Description:
- Part Time Permanent Position - 3 days week flexible
- Be at the forefront of maintaining transparency and protecting personal information within our organization.
- Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney – Tell us your preference!
The Organisation
Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.
Our people are our greatest asset with dynamic and diverse teams operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations. We help secure the future of air navigation in Australia ensuring that our skies are amongst the safest in the world.
We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.
Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.
The Role & The Team
Your strong familiarity with the Commonwealth Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts ensures you will enjoy varied days within Airservices Legal Services team. With flexible working arrangements on offer, this will be an ideal role for a self-managed individual ready to “make the difference”.
What do my days look like?
- Act as the primary point of contact for Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) requests and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) enquiries and all related regulations, standards and codes.
- Act as Airservices’ primary decision maker under the FOI Act and related regulations, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
- Act as Airservices’ Privacy Officer, handling enquiries, complaints, and requests for access or correction of personal information.
- Manage data incidents and breaches, coordinating responses and ensuring compliance with the Privacy Act.
- Advise on privacy threshold and impact assessments and integrate privacy considerations into procurement processes and daily operations.
- Support Airservices in responding to audits and implementing recommendations to enhance FOI and privacy practices.
- Cultivate a culture of compliance and privacy awareness, promoting proactive engagement across all levels of the organization.
- Design, implement, and improve training, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with FOI and Privacy legislation.
- Integrate FOI and privacy policies into Airservices' Risk Management and Assurance frameworks.
Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:
Position Description - FOI and Privacy Officer - 501323 .pdf
The Person
You must have demonstrated ability to act with integrity and independence as a statutory decision-maker with experience in the design and delivery of training in relation to FOI and privacy, to build staff capability and organisational maturity in these areas, and a demonstrated commitment to implement continuous improvement. You will be responsible for maintaining and developing a positive working relationship with all stakeholders including General Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel and Airservices’ Privacy Champion.
The successful applicant will have:
- Minimum six years' experience as an FOI Officer and Privacy Officer or equivalent role.
- In-depth knowledge of the Privacy Act, FOI Act, and related regulations.
- Familiarity with case law and guidance materials from relevant authorities.
- Ability to lead responses to data incidents and draft correspondence and reports.
- Understanding of organizational operations and strategic priorities.
- Experience in delivering training and driving continuous improvement.
At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.
We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Security Clearance
To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.
Should you require any further information please contact Christine Collins, Talent Partner christine.collins@airservicesaustralia.com #LI-CC1
How to Apply
To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Sunday 28 April 2024.