Freedom of Information Governance Senior Support Officer

1 month ago


Russell, Australia APS Full time

The APS is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Freedom of Information Governance Senior Support Officer to join our team. As a key member of the FOI Directorate, you will play a critical role in coordinating and implementing business improvement opportunities within the Department relating to FOI. Your primary responsibilities will include communicating with FOI applicants, internal and external stakeholders, and assisting the Department in preparing timely, accurate decisions and providing comprehensive FOI advice. To be successful in this role, you will require excellent coordination, organisation, and time management skills, as well as the ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and manage priorities. You will also need to possess excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build productive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you will require a high standard of attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to communicate with influence with a broad range of audiences. If you are a motivated and experienced professional with a strong background in FOI governance and coordination, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. The FOI team is a small and collaborative group who are responsible for administrating the FOI Act in Defence, this includes processing, and providing practical and solution-focused advice on all aspects of FOI in a collaborative and supportive manner. The team assists FOI applicants on their rights and obligations in accordance with the FOI Act and provides specialised assistance and guidance to Accredited Decision Makers and coordination staff on FOI matters. Due to the nature of the work, there are opportunities to work closely with the Defence leadership, including members of the Senior Executive and members of the Australian Defence Force on a range of topics relevant to the FOI requests Defence receives. Our ideal candidate will be agile and adaptive, possess highly-developed written and verbal communication skills, comfortable communicating with Senior Executives and thrive in a complex environment. Presentation skills and delivering presentations will be essential to the role. You will have well-developed analytical skills and acumen, coupled with a strong level of strategic awareness to recognise links between interconnected issues. You will work collaboratively and under limited direction to balance competing priorities, interpret legislation and policy; and provide high quality evidence-based advice to stakeholders and applicants within legislated timeframes. An understanding of Defence and its operations and interpreting and applying the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and guidelines or similar experience in an Information Access role will be considered favourable. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the Contact Officer for more information.



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