National Risk and Privacy Lead
Job No:
VNA802
Location:
National
- Permanent, full-time opportunity
- Able to be located in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane with Work from Home Flexibility
- Base Salary = $126,429 + Superannuation with Salary Packaging up to $15.9k
About Us
Join an organisation committed to making a positive difference in the lives of others.
As a Vision Australia employee, you are part of a team committed to supporting people who are blind or have low vision to live the life they choose and striving for their inclusion in all areas of society.
We listen to our more than 35,000 clients, building our services around their needs and aspirations. Similarly, we trust our workforce to use their best judgement to achieve positive, measurable outcomes.
As a trusted pillar of the community, Vision Australia has been supporting people who are blind or have low vision for more than 150 years.
About the Opportunity
As our National Risk and Privacy lead, you will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership in the management of risk, privacy, law corporate governance and medico legal compliance across Vision Australia’s services and business units. In this role you will also:
- Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the National Risk, Privacy and Governance Framework, ensuring alignment with organisational policies, legislative obligations, and industry standards.
- Provide expert advice to business units and executives on risk privacy and corporate governance matters, including emerging risks, legislative changes, and compliance requirements which include law compliance and medico legal requests, insurance and corporate risk and contractual risk obligations.
- Work across the Risk and Compliance team to support and manage risk and privacy related complaints, incidents, and breaches, ensuring involvement in appropriate investigation, documentation, and resolution in accordance with legal and organisational requirements.
View the Position Description for this role
About You
As part of the Compliance team, you should have a bachelor’s degree in Law, Risk Management, Compliance, Governance, Business, or a related discipline. In addition, demonstrated experience in privacy, risk management, and compliance within a complex, regulated environment (preferably disability, aged care, or health services) is encouraged. You will also have:
- Strong understanding of privacy legislation, regulatory frameworks, and compliance standards relevant to human services.
- Proven ability to lead risk and compliance initiatives across multiple business units and geographies.
- Advanced knowledge of privacy legislation, risk management principles, and compliance frameworks.
Benefits of Working at Vision Australia
- Flexible working hours available to suit your needs
- Annual salary review to ensure your pay is in-line with the market rates
- Easy-to-access location
- Professional development opportunities and micro-learning sessions available for all staff
Contact
If you have any questions about the role please contact the hiring manager, Vanessa Smith.
To Apply
If this sounds like a great fit for you then please complete our online application.
Applications should consist of a full resume and a cover letter. Please note that PDF documents are not accepted for accessibility reasons. If you require any support or considerations with the application process, please reach out to People and Culture or the above hiring manager.
For more information about working at Vision Australia, please visit our Careers page.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive culture, and value diversity and all abilities. We highly encourage applications from candidates who are blind or have low vision and from those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
