Specialist Privacy Lead

4 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Department of Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 3 years

Organisation: Department of Health

**Salary**: $175,731 - $238,997

Occupation: Executive Management

Reference: VG/DH/RRIL/703964

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Reporting to the Executive Director, Legal, Privacy and Integrity branch. This position will lead the Privacy Team which is critical in supporting the department to protect clients' privacy and support the sharing of information to help make Victorian health care safer and better for all patients.

The role will provide expert technical policy and legal advice to the Ministers, Secretary, the Department and relevant Administrative Offices on a range of privacy and information sharing issues together with leading the privacy advisory on a range of strategic departmental and statewide projects. It will also provide oversight of the management of privacy breaches across the department, identify and monitor emerging privacy related risks and provide privacy specific training to departmental staff.

The successful applicant will be experts in providing legal and policy advice to government and influences legislative reform and policies in compliance with the _Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 _and _Health Records Act 2001 _and relevant enabling legislation_._
This role is critical to ensuring the department in collaboration with other key agencies, proactively manages and mitigates privacy risks and complies with all relevant public sector values, policies and legislative requirements whilst delivering the government's objectives.

You will be required to:

- demonstrate expert and specialist knowledge, driving and delivering statewide projects;
- lead, guide and develop staff in this specialist area;
- develop and implement continuous improvement in practice, policies and influence legislation related to privacy and information sharing functions across and external to the department; and
- support clients and maintain positive relationships by actively working with stakeholders.

**Mandatory Vaccination Policy**

**HOW TO APPLY**:
For this position, you are not required to address each of the key selection criteria in a separate written document.

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.



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