To be eligible to work at the ACIC, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Being fully vaccinated ensures the health and safety of all employees, and the Australian community. Satisfactory proof of vaccination status will be required before you are able to commence employment with the ACIC.
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