Job Description APS5 Personnel Security Administration Officer Approximate 12-month contract with possibility of extension | Canberra Location | $55.40 - $59.20 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation OVERVIEW Our Federal Government client is currently seeking an experienced Personnel Security Administration Officer to join their team at the APS5 level. Within this role you will manage and support security clearance processes with outsourced services providers (OSPs) and undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department’s security clearance processes. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Processing criminal records checks. Managing email inboxes by responding to queries within appropriate timeframes. Receiving and checking clearance applications. Liaising internally and externally with various stakeholders to commence, monitor, progress and finalise security clearance processes. Updating relevant internal systems with this information. Managing and supporting security clearance processes with external vetting service providers and other government agencies. Providing policy and related procedural advice regarding security clearance requirements as outlined in the Australian Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework. Preparing documentation for delegate approval. Compiling regular compliance reports to manage and forecast workloads. Maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for the administration of security clearances. EXPERIENCE / REQUIREMENTS Cert III or IV in Government (Security Vetting/PERSEC) is desirable. Knowledge of the Australian Government’s Protective Security Framework is desirable. Experience in processing clearance applications and managing high volume clearance enquiries. IMPORTANT TO NOTE SOS Recruitment is committed to the principles of workplace diversity and equity in employment and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, women, people with family responsibilities, people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs and LGBTIQ people. This is a security assessed position. Applicants must be an Australian citizen, with successful candidate holding a Negative Vetting 1 Australian Government security clearance and undergo other employment suitability checks. Please be advised If the closing date has passed for the particular position(s) you are interested in, we still encourage an application. Occasionally late applications are accepted and in addition we will retain your resume on our system for other positions as they arise.