Providence worked as an embedded team of advisors to the Department of Home Affairs to enhance their security through the establishment of national programs to elevate the organisations security capability.
Leveraging expertise in security risk management and executive communication, Providence developed essential artefacts including the Agency Security Plan, Security Risk Management Framework, and a program to train personnel in vulnerability evaluation, threat assessment & risk analysis.
Providence performed security risk assessment across Home Affairs and Border Force sites. This required extensive engagement with managers and executives to gain agreement to the assessed risk profiles.
The program resulted in the Home Affairs Chief Security Officer (CSO) gaining visibility of the Department’s security risk profile, security orientation and dispositions. Further, Providence developed a risk-based prioritised program of security upgrade works for the Department.
Following a 2009 security incident at a major Defence site, Providence was engaged to help implement the Defence Support Group’s Base Security Improvement Program (BSIP). A team of 11 consultants, conducted security risk assessments across 60 Defence sites and developed a range of tailored security treatments.
These treatments included physical and electronic measures, training, cultural adjustments, and improved planning. Providence worked closely with stakeholders to cost the solutions and revised the planning approach for future use. The team also developed the functional requirements for the security measures and prepared the specifications for procurement.
Providence’s work culminated in the development of an Acquisition Strategy for the Base Infrastructure Works Program, enabling its successful delivery by Defence.
In 2011, Brigadier Peter Short awarded a member of Providence a recognition award for establishing the BSIP Directorate, acknowledging the significant impact of the project.
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) case study showcases Providence’s strengths in researching and defining the enterprise security needs of our clients and using our Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) expertise to provide them with contextualised assessments and recommendations.
The Providence Team’s approach resulted in a culture shift across the senior executives (SES-2 and 3), who felt better engaged, and more empowered, to manage their protective security needs.
This collaborative approach to empowerment will enable DSTG to better engage with, and satisfy, the numerous stakeholders across both PIPR and DAART, and our PSPF expertise will ensure that DSTG’s security protections are both contemporary and appropriate and are aligned across the Australian Government security landscape.
Adash is Providence’s CEO and is responsible to the Providence Board and Providence’s clients for ensuring the timely delivery of outcomes through advice, guidance and mentoring to Providence’s staff.
