The Role

We currently have a secondment opportunity within a Commonwealth Agency that is seeking a Senior Privacy Officer to advise on the Agency’s compliance with privacy legislation and policies. 

The Responsibilities

The successful candidate will required to:

• analyse, integrate and evaluate information to make decisions and provide recommendations for review by senior staff;
• prepare correspondence of a complex nature and contribute to briefing papers, responses to external review bodies, and Ministerial responses for review by senior staff;
• prepare draft written material including reports and corporate documentation for review by senior staff;
• provide specialist advice and technical expertise to staff and stakeholders;
• assist business areas with the resolution of escalated issues and referring matters as appropriate, including those relating to external review bodies, submitting such advice for review by senior staff, maintain and use information stored in databases, and contribute to reports;
• facilitate the privacy compliance activities of business areas and check adherence with relevant procedures and legislation;
• facilitate the development and implementation of improvements and privacy best practice in processes and procedures;
• maintain and file records in accordance with information management processes and security requirements;
• assist senior staff in the exercise of decisions appropriate to their role in accordance with legislation, guidelines, delegations and scope of authority;
• support and mentor staff, including coaching and training to build knowledge and capability; and
• manage workloads for self and others, including setting work direction.

The Requirements

A current Baseline security clearance experience is essential. 

This is a non-legal position however, the successful candidate will have extensive experience advising on Commonwealth on general privacy and privacy compliance matters.

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