Senior Specialist-Threat Management

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

Auckland Council is seeking an experienced Senior Specialist-Threat Management to join our Physical Security Advisory Services team.

This senior role is responsible for operationalising and continuously enhancing Auckland Council’s enterprise threat management approach. You will translate complex threat intelligence into practical, timely action that supports informed decision making and strengthens the safety and resilience of our organisation.

Working closely with frontline teams, senior leaders and external agencies, you will lead the identification, assessment and mitigation of threats that could affect our people, facilities, assets and operations. You will ensure threat management processes are consistently understood, applied and continually improved across the organisation.

You will maintain strong situational awareness of domestic and international threat environments, producing high quality threat assessments, intelligence briefings and risk reports for senior leadership and operational stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the implementation and ongoing improvement of threat management policies, methodologies and procedures
• Assessing current and emerging threats that may affect Auckland Council
• Translating intelligence into clear, practical and actionable advice
• Producing threat assessments, intelligence briefings and risk reports
• Supporting operational decision making, incident response and crisis management
• Identifying and managing risks and vulnerabilities affecting staff and council facilities
• Integrating threat management practices across security, risk and resilience frameworks
• Building trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, Police and other external agencies
• Promoting consistency, best practice and continuous improvement across Physical Security Advisory Services

This is a safety sensitive position under Auckland Council’s Drugs and Alcohol Guide. The nature of the role means impairment or failure to perform its duties safely could expose the employee or others to a material risk of harm or property damage.

He kōrero mōu: About you

You will be an experienced threat management, intelligence or security risk professional with strong analytical capability and sound judgement. You will be confident working with complex and sensitive information and able to translate intelligence into clear recommendations for senior leaders and operational teams.

You will bring:

• At least seven years of relevant experience in physical security, risk management, intelligence, Police or a related field
• A relevant tertiary qualification in security, intelligence, risk management, criminology or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in threat management or security risk management
• Experience working within government, law enforcement or critical infrastructure environments
• A strong understanding of national security frameworks and public sector environments
• Proven experience managing highly complex and sensitive matters
• The ability to anticipate emerging threats and operate effectively in ambiguous environments
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating with external agencies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior executives
• Strong relationship management and cross functional engagement skills
• Resilience and composure when responding to incidents or emergencies
• A high level of discretion, integrity and professionalism
• A current full New Zealand driver’s licence

Experience in crisis management, incident response or security planning would be an advantage.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

This is an opportunity to undertake meaningful and influential work within one of New Zealand’s largest and most complex organisations. You will contribute directly to protecting Auckland Council’s people and operations while helping strengthen our organisational preparedness and resilience.

You will join a collaborative and experienced team with opportunities to build trusted relationships across council and with key external partners.

We honour te Tiriti o Waitangi, accord value to te ao Māori, support kaitiakitanga and are responsive to the needs of Māori. You will support the development of confidence and capability across te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, te ao Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi, contributing to the delivery of Māori outcomes for and with Māori.

Tono mai: Apply now

If you are an experienced threat management or intelligence professional who can provide trusted advice, navigate complexity and turn intelligence into practical action, we would welcome your application.

Applications close: 2 August 2026