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Form of work Job Description
Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Government Services
Salary: $105,479 - $127,621
Occupation: Information Management
Reference: VG/DGS/1700918
A rare opportunity exists for a Senior Freedom of Information (FOI) & Privacy Officer role to join a newly formed team tasked with establishing the new Department of Government Services.
About us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.
About the role
The Senior FOI & Privacy Officer will be accountable for ensuring FOI requests made to the department and relevant ministers are managed within statutory timelines, including undertaking searches, prepare related briefings and correspondence to help support the Manager, FOI & Privacy made informed decisions.
About you
To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:
Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with people at all levels and from different backgrounds and organisations.
Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to use direct and indirect influencing strategies to gain agreement to proposals and ideas.
Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions based on a consideration of facts and alternatives, with the ability to make decisions without undue deliberation.
Note: Please see attached Position Description for further information about the role's requirements.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date. All applications should include:
a resume
a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)
Other relevant information
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act). To support this, DGS requires all DGS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes (unless an exception applies).
To be able to meet the COVID-19 mandatory vaccination requirements and for DGS to meet its obligations under the OHS Act, DGS will request employees provide their vaccination information (including 3rd dose / booster) or evidence of an exemption throughout the recruitment process. Inability to provide this may impact your subsequent employment to the department.
