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Mark Sandell

Sydney,NSW

Summary

Forward-thinking Assistant Director generates high-quality work. Leverages tenacious approach and strong attention to detail to drive success. Service-oriented and performance-driven with excellent organizational, multitasking and problem-solving skills.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

EL1 Assistant Director, International Capacity Building Program

Department of Home Affairs
11.2020 - Current
  • Manage delivery of the Department’s $29m international capacity building program for International Policy Division
  • Collaborate across the Department and the ABF to assist with planning, implementing, delivering, and evaluating over 120 capacity building projects supporting the portfolio’s strategic international engagement objectives
  • Financial management of program forecasting and expenditure in Excel, BRACS and easySAP.

APS6 Second Secretary (Senior Migration Officer) New Delhi

12.2019 - 11.2020
  • In Australia from May 2020, seconded to Caseload Risk and Integrity Section (CRIS) due to COVID-19
  • Developed and implemented processing efficiencies to assist with managing the Department’s second largest temporary entry visa program growing at more than ten per cent annually
  • Leading a team of 33 locally engaged staff to deliver a complex, mixed risk Visitor visa program for Indian nationals travelling to Australia.

APS6 Desk Officer, Overseas Network Management Section (Acting EL1 from 18 April 2019 to 30 August 2019)

10.2018 - 12.2019
  • Lead onshore officer for the closure of the Department’s office in Tokyo and ceasing visa processing in Papua New Guinea
  • Desk officer for Asia and the Pacific – engaging across the Department to provide support to overseas posts across a range of management and visa program delivery functions
  • Collaboration across the Department to prepare input on overseas post operations for briefing Home Affairs SES and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Heads of Mission, including the provision statistical reporting.

APS6 Intelligence Analyst, Migration Intelligence

05.2018 - 10.2018
  • Collaborated with M5 partners, conducted analysis, and produced an intelligence report on immigration data sharing published by M5 Heads of Intelligence (HINT)
  • Leveraged my extensive visa processing background to provide input into the development of visa intelligence reporting – including mentoring new staff.

APS6 Second Secretary (Senior Migration Officer) Hanoi

12.2014 - 03.2018
  • Managed significant temporary entry visa growth and the implementation of processing efficiencies including risk-based decision making
  • Leadership of a team of locally engaged staff to deliver a complex, mixed risk temporary entry visa caseload growing at more than 20% annually
  • Change management – including successful delivery of new visa processing systems (RSS, GOIS, WMAN) and the introduction of streamlined visa processing procedures
  • Management of visa program integrity – including development of risk management tools and reporting.

Acting EL1 First Secretary (Immigration and Border Protection) Hanoi

07.2024 - 11.2017
  • Engagement with counterpart agencies in Vietnam to prosecute the Department’s international engagement objectives, including cooperation to deter and disrupt the unlawful movement of people and goods to Australia
  • Proposed, planned, and executed delivery of capacity building training initiatives in Vietnam and Laos, including the Department’s flagship ASEAN Border Control Agency Management Programme (BCAMP)
  • Post management, including budgeting, forecasting and staff performance.

APS6 Policy Officer, International Arrangements Policy Section

02.2013 - 12.2014
  • Policy development and program management for a range of temporary work visas, including the Diplomatic and International Relations visas.

A/g EL1 Assistant Director, International Arrangements Policy Section

06.2013 - 08.2013
  • Worked closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to represent the Department in number of multi-agency and bilateral settings on Diplomatic and Government Agreement visa matters.

Visa Officer and Technical Advisor, New Zealand Embassy, Moscow

Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
11.2009 - 12.2012
  • Provided advice to INZ visa processing officers in Ankara, Vienna and Moscow on interpretation of INZ policy
  • Assessed and decided temporary entry visa applications in accordance with INZ legislation and policy, particularly complex and high-profile cases
  • Supervised a team of four locally engaged visa processing officers in the visitor and temporary entry team.

LE6 Locally Engaged Visa Officer, Australian Embassy Moscow

Department of Immigration and Citizenship
09.2011 - 01.2012
  • Management of the Moscow student visa caseload, reporting directly to the Second Secretary (Immigration)
  • Implementation of the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) policy criteria resulting from the Knight Review.

A/g APS6 Second Secretary (STM) Visitor and Temporary Entry Section

Australian Embassy Moscow
06.2024 - 07.2011
  • Developed and successfully implemented a strategy to reduce the backlog of student visa applications
  • Leadership of a team of nine locally engaged staff processing a range of temporary visa applications.

Telephone

+61 466 344 196, +61 2 6275 6058

Curriculumvitae

Mark Sandell

Department

Department of Home Affairs

Accomplishments

  • Acting First Secretary (Immigration and Border Protection) and post manager Hanoi for six months – delivering on whole of government strategic objectives by managing bilateral engagement with counterparts in Vietnam.
  • Second Secretary (Immigration and Border Protection) Hanoi – delivery of a complex, mixed risk temporary entry visa program and caseload integrity for Northern Vietnam.
  • Acting Assistant Director, International Arrangements Policy Section – managing sensitive bilateral issues across government and with foreign missions in Australia as program manager for Diplomatic and Foreign Government Agency visa classes.

Requisitionnumber

92003

Professional Development

  • Document Examination Principals and Application (2019)
  • Facial Image Comparison (2019)
  • Visa and Citizenship Vocational Training Pathway (VCVTP) Foundation Program (2018)
  • Foundation Intelligence Concepts (2018)

References

  • Mr Darrin Cox, Acting Director, Caseload Risk and Integrity, Department of Home Affairs, +61 2 6195 9545, darrin.cox@homeaffairs.gov.au
  • Mr Justin Rhys-Jones, First Secretary Columbo (former supervisor), Department of Home Affairs, +91 98715 95555, justin.rhys-jones@dfat.gov.au

Timeline

Acting EL1 First Secretary (Immigration and Border Protection) Hanoi

07.2024 - 11.2017

A/g APS6 Second Secretary (STM) Visitor and Temporary Entry Section

Australian Embassy Moscow
06.2024 - 07.2011

EL1 Assistant Director, International Capacity Building Program

Department of Home Affairs
11.2020 - Current

APS6 Second Secretary (Senior Migration Officer) New Delhi

12.2019 - 11.2020

APS6 Desk Officer, Overseas Network Management Section (Acting EL1 from 18 April 2019 to 30 August 2019)

10.2018 - 12.2019

APS6 Intelligence Analyst, Migration Intelligence

05.2018 - 10.2018

APS6 Second Secretary (Senior Migration Officer) Hanoi

12.2014 - 03.2018

A/g EL1 Assistant Director, International Arrangements Policy Section

06.2013 - 08.2013

APS6 Policy Officer, International Arrangements Policy Section

02.2013 - 12.2014

LE6 Locally Engaged Visa Officer, Australian Embassy Moscow

Department of Immigration and Citizenship
09.2011 - 01.2012

Visa Officer and Technical Advisor, New Zealand Embassy, Moscow

Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
11.2009 - 12.2012

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