Assistant Secretary, Strategy And Delivery

• Governance & Resource Management Group / The Office of the National Data Commissioner Division / Strategy and Delivery Branch
• Ongoing | Full-time
• Canberra, ACT

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL DATA COMMISSIONER (ONDC)

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to implement the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 and establish the DATA Scheme - a new, best practice scheme for sharing Australian Government data. This world class, transformational legislation and scheme is focused on increasing the availability and use of Australian Government data to deliver public benefit – better government services, policies and programs, as well as research and innovation.

The ONDC supports the National Data Commissioner (Commissioner) who is the regulator of the DATA Scheme and provides advice and guidance about its operation to the Minister, scheme participants and others. The Commissioner’s other functions are to deliver education and tools to support best practice data handling and sharing. THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an innovative and collaborative senior executive to lead ONDC’s Strategy and Delivery Branch. You will be responsible for leading teams focused on:

• Developing and implementing strategy for the DATA Scheme as well as governance arrangements for the National Data Commissioner and ONDC.
• Engaging with Australian Government agencies, state and territory governments, Australian universities and others about the DATA Scheme.
• Developing Dataplace, an $11 million digital platform for scheme participants and others to manage data requests and support administration of the DATA Scheme.
• Delivering Data Discovery, a $16.5 million program to make it easier for users to find data. This involves working with Australian Government agencies to develop their data inventories, and creating a searchable Australian Government data catalogue.

Key priorities include:

• Advising the Minister on the DATA Scheme and related developments and preparing the National Data Commissioner’s annual and other reports.
• Delivering the next suite of Dataplace services (the data user request, data sharing agreement and reporting services), working with the Policy, Regulatory and Legal Branch to ensure Dataplace meets the regulatory needs of the National Data Commissioner, and establishing Dataplace’s ongoing governance and operational arrangements.
• Further strengthening the Australian Government’s data capability by supporting 20 per cent of agencies to build develop and enhance their data inventories.
• Building the Australian Government data catalogue to help users find data and working with state and territory governments to develop a national data catalogue.

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the SES Unit via

or call (02) 6215 1717 between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEDT Monday to Friday. * For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.