Public Sector Privacy Law Solicitor

Victorian Department of Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Victorian Department of Health invites a Solicitor to join the Privacy Team in Melbourne. You will provide timely legal advice and participate in privacy and information sharing matters to support safe health care and compliant governance.

You will draft ministerial and Cabinet briefs, develop privacy resources, and assist in privacy impact assessments and breach management, ensuring information governance aligns with statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• Provides timely, practical and well-reasoned legal advice, briefings and correspondence to support sound decision-making on privacy and information sharing matters.
• Drafts and develops cabinet and ministerial briefings, meeting papers, agendas, minutes and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and well-reasoned legal advice to support privacy and information sharing decisions.
• Draft Cabinet and Ministerial materials and other public administration papers.
• Maintain privacy templates, registers and resources to keep them current.

Skills

Legal advice

Policy briefing

Public sector

Education

Practising certificate

Job description

The Victorian Department of Health invites a Solicitor to join the Privacy Team in Melbourne. You will provide timely legal advice and participate in privacy and information sharing matters to support safe health care and compliant governance.

You will draft ministerial and Cabinet briefs, develop privacy resources, and assist in privacy impact assessments and breach management, ensuring information governance aligns with statutory requirements.