Senior Governance & Privacy Specialist (FOI)

Council Jobs; Greater Dandenong; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 109,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Salary sacrifice options

Hybrid work options

Learning & development programs

Reward & recognition programs

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Greater Dandenong City Council is seeking a Senior Governance Officer to join the Governance, Integrity, Legal and Risk team. The role focuses on FOI, Information Privacy, and legislative compliance, managing FOI/privacy requests and maintaining key governance registers.

You will work with Councillors and staff to ensure transparent, accountable governance and contribute to policy development and governance training in a dynamic local government setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with FOI and privacy administration.
• Strong understanding of local government governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist governance advice across FOI, privacy, and compliance.
• Maintain governance frameworks and statutory registers.
• Contribute to Council meeting and briefing processes; support governance training and continuous improvement.

Skills

FOI administration

Information privacy

Governance

Policy development

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Greater Dandenong City Council is seeking a Senior Governance Officer to join the Governance, Integrity, Legal and Risk team. The role focuses on FOI, Information Privacy, and legislative compliance, managing FOI/privacy requests and maintaining key governance registers.

You will work with Councillors and staff to ensure transparent, accountable governance and contribute to policy development and governance training in a dynamic local government setting.