The Role

We have a number of roles available, as an ASD Ministerial, Parliamentary and Cabinet Officer, you may engage in the following tasks at your relevant classification and work level standard:

• Assist and coordinate ASD Officials’ engagement in Parliamentary processes, including Question Time, appearances before Senate Estimates and other Parliamentary Committees.
• Coordinate input from across ASD to develop policy comments and drafting suggestions for Cabinet Submissions.
• Coordinate timely and high quality briefing to support relevant Ministers at Cabinet meetings, whilst completing a quality check of all Ministerial submissions, briefs and correspondence is in accordance with ASD and Ministerial requirements.
• Provide professional support and training to ASD officers in managing Ministerial, Parliamentary or Cabinet processes.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve processes and expand the knowledge within the team, and across ASD, to enhance the support provided to Ministers and ASD leadership team.
• Exercise discretion and judgement, including the ability to action tasks within established work practices, and identifying priority and sensitive tasks for escalation.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)

About our Team

The Ministerial, Media and Communications Branch provides high quality advice, briefings and awareness raising initiatives that support ASD missions. The branch is responsible for the strategic management of ASD’s public profile, identifying and developing promotional opportunities, and ensuring the quality and consistency of ASD messaging.

The Ministerial functions of the branch manage ASD’s support to, and engagement with, Minister Offices, Parliamentary Committees and Cabinet. The teams manage ASD’s appearances before Senate Estimates and other Parliamentary Committees, support for relevant Ministers at Cabinet meetings and manage written advice and briefings to Ministers, in accordance with legislative and policy frameworks.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Do you have an interest in Parliamentary and Government processes?
• Do you want to build a deeper understanding of how ASD’s intelligence and cyber security advice supports the national security community and informs the decisions of Ministers and Government?
• Can you respond to high priority matters in an agile and responsive manner?

If you do, these roles are what you have been waiting for. Our ideal candidate will be experienced in building productive working relationships, exercise sound decision-making and work well under pressure.

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be able available to locations across Australia.