Solicitor, Information Sharing And Privacy Law Team

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia State Government Of Victoria, Australia Full time
Solicitor, Information Sharing and Privacy Law Team (Sol3)

Job posted: 21/05/2024 Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and

Housing Reference:

VG/DFFH/CDS/673099 The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live asafe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+equality, veterans, women and youth.

The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who aredisadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings acrossmetropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated.

All jobs can beworked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diversebackgrounds and abilities.

If you're having any trouble viewing this ad and would like it or any attachments in an accessible format (such as largeprint), please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listedon the ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs )The solicitor, Information Sharing and Privacy Law Team, will be required to work with clients across the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (the department) portfolios on a broad range of matters and projects and provide timely and practical information sharing and privacy law advice.

The solicitor will assist in providing expert policy and legal advice to the ministers, Secretary, the department and relevant administrative offices on a range of privacy law, public law and information sharing issues.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in providing legal and policy advice, under supervision, to government departments, on a variety of privacy and information sharing issues.

The applicant successful will also ideally have experience working with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, the Health Records Act 2001, the Child Information Sharing Scheme and the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme.

It is expected that the successful applicant will possess well developed statutory interpretation, conceptual, analytical, research and problem-solving skills, combined with a flexible approach to competing demands, the ability to take initiative and having a strong client focus.

The Information Sharing and Privacy Law Team strives to provide technically excellent legal advice and representation that is practical, client focused and achieves the policy objectives of the department and ministers.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE Provide well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence on all aspects of privacy law and related information sharing laws.

Collaborate with departmental colleagues to deliver client focused legal services.
Contribute to strategic and operational planning to improve legal services and client outcomes.
Please open the position description to read more.

All VPS employees (and ex-VPS employees with extended access to the Jobs and Skills Exchange website) MUST apply via the Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) portal.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online.
Attachments can be uploaded ,.docx,.pdf,.txt formats.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs ) Please apply to submit your interest in this position.
James Melville, Managing Principal Solicitor |
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