Afp Support Officer – Le4 – Afp

The successful applicant will be engaged as a locally engaged staff member at the Australian Embassy, Paris.

**About the Australian Federal Police**

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is a progressive and multi-faceted law enforcement agency that leads Australia’s efforts to combat transnational crime in the 21st century.

By employing the core principles of prevention, deterrence, partnership and innovation, the AFP strives to build a more secure future for Australia and its international partners. Countering organised crime, terrorism and protection of Australia’s national security are the AFP’s major priorities. The three primary mechanisms by which these can be achieved are through operational cooperation, sharing of criminal intelligence and capacity building.

Through its International Network of AFP members based overseas, the AFP plays a critical role in fighting crime at its source and preventing harm to the Australian community. The AFP’s international engagement makes a strong contribution to Australia’s broader international relations and provides the nation with the capability to address transnational crime threats wherever they occur. At a national level, the AFP cooperates closely with Commonwealth agencies and State/Territory Police on a range of counterterrorism, crime-fighting, and capacity building initiatives.

**About the position**

The AFP Paris Support Officer works to the AFP Senior Officer (SO) Paris to provide critical administrative and language support to AFP operational members deployed to France. The position is based full time in Paris, with occasional travel to other locations possibly required on an as needs basis. Activities include liaising with contacts, undertaking research projects, arranging travel for AFP members at Post as well as select international visitors, coordinating representational events and preparing correspondence and reports.

The key responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

- Maintain an awareness of key policing issues across the tactical, operational, and strategic environments in France and other countries as required to provide accurate and timely responses to domestic and international law enforcement partners.
- Liaise, collaborate, and build partnerships with key AFP, Australian government, and external agencies to ensure appropriate support as required by the AFP Senior Officer.
- Provide high level language support in the form of summary translations of written documents from French to English and English to French and assist the AFP Senior Officer verbally with language translation from French to English and English to French during non-official meetings with key partners in France.
- Undertake general office management, including financial management (e.g. office expenditure acquittals) as well as keep track of and maintain filing systems, financial records, key contacts, and other auditable documents. Manage purchase, maintenance and disposal of assets and provide human resources support to AFP personnel as required.
- Manage and coordinate travel and meeting schedules for visiting officials and SO Paris in the region of responsibility.
- Provide support for official visits, including the preparation of suitable visit programs, and assist with organising and coordinating official functions.
- Maintain and update operational file databases and analyse computer-based information systems used by the AFP, including word processing, database, and spreadsheet software.
- Prepare official correspondence on operational and policy issues on behalf of and at the direction of the AFP Senior Officer; and
- Contribute to the development of AFP Paris business plans and undertake projects at the direction of the AFP Senior Officer.

**Qualifications/Experience**
- Experience providing effective executive and administrative support, including the ability to undertake financial management.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, including the ability to achieve work goals under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to network and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion and a very high standard of integrity.
- Project management skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office software and experience interrogating electronic information systems.
- Capacity to work autonomously with mínimal supervision and a willingness to take initiative and show professional drive and tenacity; and
- Fluency in written and spoken French and English

**General Requirements**

**Selection Criteria**

In your written statements, you must include relevant high-level examples from your experience that support your claims against the role. The word limit is strictly 250 words per response. The panel will not assess responses which exceed the word limit.

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