EMPLOYMENT

Who we are Cargo Operations North & Response (CON&R) Branch delivers regulatory assessment and inspections of goods across the biosecurity continuum (offshore, at the border and onshore) to verify compliance with Australia's biosecurity and imported food requirements. The Cargo Operations Pathway works with policy and risk owners within the department to influence and inform operational policy and deliver regulatory functions in accordance with legislative requirements, national standards and within an integrated, risk-based operating model. The group has a national footprint with a presence in all capital cities and major regional ports. The Cargo Assessments Team assesses import documentation to determine, and manage, biosecurity risks related to cargo entering Australia. Commodities requiring assessment include food, plants, plant products, live animals, animal products and bulk commodities. The team are also responsible for providing high-level assessment related client support services. The key duties of the position include The Jobs As a Director in the Cargo Operations Pathway, you will be responsible for leading teams in delivering government regulatory services within a geographical footprint and providing senior leadership and strategic direction within a national business setting. The role will contribute to planning, shaping and implementation of innovative and contemporary business reforms to underpin responsive regulatory activities to clients across a range of import industry sectors. The duties of the roles will include, but are not limited to: • exercising responsive, progressive and contemporary leadership in an evolving risk-based regulatory environment • working collaboratively across a national network, and with policy and risk owners, to deliver regulatory activities to industry sectors • leading, developing and supporting a geographically dispersed workforce, some of whom may operate on a shift roster basis • modelling appropriate behaviours and embedding accountability in the management of workforce capacity, integrity, finances and other resources • effectively representing the department in interactions with government agencies, industry groups and clients, and maintaining effective communication with these stakeholders • contributing to strategic planning priorities and implementing associated governance to monitor performance. Please note that this recruitment process will initially be used to fill one ongoing vacancy as Director - Cargo Assessments and that this vacancy is only available in Sydney . The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill future ongoing vacancies in the branch where the duties are of a similar nature. These future vacancies may be able to be performed from any of the locations listed above . For further information on the work of our department please click here .