Senior Governance Officer (Foi And Privacy)

• Lead and collaborate on information governance improvement projects
• Be part of a positive, hardworking, and supportive team
• Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with this ongoing role

About the role

As a Senior Governance Officer (FOI and Privacy) your responsibilities would be to ensureParks Victoria meets our legislative obligations, as well as working with the wider team on activities from the Information Management Strategy. In this position, you will work in partnership with the Governance Officer (FOI & Privacy) to handle the business-as-usual FOI and Privacy activities, including being responsible for decisions on significant and complex FOI requests and undertaking Privacy Impact Assessments.

You will be a motivated professional with the ability to communicate effectively across different levels of the organisation, as you will be responsible for developing and delivering training/awareness activities that help improve information management throughout the organisation. You will also be responsible for leading assigned information governance improvement projects and application assessments.

We're looking for someone with:

• Sound experience in managing team workloads, performance, continuous improvement, and a healthy team culture
• Demonstrated experience in Privacy and Freedom of Information functions
• Experience in Information Governance activities such as Data Management, Records Management, and/or Information Asset Management
• Ability to manage complaints processes, and complex issues and resolve difficult matters raised by demanding or dissatisfied clients, in an effective and professional manner

Your application will need to include:

• A current Resume
• A cover letter addressing your experience that is relevant to the position and the Key Selection Criteria (KSC) as outlined in the position description.

Application Closing date: Sunday, 10 March 2024

About Parks Victoria:

The Parks Victoria Information Management team is a small group of professionals who are driving improvement in how the organisation captures, handles, and shares information. Our team tries to continually build a positive culture by leading our actions and being honest, open, approachable, and supportive of each other. We enjoy working collaboratively together across our chosen fields of expertise - Privacy, Records Management, Information/Data Governance, and Information Release - as well as supporting the wider organisation to improve in these areas.

Sound like you?

If this sounds like you, and you would like to help build on our information governance activities, then we would like to hear from you. For a confidential discussion about the role, call Jacqueline Borrett on 03 8427 3*** or apply online!

Organisational Commitments

Parks Victoria is committed to child safety and has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children, in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards. All prospective employees to undergo a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencing employment.

Parks Victoria recognises diversity and inclusion is everyone's business. We value a culture where everyone can be themselves at work, regardless of background, orientation, age or gender, that brings out our best, values everyone's contribution and works within a flexible working environment, ultimately reflecting the community we serve.

Only people with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency may apply for this position.