The Internal and External Committees section provides high-level support to the ACIC Board and National Policing Systems Subcommittee, for board member agencies, and internal and external governance committees.

The Assistant Director, Internal and External Committees plays a pivotal role in driving effective governance and collaboration across the agency’s internal and external committees. Your responsibilities will include coordinating high-level support to internal and external committees, providing strategic advice to senior executives and ensuring decision-making is well-supported with accurate briefing materials. You will be highly organised, able to adapt to a dynamic workload, comfortable working independently and as part of a team, operate effectively under pressure to meet deadlines, and preserve the confidentiality of sensitive information.

The key duties of the position include:

As an Assistant Director Internal and External Committees, you will:

• Provide high-level Secretariat support to internal and external committees, including the management and coordination of committee operations.

• Develop accurate and effective briefing materials to support the delivery of committee objectives and remit.

• Ensure adherence to appropriate internal secretariat processes and governance arrangements.

• Review, develop and update team standard operating procedures to ensure committee operations are transparent, repeatable and efficient, while also effectively supporting strategic governance outcomes.

• Lead and develop staff through training and coaching, performance feedback and career development.

Your Skills and Capabilities

We invite applications from people with the following experience,



skills and attributes:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to support agency decision-making and maintain productive relationships.

• Proven negotiation, liaison, representation and stakeholder management abilities across various internal and external audiences.

• Solid organisational and prioritisation skills with excellent attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to dynamic workloads, work independently and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.

• Experience in managing a small team to achieve successful outcomes.

Desirable skills and experience

• Recent experience delivering governance and secretariat support

Eligibility

• Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.

• Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.

• Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC.



Please refer to the ACIC’s Character Standards for further information.

Notes

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.

Getting to know the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency. Our vision is an Australia hostile to criminal exploitation. We work with our national and international partners to conduct investigations and collect intelligence to combat reliable and organised crime, cybercrime and national security threats. We develop and maintain national information and intelligence sharing services and systems for use by state, territory and Commonwealth law enforcement agencies. We also deliver nationwide background checking services to support employment or entitlement decisions to keep the Australian community safe. The ACIC Board provides strategic direction to the ACIC and represents Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement and other regulatory agencies. Our purpose is to protect Australia from criminal threats through coordinating a strategic response and collecting, assessing and disseminating intelligence and policing information.

📌 Assistant Director, Internal and External Committees (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
📍 Canberra