Whether it's a small business, a global firm or a secret intelligence agency, there are certain corporate functions that are essential to the daily running of any organisation. It’s why ASIS has a need for those with corporate specialisations, including finance, legal, HR and training functions, as well as corporate policy and governance, to play a vital role in ensuring ASIS can achieve its operations.
In particular, we’re looking for those with close attention to detail, professionalism, flexibility, organisational skills and sound judgement, with a background in corporate environments. Given the nature of working in secret intelligence, you’ll often be required to use your expertise to develop unconventional or non-traditional solutions to the tasks at hand – making a corporate role at ASIS perfectly suited to those looking for a unique challenge within their field.
Individuals with suitable education or experience in either the public or private sector are encouraged to apply.
Applying for a role at ASIS is a confidential process.
Do not discuss your application with anyone, as this could impact on your career with ASIS. Applying with ASIS is more detailed than your average employment application, the process takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes to complete. You will be asked to supply the following information:
The specialist nature of ASIS's work demands the highest levels of dedication, integrity and professionalism from our staff. For this reason, our selection processes are competitive and rigorous. As a rough guide, the selection process for corporate specialists generally takes around 7 to 12 months from the date of application to the offer of employment and covers a range of different selection phases. The selection process may include some, or all, of the following:
We can offer long-term career opportunities for the right person. Employment and promotion decisions in ASIS are based on merit, with regular promotion and internal transfer opportunities available.
We are looking for highly motivated and dedicated professionals from a broad range of backgrounds and/or academic disciplines. If you want to work for ASIS, you will need to have certain attributes, which are set out in job descriptions.
Current APS employees can submit an expression of interest through the Talent Register - Commonwealth Public Servants (Level 4 - EL2) for a wide variety of roles. However, if applying for any advertised vacancy, you will have to compete on merit with other applicants.
ASIS is seeking expressions of interest from highly motivated current and ongoing Commonwealth Public Servants who are looking for new career opportunities. This is open for people to register their interest for a wide variety of roles across the Service. You must be a current Commonwealth Public Servant to register.
Please note there is no 'job description' to download for this talent register. Please refer to the ILS at www.apsc.gov.au when preparing your extended response.
$93,591 - $194,957
Ongoing
The Senior Psychologist/Behavioural Scientist – Operational role is a unique and exciting opportunity to
apply your specialist expertise in human psychology or behavioural science in support of operations. The work will be challenging and varied, drawing on scientific and professional best practice standards to address existing, emergent and dynamic issues in support of ASIS priorities. It will suit highly motivated, responsive people, who enjoy quickly adapting to novel scenarios and different perspectives, and a combination of individual, team-based and stakeholder projects. It will require exercise of sound judgment, humility, initiative and creativity in very complex problem solving and innovation, while being guided by government and legislative requirements. You will work within a professional team environment enabling access to peer supervision and review, and relevant continuing professional development opportunities.
$139,823 - $196,036
Ongoing
The Property Branch is responsible for enhancing ASIS’ business capabilities through effective management and maintenance of the property portfolio, delivering major and minor projects and driving strategic direction through forward planning. We are seeking to fill a number of Level 5, Level 6 and Executive Level 1 positions across multiple teams within the branch. A summary of the desirable core skills and a description of the teams are available below.
$101,169 - $163,364
Ongoing