Senior Assurance Advisor: Physec

**Senior Assurance Advisors -PHYSEC and INFOSEC- it starts with you**:

- **Based at PNHQ**:

- **Remuneration Range - $95,728 - $129,517**:

- **Two permanent positions available**:

- **Open to all Police employees (including Constabulary employees)**:

- **JR 2431801**

**About the role**

NZ Police’s Assurance Group are seeking two highly skilled people to increase capability within the Protective Security workstream, specializing in Physical Security and Information Security

Based at Police National HQ in Wellington and reporting to the Manager: Protective Security/CISO, the Senior Assurance Advisors conduct security risk assessments, assess designs and implementations and provide ongoing reporting across NZ Police’s suite of physical assets and ICT assets respectively.

They also help uplift security through policy development, training and security awareness. They help to keep the organisation and the public safe, and support Police’s people to ‘do the right thing’.

**Two Senior Assurance Advisors** are being recruited to lead Police’s work in the following areas:

- **PHYSEC** - Providing guidance, support and assurance to Property Group, Districts and Service Centres on procedural and technical security controls to ensure security risks are managed across the Police property portfolio. A core part of this role is to deliver risk assessment, advice and reporting on new and upgraded sites.
- **INFOSEC **- Providing guidance, support and assurance to ICT, Districts and Service Centres on ICT systems, services and information assets to ensure information security risks are managed. A core part of this role is to deliver risk assessment, advice and reporting on in-house ICT, cloud and other outsourced services.

Both roles will also contribute to security awareness and wider Assurance Group activities and outcomes.

Key Accountabilities:

- Deliver high-quality assurance services through experience in the respective specialist area: physical security or ICT security. Completion of a tertiary-level qualification in a relevant discipline is not required but it is an advantage
- Enjoy working in a collective, collaborative environment, with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrate innovative problem-solving skills, and robust and well-informed decision making
- Deliver high-quality written and oral communications to a range of stakeholders.
- Be a self-starter, with a high level of initiative and the ability to self-manage
- Be committed to developing and maintaining a culture of respect and inclusion
- Have or be able to secure and maintain a national security clearance

**What you’ll bring**

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others. _[copy this paragraph as is]_

This role is set at **Team Leader/Manager level**, this means your key purpose is “to lead the activities for Our Business and enable people to deliver them.”

**About us**

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

**Working Flexibly**

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

**How to apply

**Applications close 5pm, Friday 25th March