Senior FOI Officer

• Permanent full-time position
• Location: Ultimo, Sydney (negotiable Australia wide)
• Salary circa: $117K - $129K plus nominated ABC 15.4% super

About the Role

The ABC has a unique opportunity for a Freedom of Information specialist to join the tight-knit ABC FOI team on a permanent ongoing basis.

As a Commonwealth Corporation, the ABC receives FOI requests seeking access to documents that may be held by the ABC. The Senior FOI Officer role provides high-level support to the delegated FOI decision-makers in relation to discharging the ABC’s obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (Cth) 1982 (the FOI Act).  You will work with another Senior FOI Officer to coordinate the ABC’s responses to incoming FOI applications, prepare responses to the regulator (the OAIC), and ensure compliance with the ABC's statutory and reporting requirements.

About You

With demonstrated high-level knowledge of the Commonwealth FOI Act or equivalent, and proven FOI processing experience essential, you will be an effective multi-tasker with a proactive work approach and an ability to meet multiple overlapping deadlines.  

To be successful in this role you will also bring:

• demonstrated extensive administrative and organisational skills, including the capacity to prioritise and effectively manage workflow, and output of a high volume of information.

• outstanding interpersonal and communication skills including a customer service ethos and the ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with team members and a wide range of stakeholders whilst maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.
• the ability to train ABC colleagues on the requirements of the FOI Act
• demonstrated high level proficiency with a broad range of computer-based technologies and PC applications is desirable.

For further details on the role and requirements, please refer to the full position description:  503943 - Senior FOI Officer.pdf

For further information on this position please contact Gabrielle Bruce, EA on ***************@abc.net.au

We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal.

We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.

The ABC strives for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and to promote a culture of opportunity. Through its services the ABC seeks to represent, connect and engage with all of the Australian community. In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

For more information about working at the ABC, please feel free to explore our careers page at https://www.abc.net.au/careers/

Applications Close: 11:55 pm, 10th April 2024.