Group Privacy Officer

Auckland Council; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Job summary

Auckland Council is seeking a pivotal privacy leadership role reporting to the Head of Data Governance to shape and advance Auckland Council’s privacy framework across the organisation. You will lead privacy governance, risk, assurance and incident coordination while guiding a small team, partnering with senior leaders to foster a strong privacy culture.

You will translate privacy requirements into practical, proportionate solutions in a large, complex organisation, balancing strategic thinking

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading privacy programs.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience in governance, risk, and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy governance, risk, and assurance across the organisation.
• Coordinate privacy incidents and response activities.
• Build capability and uplift privacy maturity within teams.
• Partner with senior leaders to promote a strong privacy culture.

Skills

Privacy leadership

Privacy governance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Risk management

Job description

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This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for shaping and advancing Auckland Council’s privacy framework. Reporting to the Head of Data Governance, you’ll lead privacy governance, risk, assurance, incident coordination and capability uplift across the organisation, while leading a specialist team of one direct and three indirect reports.

Partnering with senior leaders across the organisati, you’ll champion a strong privacy culture and support a federated privacy model across the group.

We are seeking a leader who can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery, providing trusted advice, navigating complex issues and influencing positive privacy outcomes across a large and diverse organisation

You will be an experienced privacy professional who combines strong technical expertise with credibility, composure and excellent judgement.

You will know how to translate privacy requirements into practical, proportionate solutions and will be comfortable operating in a large, complex and highly connected organisation. Just as importantly, you will be an effective relationship builder who can challenge constructively, navigate competing priorities and bring people with you.

You will bring:

• Significant privacy leadership experience
• Strong privacy, risk and governance expertise
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and managing complex issues
• Sound judgement, resilience and a pragmatic leadership style
• Experience building capability and leading teams

Experience in a large, complex or regulated environment is highly desirable.

Auckland Council is the largest local government council across Oceania, serving over 1.7 million people and contributing towards making Tāmaki Makaurau a world-class city.
We offer a range of employee benefits and proudly support flexible working options where possible.

As part of our organisation, you’ll have access to a range of fantastic Auckland Council benefits, EAP services, an Oranga Day and discounted Leisure Centre membership and a range of other partnership discounts! View a snapshot of some of our employee benefits here: benefits

We are a diverse organisation – we value diversity in our thinking, and we can only achieve that with a diverse team!

This is an opportunity to lead privacy work with genuine organisational and public impact. You will help shape how privacy is understood, governed and embedded across a diverse group, while supporting responsible data use and maintaining the trust of the communities we serve.

You’ll join the Data Governance team within Customer and Shared Services and work across an organisation whose decisions and services touch the lives of Aucklanders every day. For a confidential discussion or for more information please get in touch with Rennie Sharma, Talent Acquisition Business Partner [e-mail]

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

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Auckland Council is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. We collect personal information directly from you and, where relevant for the purpose of assessing you for employment, and employing you as part of the transport reform process, from third parties such as referees, previous employers (including Auckland Transport) recruitment agencies, and background checking providers.

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.