Privacy Officer & Junior Lawyer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 103.000 - 126.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is seeking a Privacy Officer & Junior Lawyer to join the Technology Legal, Privacy & FOI team in Ultimo, Sydney. This fixed term role runs until November 2027 and offers exposure to privacy policy work, PIAs and complex technology contracts across ABC projects.

You'll collaborate with Product & Technology teams and external partners, providing practical legal guidance, developing privacy controls, and supporting senior lawyers in incident response and risk

Formación

• Tertiary qualifications, or demonstrable skills/experience in technology law and privacy.
• Strong technology contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Solid knowledge of Australian privacy regulation.
• Experience with privacy risk assessments or similar risk work (highly desirable).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines, stay calm under pressure and handle difficult situations with professionalism.
• Confidence managing stakeholders, including difficult conversations.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal input on business initiatives across Product & Technology, procurement, audience and digital product.
• Draft and advise on technology and digital contracts.
• Advise on technology and digital industry legal issues and research technology law questions.
• Prepare clear, concise legal advice and briefing notes for internal clients.
• Support more senior lawyers as needed.
• Be a key privacy contact across the ABC.
• Help teams embed privacy into programs and processes from the start.
• Handle privacy enquiries and requests under the Privacy Act.
• Maintain privacy policies and records of personal information holdings.
• Prepare Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and maintain the ABC’s PIA register.

Conocimientos

Technology law

Privacy advice

Contract drafting

Australian privacy regulation

Stakeholder management

Educación

Tertiary qualifications or significant skills

Herramientas

PIAs

Privacy Act

Descripción del empleo

• Ultimo location
• Fixed term contract until November 2027
• Base salary $103K-$126K

The Role

Help shape how Australia’s national broadcaster approaches technology law and privacy. You’ll join the Technology Legal, Privacy & FOI team, giving practical legal advice, privacy guidance, training and incident response to teams across the ABC. You’ll work under the supervision of the Head of Technology Legal, Privacy & FOI.

What you’ll do

• Work with teams across the ABC, including Product & Technology, procurement, audience and digital product, to give legal input on business initiatives
• Draft and advise on technology and digital industry contracts
• Advise on technology and digital industry legal issues and research technology law questions
• Prepare clear, concise legal advice and briefing notes for internal clients
• Support more senior lawyers, including those in other teams, as needed

• Be a key point of contact for privacy advice across the ABC
• Help teams build privacy into their programs and processes from the start
• Handle internal and external privacy enquiries and complaints, and requests to access or correct personal information under the Privacy Act
• Maintain privacy policies, collection statements and the ABC’s records of personal information holdings
• Help prepare Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and maintain the ABC’s PIA register

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About you

• Relevant tertiary qualifications, or significant demonstrated skills and experience in technology legal matters and privacy advice (CIPP or CIPM is desirable but not essential)
• Strong technology contract drafting and negotiation skills, with an appetite to keep building them
• Solid knowledge of Australian privacy regulation
• Experience completing privacy risk assessments or similar risk work (highly desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work to deadlines, stay calm under pressure and handle difficult situations with professionalism
• Confidence managing stakeholders, including having difficult conversations

About the ABC

The ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture, and stories. With over 4,500 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 60 locations around Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.

The ABC Head Office based in Ultimo in Sydney is a great place to work and feel a part of a team. Centrally located in the city, close to public transport, there is a café onsite for employees to enjoy and the nearby aquatic centre and gym offer great rates for employees.

More info

In line with our focus on diversity and inclusion, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

To request recruitment and selection information in alternate formats, request adjustments, or if you have accessibility requirements please contact [e-mail]

If you want to know more, please contact Brendan Thorpe, Legal Operations Officer on [e-mail]

Applications Close: Sunday 1st November at 11:55pm