Data Privacy Specialist

Full time, permanent role
- Flexible location + hybrid working
- Work for the world’s largest humanitarian organisation

About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Data Privacy Specialist plays a pivotal role in ensuring Australian Red Cross manages its information, including sensitive information, in alignment with the requirements of the Privacy Management Framework.
**Day to day you will**:

- Support the Head of Privacy, Information and Knowledge Management to develop and implement the privacy management maturity pathway for Australian Red Cross.
- Work closely with the Information Security and Senior Legal Counsel in ensuring alignment with better practice principles for information security and adherence with all privacy related legislative and regulatory obligations.
- Provide advice and support to teams to ensure adherence with privacy related contractual obligations (ie. non-legislative).
- Assist staff to identify and manage privacy compliance obligations and privacy risks, including by supporting the completion of Privacy Impact Assessments.
- Support staff to implement privacy management measures, including by translating legislative requirements into standard operating procedures.
- Support staff to develop robust action plans to address any non-compliance with privacy management obligations.
- Build awareness and understanding of privacy risks and privacy management, including developing and delivering training.
- Maintain a privacy risk register and provide clear and effective reporting to senior management.

What you will bring
- Experience in privacy-related roles (e.g. legal, risk, cyber, audit or management background).
- Experience with compliance management. Enterprise risk or audit experience desirable.
- Proven highly developed organisational and time management skills. Project management experience desirable.
- Excellent communication skills with a high level of empathy.

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
**Financial wellbeing**: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
**Health & Wellbeing**: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness, as well as access to guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
**Work/Life Flexibility**: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
**Career development**: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Housing and Disability Award - Level 6, salary from $106,407.60.
**Applications close**: 9am Monday 13th January.
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Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with different lived experiences, abilities, gender, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have great opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.