Find purpose you feel, impact you see & a legacy you bring to life.

As our Principal Intelligence Officer, you will:
• Lead and mentor a team of intelligence personnel. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages the sharing of knowledge & skills.
• Recruit & manage staff including work allocations, performance, development under DPI HR policy & procedures & contribute to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) leadership in providing support to Program staff.
• Advise colleagues, senior management & as required, the Executive Leadership Team about intelligence activities, analysis impacting relevant stakeholder groups.
• Supporting your team to use intelligence tools including Open-Source Intelligence tools to gather, analyse & interpret complex data related to fire ant eradication efforts.

Just imagine what you could achieve with us.

Job details

As our Principal Intelligence Officer, you will:
• Lead and mentor a team of intelligence personnel. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages the sharing of knowledge and skills.
• Recruit and manage staff including work allocations, performance, development under DPI HR policy and procedures and contribute to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) leadership in providing support to Program staff.
• Advise colleagues, senior management and, as required, the Executive Leadership Team about intelligence activities, analysis impacting relevant stakeholder groups.
• Supporting your team to use intelligence tools including Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools to gather, analyse, and interpret complex data related to fire ant eradication efforts.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with various Queensland Government organisations to share intelligence, coordinate efforts, and implement strategies for fire ant eradication.
• Ensure the correct functioning of a centralised intelligence capability. Oversee the entire intelligence cycle (direction, collection, analysis, and dissemination) of intelligence to relevant stakeholders.
• Based on intelligence findings, contribute to developing and implementing strategic plans for the NFAEP.
• Prepare comprehensive reports detailing intelligence findings, trends and recommendations. Present these reports to senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure all intelligence activities adhere to relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of intelligence tools and methodologies and implement improvements as necessary to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of intelligence operations.

What does success look like?
• Your knowledge of the intelligence cycle combined with your thirst to serve the community and ensure the eradication of this super pest will motivate you to thoroughly understand the stakeholder environment and drive you to ensure the
delivery of high-quality product to inform decision making focused on the efficient and effective eradication of RIFA from Australia.

Why join the department? (benefits)
The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.

Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:
• Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.

Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.
Visit www.daf.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/646155/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• dpi-candidate-information-pack (PDF, 256KB)
  
  
  646155 25 Role Description v1 (Word, 1.04MB)