Data Governance Officer

Australian Taxation Office; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Taxation Office is seeking Data Governance Officers to join our Data Management branch. These roles will ensure data and analytics are accessed and used safely, legally, ethically, securely and responsibly.

EL1 Data Governance Officers will develop governance policies, guidelines, frameworks and assurance programs; interpret policy for complex use cases; and collaborate with stakeholders to embed governance into processes across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement governance policies aligned with legislation, regulations and risk tolerance.
• Create guidelines, standards, processes and training to ensure policy compliance.
• Build and maintain data governance frameworks across data and analytics.
• Design governance assurance programs to monitor compliance and remediate gaps.
• Interpret policy for complex data use cases and advise stakeholders on risk vs value.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to embed policies into culture and processes.

Job description

We are seeking Data Governance Officers to join our Data Management branch.

Data Governance Officers play a critical role in enabling the safe, legal, ethical, secure and responsible access and use of data and analytics in the ATO.

Data and analytics use in the ATO is wide ranging and includes but is not limited to data matching, curation, visualisation, risk modelling, data sharing, automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

EL1 Data Governance Officers are responsible for:

• developing and implementing governance policies that are consistent and compliant with legislation, regulations, government policy, organisational objectives and risk tolerance
• developing and implementing guidelines, standards, processes and training materials to support staff to comply with policy obligations
• developing, implementing and maintaining frameworks that define how data and analytics is governed
• developing and implementing data and analytics governance assurance programs and activities that oversee, measure and report on compliance with policy, and identifying and remediating gaps, risks and issues
• interpreting the application of policy to complex data and analytics use cases and providing timely, practical and actionable advice to stakeholders that balances risk and value
• partnering with stakeholders to integrate policies into organisational culture, processes and practices.

These roles may be offered on an ongoing or non-ongoing basis in Adelaide, Box Hill (VIC), Brisbane CBD, Canberra, Dandenong, Hobart, Melbourne CBD, Moonee Ponds, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth or Sydney CBD.

We embrace the strength of diversity – through our people and the perspectives they bring.

We are committed to inclusive recruitment practices and encourage applications from people with disability or neurodivergence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments can be provided throughout the selection process.