Privacy Specialist

insurance & care NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 131,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate wellbeing program

17.5% annual leave loading

icare day

Learning and development support

Employee Assistance Program

Awards and recognition

Job summary

icare is a NSW government-backed insurer delivering care and support services. This role partners with the Enterprise Compliance Manager to shape privacy and risk framework, document controls, and monitor compliance across the organisation.

The role requires expertise in privacy, regulatory compliance, and data risk, offering a hybrid Sydney CBD workplace with a salary from $154,231 plus super and opportunities for learning and development.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Privacy Compliance and risk management across governance functions.
• Experience with privacy legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in highly regulated environments, including government or insurance.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into business outcomes.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy compliance initiatives and maintain obligation registers.
• Conduct PIAs and provide practical risk mitigation recommendations.
• Advise stakeholders on privacy incidents and regulatory obligations.
• Support enterprise-wide compliance and risk frameworks.
• Prepare insights and reporting for senior leaders.

Skills

Privacy Compliance

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Privacy

Policy & Controls

Education

Tertiary Qualification

Job description

Sydney

Help ensure icare meets its legal, regulatory and internal policy obligations through the implementation of the Compliance Management Policy

• Leverage your subject matter expertise and experience in managing privacy risk
• Permanent full-time position, Sydney CBD location
• Hybrid working environment, salary from $154,231 + super

About the Role

In this role, you'll partner closely with the Enterprise Compliance Manager to help shape and strengthen icare's compliance and risk management environment. You'll play a key role in ensuring we meet our legal, regulatory and internal obligations while supporting the delivery of enterprise-wide compliance and risk frameworks.

Working collaboratively across the business, you'll help document and enhance first-line controls, support second-line monitoring and assurance activities, and assess the effectiveness of compliance frameworks through reviews, insights and reporting. Your expertise will directly influence how we manage privacy risk and drive a strong culture of accountability and governance.

Drawing on your experience in privacy and any of regulatory compliance, technology and/or people-related risk, you'll provide trusted advice to stakeholders, lead key compliance initiatives, and help the business navigate an evolving privacy risk landscape with confidence.

Benefits

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health check programs
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• icare day - access to an extra day's leave
• Comprehensive learning and development supportaligned to icare's Core Capabilities.
• Our People Awards - On-the-spot Recognition, Quarterly Values Awards & Our People Annual Awards
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

Duties

It's an exciting time at icare where no two days are the same; as aPrivacy Specialistyou will:

• Act as the subject matter expert for Privacy Compliance, providing trusted advice and guidance across the organisation to ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and internal policy requirements.
• Lead the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of privacy compliance frameworks, policies and obligation registers, ensuring alignment with industry best practice and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Conduct end-to-end Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), partnering with stakeholders across the business to identify risks, recommend practical solutions and deliver high-quality assessment reports.
• Manage eligible or suspected eligible data breaches by providing assessments and expert advice and working in collaboration with the Principal Privacy Officer to ensure that regulatory reporting timeframes are met.
• Partner with business leaders, Risk Partners and Line 1 teams to strengthen compliance practices and embed effective risk management across the organisation.
• Support and contribute to compliance assurance activities, providing specialist privacy expertise and participating in reviews to assess the effectiveness of controls and compliance obligations.
• Provide constructive challenge and oversight of the risk and control environment, reviewing risk profiles, control effectiveness, key metrics and supporting data to drive continuous improvement.
• Act as a key point of contact for compliance-related matters, collaborating with stakeholders across the business and contributing to a broad range of compliance initiatives.
• Support incident management activities by providing expert advice and guidance on privacy-related incidents, investigations and regulatory obligations.
• Monitor and interpret emerging legislation, regulations and industry developments, assessing impacts and supporting the implementation of compliance requirements across icare.
• Prepare insights, reporting and recommendations for senior leaders to support informed decision-making and enhance organisational compliance maturity.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated expertise in Privacy Compliance, with experience across Compliance, Risk, Assurance, or governance functions and a strong understanding of privacy legislation and risk management.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Finance, Law or a related discipline.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments, with exposure to government, insurance, financial services or similarly complex industries highly regarded.
• Strong experience analysing, interpreting and reporting on compliance obligations, frameworks and risk management strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical compliance advice and influence stakeholders across all levels of an organisation.
• Deep expertise in: Privacy and technology risk, regulatory compliance and regulator engagement, workforce and people-related compliance. Expertise in insurance and regulatory frameworks including SIRA would be highly regarded.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and report-writing skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear business outcomes.
• A collaborative approach with a proven ability to build trusted relationships and partner effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Culture

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people and would encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply. We are committed to our people’s development so the people of NSW can thrive.

About the Company

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities.Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work.

• For more information about icare visit our website
• icare operates a direct sourcing model so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We are aCircleBackInitiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant

Please note that you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia, New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport or have unrestricted working rights to apply for this role.