Job opportunity

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you looking to make a difference as an ICT leader in one of WA’s largest public sector employers?

The Western Australia Police Force is seeking to fill the Executive Manager GIS and Data Platform on a temporary basis, initially for six (6) months with the possibility of extension.

This temporary position offers a unique leadership opportunity to drive a high-performance GIS and Data Management Platform business unit, operating at the forefront of modern digital policing. The role is embedded within a division that delivers enterprise grade geospatial and data capabilities, leveraging advanced ESRI technologies, cloud-based data services, real time spatial analytics, and integrated platforms that directly support intelligence analysis, emergency response, and operational decision making across the agency. Here, innovative use of data isn’t just theoretical—it’s integral to critical, real world use cases, from situational awareness dashboards and mapping services to integrated data pipelines and API driven interoperability.

In the role, you will contribute to elevation of the organisation’s people, processes, and technology capabilities—driving continuous improvement, strengthening partnerships with industry providers, and shaping best practice in data governance and GIS delivery. Given the scale, complexity, and operational importance of this business unit, the role calls for an upcoming leader with demonstrated management experience, capable of guiding a multidisciplinary team, sustaining high performance, and delivering outcomes in a dynamic, mission critical environment.

As the Executive Manager GIS and Data Platform, you will directly see the benefits of your innovative service delivery supporting stakeholders internally and partners within the public sector externally–ultimately contributing to the safety of the WA community.

THE ROLE

The role of the GIS and DMP Unit is to provide extensive and timely access to a wide range of spatial and non-spatial data, spatial and non-spatial analysis, spatial and non-spatial visualisation tools, and mapping.

The GIS and DMP Unit supports data management requirements of the agency through a centralised data mesh architecture and a federal data management capability.

ABOUT US 

The WA Police Force has over 10,000 employees located across the largest policing jurisdiction in the world, with 200 police facilities in 15 policing districts across the State. Our priorities are our people, our partnerships and our performance. We are committed to enforcing the law, preventing crime and managing and coordinating emergencies.   

The WA Police Force’s values of Duty, Teamwork, Integrity and Care are an integral part of how we do business. Alignment with our values should be incorporated within your application. Integrity within the WA Police Force means employees are held to a high standard of conduct, both in and outside of work. Further information is available in the Work-Related Requirements component of the position description form. 

Work, Health and Safety is vital to WA Police Force operations. We incorporate safety in every part of our business and it is an essential part of our decision-making processes. 

The WA Police Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal Australians, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women to apply for positions within our agency. The WA Police Force also promotes and supports flexible, family friendly work practices.

We believe all our people are leaders irrespective of their role. We consider this as critical to our success and, to support this, we have adopted Leadership Expectations  which provide a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector.  The leadership context for this role is: Leading Leaders. 

THE BENEFITS   

• Flexible working arrangements. 
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance. 
• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
• Salary packaging options for vehicles and superannuation. 
• 4 weeks of Annual Leave with the option to purchase additional leave each year. 
• 3 Public Service Holidays per year.  
• Access to Long Service Leave every 7 years
• On site gym facilities at Perth Headquarters. 
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program including immediate family members living at home. 
• Access to free WA Police Force Chaplaincy and Psychological services. 
• An active social club that welcomes WA Police Force family members. 

HOW TO APPLY 

Applicants are not required to address the work-related requirements at this stage of the selection process.

Applicants are required to submit a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). Your CV should provide enough detail (dot points are sufficient) to allow the selection panel to assess your skills and experience relevant to the Key Accountabilities of the attached Position Description Form.

It is important to note that your CV should be tailored to clearly outline that you possess transferrable skills and experience relevant to the advertised role.  Your ability to demonstrate this will be a key factor in determining whether you are competitive. Please also include the contact details of two professional referees who we can contact as part of the recruitment process, with a current line manager preferred. For applicants deemed suitable, all essential work-related requirements in the position description form will be assessed at some stage during the selection process. 

Candidates must also read the attached supplementary information regarding conditions of employment including integrity checking requirements and the WA Police Force Drug and Alcohol policy. 

During the recruitment process we provide reasonable adjustments to allow people with a disability to participate effectively.  If you have any access or communication needs to allow you to better participate in this process, please contact our Police Staff Selection and Deployment Manager Matt Davis on telephone (08) 6229 5723 or via email at matt.davis@police.wa.gov.au  

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 

Applicants are requested to apply online.  To apply online, you must have a valid email address and be ready to attach your comprehensive electronic resume, integrity check form (if required) and any additional attachments as requested in the “APPLICATION PROCESS” section of the advertisement. Please select the “APPLY FOR JOB” button at the top/bottom of this advertisement.  

Should you encounter any problems lodging your online application please contact Police Staff Selection and Deployment on (08) 6229 5772 during business hours (8am to 4pm, Monday – Friday), prior to the specified closing time. 

EMAILED, LATE OR PRO-FORMA APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 

Application packages, supplementary work-related requirements/information and the Position Description Form are attached. 

FOR FURTHER SPECIFIC JOB-RELATED INFORMATION 

Please contact Martin Botha on telephone number 0439 201 404.