Freedom of Information Officer
7 hours ago
Utilise your Freedom of Information expertise to provide support and advice to the FOI branch
- Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 4: $91,418 - $103,725 plus superannuation.
**About Us**:
The Assurance directorate manages corporate policies for the department and its Ministers to ensure strong governance and service delivery. It is responsible for risk management, crisis and continuity management, internal and external audit, freedom of information (FOI), information privacy and information security.
The FOI Unit is a friendly and collaborative team who provide high quality and targeted advice to the Department. The team is committed to helping staff balance work-life responsibilities, by providing staff with flexible work and leave arrangements. The position will report directly to the Manager, FOI Requests.
About the Role
The Freedom of Information Officer will be responsible for assessing FOI requests as well as providing expert advice on a broad range of matters relevant to the FOI unit. This role is critical to the FOI Unit's overall process improvement project, to streamline internal procedures and enhance responsiveness.
The key accountabilities of the role may include, but are not limited to:
- Responding to and processing FOI requests in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1982
- Acting as a delegate of the Secretary in making decisions under the FOI Act
- Working within and across different FOI teams to provide guidance, authoritative and specialist advice to different business units of the department
**About You**:
- Strong written and verbal skills, with a high level of attention to detail
- The ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders from across the department
- Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships to achieve required outcomes for the department.
**How to apply**:
**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).
**Acceptable evidence includes**:
- COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)
Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.
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