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Australia Post is delivering like never before. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers, and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.  

About the opportunity

Reporting to the ‘Head of Information and Data Compliance’, you will be responsible for supporting Australia Post in complying with regulations and maintaining high standards of data privacy and records management. 

Acting as an independent adviser and subject matter expert, this role collaborates with business units and stakeholders to steer, monitor and provide pragmatic and innovative advice that is relevant, commercial, and strategically oriented to assist Australia Post in managing its compliance risks in accordance with the Group Compliance Management Framework.

You’ll also involve in 

• Developing, maintaining, and reporting on compliance controls relevant to the privacy and records management 
• Developing strategies, policies, standards, guidelines, and tools that uphold a single source of truth methodology to meet the expectations of government bodies, customers, and employees regarding the handling and protection of information
• Managing information's usage, archiving, and securing disposal across all business units and controlled entities of Australia Post, including its employees and contractors
• Ensuring that Australia Post generates efficiency and effectiveness from its $3m+ annual archive spend, that all obligations for the privacy and records management are accurately documented, updated, and communicated across the organisation  
• Facilitating, monitoring and providing pragmatic and innovative advice on records management while meeting our existing and emerging obligations effectively and efficiently both domestically and our international operations 
• Documenting, overseeing and monitoring risks and controls related to the privacy and records management obligations. 
• Identifying, reporting, and promptly addressing compliance incidents or breaches relevant to the records management program and ensuring that records management obligations are understood and effectively managed within acceptable limits
• Engaging with 1st line stakeholders to actively understand, manage and report on their compliance risks within the programs, where appropriate, develop, implement, maintain and report on privacy controls relevant to the program

About you  

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Management and Privacy will be highly regarded 
• Great understanding of risk and controls methodology and approaches 
• Extensive knowledge of Privacy Act 
• Knowledge of National Archives Act and Secondary Storage requirement and applications 
• Experienced in navigating complexity in multi-Stakeholders environment

How we’ll deliver for you

• Join one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse workforces in Australia, where we’re all ages, genders and come from all walks of life
• We deliver on our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment and Safety every day. They’re the TIES that bind our team together 
• Immerse yourself in the AP Way – where every single team member partakes in a learning module to help understand the vital role we play in delivering on our strategy and purpose.

We’re delivering together 
At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.
 
We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees. We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace.  If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au