Senior Privacy Leader — Education & Public Sector

Department of Education; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education in Victoria is seeking a Senior Privacy Officer to provide expert privacy advice, leadership, and strategic support across the department, including schools and ELV centres.

The role engages with IT, security, legal, procurement, communications and digital learning to ensure privacy compliance, lead PIA reviews, respond to privacy incidents, and develop training resources for staff across regional offices and 1,600 government schools.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of Victorian privacy legislation and practice is required.
• Experience in government and/or education settings is highly desirable.
• Understanding of evolving privacy landscape and AI considerations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide privacy advice on departmental initiatives and projects.
• Manage privacy impact assessment reviews and privacy incidents/responses.
• Lead training and resource development on privacy for staff.
• Identify and address privacy risk across department and operations.

Skills

Privacy governance

Stakeholder engagement

Investigations

Written communication

Job description

Department of Education in Victoria is seeking a Senior Privacy Officer to provide expert privacy advice, leadership, and strategic support across the department, including schools and ELV centres.

The role engages with IT, security, legal, procurement, communications and digital learning to ensure privacy compliance, lead PIA reviews, respond to privacy incidents, and develop training resources for staff across regional offices and 1,600 government schools.