Assistant Director, Ministerial, Cabinet and Parliamentary
The Assistant Director is responsible for leading ASIS's Cabinet and Ministerial teams. They ensure the seamless coordination and delivery of related material to ASIS leadership and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. This role provides critical quality assurance over all Ministerial, Cabinet and Parliamentary outputs, ensuring they are aligned with the Director-General's priorities and requirements. The Assistant Director provides leadership and mentorship to the team while managing complex stakeholder relationships to represent ASIS's equities at the highest levels of government.
Core skills
Our ideal candidate will have:
Adaptability, self-awareness and maturity.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a high attention to detail and the ability to confidently engage with senior stakeholders, including the Director-General.
Highly developed time management, organisation and coordination skills.
An ability to work under broad direction, using initiative and judgment.
Proven ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
An ability to provide leadership and mentorship to the team and deliver team outcomes.
An ability to be qualified, discreet and maintain confidentiality.
Experience requirements
The following education, qualifications and/or experience are not essential, but will be highly regarded:
Previous experience in policy, Ministerial, Parliamentary, governance, secretariat, or executive support roles, or experience with the Cabinet process would be highly valued but is not essential.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a role you must:
Be an Australian citizen




Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security clearance
For more information on eligibility please see the Protective Security Policy Framework which is publicly accessible at , section 12 provides information on Eligibility and suitability.
The position is Canberra based, with conditions similar to those in the Australian Public service including superannuation.
Notes
ASIS values workplace diversity and is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive and respective work environment. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Women, people with disabilities, people that identify as LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. We will continue to ask you if you require reasonable adjustments at each stage of the process. If you are successful in gaining employment, reasonable adjustments can also be made available to you in performing your role.
Please note: ASIS does not provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants
Getting to know the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
ASIS is Australia's overseas secret intelligence collection agency. Its mission is to protect and promote Australia's vital interests through the provision of intelligence services as directed by the Government. Its work can involve collecting intelligence relating to national security, international relations and economic issues. It also contributes to Australia's coordinated national efforts against terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and trans-national issues such as people smuggling.
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📌 Assistant Director, Ministerial, Cabinet And Parliamentary (Canberra)
🏢 Australian Secret Intelligence Service
📍 Canberra