AUSTRALIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL GUANGZHOU
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION
VACANCIES
DELEGATED DECISION MAKER (Level 6)
INTEGRITY OFFICER (Level 6)
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Section of the Australian Consulate-General Guangzhou is seeking applications from Australian citizens and diplomatic visa holders, for locally engaged expatriate Delegated Decision Makers (level 6), and Integrity Officers (level 6).
The successful applicants must have or be able to obtain an Australian Government security clearance. Locally engaged terms and conditions of service apply. The successful candidates will be responsible for their own transfer and ongoing costs associated with working in China. If necessary, the Consulate will provide a letter to assist in obtaining an appropriate work visa for China.
An order of merit may also be established to fill any other short or long-term vacancies that may arise in the next twelve months.
In considering these positions, applicants should make themselves aware of the Australian taxation arrangements for Australian citizens working overseas.
Subject to a market review of salaries that is currently underway the salary for these positions is likely to start from RMB 303,825 per annum. The positions are for an initial contract of twelve months, with option for renewal of 6-12 months depending on operational need.
Duty statement and selection criteria for the position is attached. Your application, written in English, must include:
•a statement of claims for the position separately addressing each of the selection criteria (2 pages maximum)
•curriculum vitae; and
•contact details of two work-related referees
Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.
Guidelines for addressing selection criteria can be found on http://www.guangzhou.china.embassy.gov.au/gzho/RecruitEn1.html
Applications and general inquiries should be sent to:
Human Resources Department,
Australian Consulate-General Guangzhou,
12/F Development Centre,
No. 3 Linjiang Da Dao,
Zhujiang New City, Guangzhou 510623
Email: [email protected]
Fax: +86 20 3814 0140
Please note that applications submitted via e-mail should be in either Word or PDF format. Human Resources Department will send out notification e-mails at the end of the closing date. Applicants who do not receive notification e-mails should confirm the delivery of their applications with the Human Resources Department.
For inquiries, please contact Senior Migration Officer, Stella Cook on +86 20 3814 0265 or [email protected]
Closing date for applications is 09.00am, Tuesday 6 October 2015
About the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP)
DIBP is responsible for a diverse portfolio including managing migration, humanitarian and citizenship policy and programmes. It works to keep Australia secure through border management and facilitates travellers to enter Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. DIBP strives to make fair and reasonable decisions for people entering Australia, ensuring compliance with Australia’s immigration laws and integrity in decision-making.
About the position
The Delegated Decision Maker operates as part of a small team of expatriate visa decision makers whose role it is to provide leadership to Chinese colleagues and timely, lawful, quality decisions on a range of visa applications within set service standards in a high tempo operating environment.
The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• as an Expatriate, provide a high level of support to DIBP Australian-based staff. This includes promoting a good understanding of Australian government and community expectations within the office, mentoring other locally engaged staff as required, undertaking some quality assurance tasks and flexibly taking on some roles that, for a range of business reasons, might be best implemented by an Expatriate staff member
• follow administrative and lawful procedures, apply legislation and undertake research drawing on databases appropriately to make determinations on permanent and temporary visa applications
• conduct research and policy interpretation to manage discrepancies and provide sound advice and support to Chinese colleagues on more complex cases assisting them to manage workflow
• prepare client correspondence; high quality decision records; and reports
• provide quality advice and service to clients in a culturally diverse environment
• conduct investigative interviews and undertake compliance-related site visits as required
• identify issues of integrity concern and appropriately refer cases to the Integrity Unit and/or senior staff
• maintain and update online databases as required
• contribute to continuous improvement and the implementation of change in the workplace
About the position
The Integrity Officer is responsible for identifying, analysing and reporting on border protection issues and updating systems supporting the processing of a wide range of visa caseloads, working with limited supervision.
The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• as an expatriate, provide a high level of support to DIBP Australian-based staff. This includes promoting a good understanding of Australian government and community expectations within the office, mentoring other locally engaged staff as required and undertaking some quality assurance tasks
• identify, analyse and report on factors contributing to unlawful travel and entry to Australia, including people smuggling, and irregular movement of people
• support the Senior Expatriate locally engaged integrity officer in undertaking visa caseload and trend analysis
• draft and coordinate dissemination of fraud profiles and integrity alerts to other DIBP staff to assist them in risk managing visa decisions
• perform the daily flat file upload for visa applications received through the Australian Visa Application Centre, Approved Destination Status (ADS) agents and e600 applications
• support the Senior Expatriate locally engaged integrity officer to update and maintain Departmental systems with fraud and non-compliance information to support border protection outcomes. This includes importing all decisions from IRIS to the Overseas Integrity System on a monthly basis, trouble-shooting system errors and supporting appropriate listings on the Movements Alert List, as required
• manage key stakeholder briefs for Australian-Based staff
• undertake occasional field visit trips, including site-visits, preparing associated reporting and analysis
• interview applicants and agents of concern identified through the visa application processes
• assist in the provision of training to DIBP operations staff and other government and non-government stakeholders
• assist with visa cancellations as necessary
• prepare statistical information for Departmental monthly reports
• act in the capacity of DNA witness for permanent resident and Citizenship by Descent applicants
• assess and decide visa applications as required, particularly during peak periods
Selection Criteria
1. Ability to plan, organise and perform work effectively to meet business/programme goals within set deadlines.
2. Ability to foster a positive team work ethic and attitude, work collaboratively with colleagues in a team environment and provide team supervision and leadership as required.
3. Highly developed oral and written communication skills, with a sound ability to prepare complex and sensitive correspondence and/or reports as well as an ability to deal with clients and stakeholders in a courteous and professional manner.
4. Ability to interpret and apply DIBP legislation and policy in a decision-making environment and an ability to work effectively and with integrity to deliver timely, appropriate, lawful and reasonable outcomes.
5. Ability to undertake the identification and analysis of data and to report findings using the department’s computerised systems and multiple datasets.