Assistant Director, Freedom of Information
1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Assistant Director to join our team in the Freedom of Information (FOI) Section. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a small team of FOI Case Officers, providing advice and assistance to staff at all levels throughout the Department, and supporting the continuous improvement of FOI capability across the Department.
Key Responsibilities:- Manage, lead and mentor a team of FOI Case Officers, maintaining a positive working environment.
- Set priorities and monitor case-loads, managing resources effectively to ensure compliance with statutory timeframes.
- Analyse and distil complex information, anticipating issues and contributing to ongoing issues management.
- Provide high quality technical FOI advice to authorised Decision Makers and Action Officers.
- Manage Internal Reviews and Information Commissioner Reviews, where required to do so.
- Assist and support portfolio Ministers and agencies with the processing of FOI requests, where required to do so.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including portfolio Ministers' offices, portfolio agencies and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the FOI process within the Department.
- Strong technical knowledge of Commonwealth FOI legislation.
- Ability to think strategically, evaluating information from a variety of sources, quickly identifying critical issues to formulate appropriate advice and guidance, exercising good judgement and making sound decisions.
- Ability to achieve results and quality outcomes, showing initiative and leadership, effectively prioritising and managing competing priorities under pressure, often within critical timeframes.
- Ability to communicate with influence both in writing and verbally, delivering information in a variety of formats, tailoring language to different audiences with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders, using your exceptional interpersonal and engagement skills to build and maintain productive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, valuing different perspectives, contributions and backgrounds.
- Ability to effectively work in a team, engaging with risk and committing to action, displaying resilience and self-awareness, a high level of integrity and professionalism, with a willingness to learn.
- Exposure to high profile and interesting projects, with networking opportunities across the breadth of the Department's work in the major infrastructure, transport, communications and arts sectors, supporting our regions, cities and territories and across the wider APS FOI Community.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth, including access to training and development programs, and opportunities to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment, with a focus on work-life balance and employee well-being.
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