Assistant Director Air Cargo Policy

EL 1 - $112,294 - $120,780 per annum plus superannuation

• Biosecurity Operations Division
• Canberra, ACT
• Be an integral part of the Air Cargo and Emerging Ports Sections executive management team and will be responsible to lead and / or provide high level support for the delivery and advancement of the Air Cargo Policy area._
• The position will have a key role in developing operational policy and regulatory controls for the management of biosecurity risks posed by imported air cargo and unaccompanied personal effects, including contributing to biosecurity reforms associated with imported air cargo._
• Your effective project management skills combined with your ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships and influencing change will be well regarded, as the position will require you to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders including industry_.
• Who we are

Biosecurity Operations Division delivers nationally-integrated biosecurity and export regulatory activities, with a focus on effectively managing biosecurity and export certification risks. The division is a key contributor to the development of biosecurity and export certification policies. The division spans a range of regulatory activities that plays a critical role in reducing risk and shaping our nation to become one of the few countries in the world to remain free from the world's most severe pests and diseases.

The Pathway Policy - Cargo and Conveyances Branch is responsible for determining, developing and enabling the strategies, regulatory frameworks, tactics and interventions that manage biosecurity and other risk within the transport and trade pathways into Australia. The branch sets operational policy for the biosecurity clearance of air and sea cargo, conveyances and ports, seasonal pests and assessment policy.

The Air Cargo and Emerging Ports Section :

The duties of the role may include :