INFORMATION PROTECTION BUSINESS PARTNER

at  City of Sydney

Division: People Performance & Technology
Unit: Data & Information Management Services
Section: Information Management
Salary: AUD 143,353.00 - $160,642.00 per annum plus Superannuation
Employment status: Permanent
Employment arrangement: Full Time
Location: Sydney CBD

CARING FOR OUR CITY, CREATING A FUTURE FOR ALL

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated information management professional to form part of a new team, reporting to the new position of Information Protection Manager, within our Information Services section.
The Information Protection Business Partner will be responsible for developing and implementing initiatives to improve the City’s capability in the protection and management of high risk / high value information, leading to embedded and sustained strategies for privacy, confidentiality, records management, and information security.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Driving transformational and sustainable change initiatives for the protection of high risk / high value information.
• Engaging with system owners and senior managers to develop and implement retention and disposal plans for City business systems.
• Engaging with business areas to establish robust information protection practices
• Providing advice and support to business areas and system owners / managers to improve information protection processes and reduce the risk of data breaches based on industry leading best-practice.
• Providing ongoing education and training of the City’s workforce in information protection principles and practice.
• Building and fostering communities of expertise in by-design information protection strategies for business systems.

To be successful you must have:

• Relevant Tertiary qualifications, at degree level, and/or demonstrated significant equivalent experience and competencies.
• Proven experience in implementing information protection related strategic planning and delivery of roadmap initiatives.
• Substantial experience and knowledge of data governance, information management, information protection (including privacy and records management), information security and change management.
• Proven education and training skills, including ability to develop and deliver training and awareness raising sessions and facilitate workshops and forums for stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated experience in using data analytics and business intelligence tools.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including consultation, advisory, negotiation, and interpersonal skills as well as proven ability to write appropriate, accurate and quality documentation, memoranda, and reports.

  Select ‘Apply’ to complete your online application.
  The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration.
  Position description: View or download the position description
  Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Sunday 8 September 2024.
  For further information contact: Michael Smith, Manager Information Services on 02 9265 9012.
  A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.
  We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a 19-day month with flexible working options.
  We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.
  We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.
  We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.

• Driving transformational and sustainable change initiatives for the protection of high risk / high value information.
• Engaging with system owners and senior managers to develop and implement retention and disposal plans for City business systems.
• Engaging with business areas to establish robust information protection practices
• Providing advice and support to business areas and system owners / managers to improve information protection processes and reduce the risk of data breaches based on industry leading best-practice.
• Providing ongoing education and training of the City’s workforce in information protection principles and practice.
• Building and fostering communities of expertise in by-design information protection strategies for business systems