Privacy Advisor

• Full-time, fixed-term opportunity until December 2027
• Located on Camperdown Campus - Hybrid working arrangements available
• Base salary from $131,108 plus 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

Archives and Records Management Services (ARMS) is seeking a Privacy Advisor to join our small, collaborative privacy team.

The Privacy Advisor will support the University’s privacy compliance function by assessing and triaging requests from internal and external stakeholders, providing timely privacy advice, and managing internal review and information access requests under relevant privacy legislation. The role will also develop practical privacy resources for staff and assist Senior Privacy Specialists with privacy impact assessments where required. This role requires strong knowledge of relevant legislation and high-level communication, administrative and organisational skills to support privacy compliance and risk mitigation.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• assess and triage incoming privacy enquiries and requests from internal and external stakeholders
• provide timely, practical advice on privacy legislation and compliance with the University’s privacy governance framework
• manage internal review and information access requests under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act)
• assist Senior Privacy Specialists with privacy impact assessments where required, including liaising with relevant stakeholders
• develop practical privacy resources and guidance for staff and contribute to privacy training and awareness activities
• support the implementation of Privacy by Design and develop tools and documentation to help staff identify and mitigate privacy risks in projects and business-as-usual processes

About you

• professional experience within the tertiary education or government sector is desirable
• proven experience working as a Privacy Advisor, or similar, working with privacy legislation within a large and multi-faceted organisation
• strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience drafting high-level documents, providing excellent customer service and delivering presentations
• high-level understanding of Privacy by Design and knowledge information access and recordkeeping legislation
• comfortable assessing and understanding privacy implications of new and emerging technologies
• knowledge of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Personal Information Privacy Act 2002

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require a reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Broni Crear, Recruitment Operations by email to bronwyn.crear@sydney.edu.au

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