Data Governance Officer

Australian Taxation Office; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Taxation Office is seeking APS6 Data Governance Officers to support governance policy development, policy interpretation and assurance activities across data and analytics. The roles focus on compliant, ethical data use, data curation, and AI-enabled analytics, with responsibilities spanning policy, guidelines, and training materials.

The positions may be offered on an ongoing or non-ongoing basis in multiple Australian locations, reflecting the ATO's commitment to inclusive

Qualifications

• Experience developing and applying governance policies and standards.
• Knowledge of data governance principles and data management frameworks.
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders to promote policy adoption.
• Understanding of privacy, ethics, and legislative requirements in data use.
• Ability to assess risks and provide practical mitigation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and implementation of governance policies across data projects.
• Assisting with guidelines, standards, processes and training materials for staff.
• Helping maintain frameworks for governing data and analytics use.
• Contributing to assurance programs to monitor policy compliance and remediation.
• Interpreting policy applications to data use cases and advising stakeholders.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to embed policies in processes and culture.

Skills

Governance policies

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

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).

APS6 Data Governance Officers are responsible for:

• supporting the development and implementation of governance policies that are consistent and compliant with legislation, regulations, government policy and organisational objectives
• supporting the development and implementation of guidelines, standards, processes and training materials to support staff to comply with policy obligations
• supporting the development, implementation and maintenance of frameworks that define how data and analytics is governed
• supporting the development and implementation of data and analytics governance assurance programs and activities that oversee, measure and report on compliance with policy, and supporting the identification and remediation of gaps, risks and issues
• interpreting the application of policy to 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.