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Director (EL2) and Assistant Director (EL1) Nuclear – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769747
- Agency: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Job Title: Director (EL2) and Assistant Director (EL1) Nuclear
- Position Number: 0424/2026
- Classification: Executive Level 1;Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Sunday 07 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $127,351 – $173,760
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Due to the nature of the work and security)
About Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
To Apply
Position Contact Marcus Brims, N/A
Agency Recruitment Site https://dfatcareers.nga.net.au/?jati=83F3ADB2-BB79-E273-23C3-ECEFE7704704
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Foreign Affairs and Trade Vacancy
Duties
- Your duties and responsibilities will be aligned to the relevant APS Work Level Standards.
- Assistant Director, Nuclear Security – (EL1):
- Your key duties may include some of the below:
- Lead the delivery of complex regulatory processes and products ensuring outcomes are timely,
- defensible and aligned with legislative and international obligations.
- Plan and coordinate nuclear security inspections and compliance activities, including cyber
- security and physical protection, exercising sound judgement in the assessment of risk,
- non-compliance and regulatory responses.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with whole-of-government and
- international and members of the international nuclear security community, to support shared
- objectives and coordinated outcomes.
- Represent ASNO in domestic and international technical forums, contributing specialist expertise
- and managing sensitive issues to support Australia’s interests.
- Undertake training and accreditation to be designated as an inspector
- Support the development, review and maintenance of operational guidance and compliance
- documentation, including standard operating procedures, regulatory plans and assessment
- frameworks, to ensure consistency, quality and regulatory integrity.
- Provide high-quality technical and regulatory advice to regulated entities and stakeholders
- through guidance material, outreach and training, supporting understanding of obligations and
- good practice.
- Prepare and deliver written products, including technical briefs, inspection reports,
- correspondence and briefing material clearly explaining complex or sensitive information to
- support senior decision-makers and stakeholders.
- Provide specialist advice to Directors and SES, drawing on technical analysis, risk assessment
- and stakeholder considerations to inform decision-making.
- Analyse complex technical, threat and risk information to support regulatory, operational and
- policy work in nuclear security.
- Director – EL2:
- Your key duties may include some of the below:
- Provide authoritative, strategically focused advice to the Director General ASNO and SES on
- nuclear safeguards implementation, policy, treaty interpretation and associated risks, including the
- operational impacts of AUKUS-related arrangements.
- Support strategic decision-making by applying sound judgement to interpret safeguards
- requirements, IAEA guidance and international practices, and translating these into practical and
- defensible regulatory advice.
- Lead the development and delivery of technical briefings, presenting complex information in a
- clear and accessible way for senior decision-makers and key stakeholders.
- Provide strategic leadership for ASNO’s across nuclear security capabilities, including setting
- priorities, establishing governance arrangements and driving continuous improvement.
- Be accountable for the effective delivery of complex regulatory functions, ensuring regulatory
- decisions are robust, proportionate and aligned with Australia’s legal and international obligations.
- Represent ASNO and Australia at domestic and international forums, exercising high-level
- judgement to manage sensitive, high-risk and strategically significant issues.
- Hold accountability for regulatory frameworks, policies and guidance, including approving and
- assuring the quality of standard operating procedures, regulatory plans and compliance
- methodologies.
- Ensure the provision of authoritative technical and regulatory advice to the regulated community,
- government partners and international counterparts, including through outreach, guidance and
- capability-building activities.
- Provide authoritative advice to the SES and Director General, integrating technical expertise,
- strategic risk assessment, stakeholder considerations and broader government priorities.
- Apply advanced nuclear security, cyber security and national security expertise to inform
- regulatory decisions, policy development and whole-of-government advice on complex and
- emerging issues.
- Lead capability development and workforce sustainability, fostering specialist expertise,
- mentoring technical leaders, and promoting knowledge sharing and awareness of international
- best practice, emerging technologies and threats.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be
- employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise,
- in writing
How to Apply
Position Contact Marcus Brims, N/A
Agency Recruitment Site https://dfatcareers.nga.net.au/?jati=83F3ADB2-BB79-E273-23C3-ECEFE7704704
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Foreign Affairs and Trade Vacancy