Information Compliance Analyst

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Role highlights 

• Deliver practical, high-impact advice on information compliance and system solutions 

• Assess records, data, and information risks to ensure compliance 

• Partner across CSIRO to enhance & streamline information management practices 

About CSIRO 

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge. 

Visit CSIRO.au for more information. 

Eligibility  

This is a security assessed position. To be eligible you must hold an Australian Citizenship and be willing and able to meet Baseline Security requirements. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security, medical, or character requirements.  

For Internal Applicants: You must be a CSIRO indefinite or specified term employee who has been previously appointed to an advertised vacancy via a competitive process. 

Role particulars 

Location and office arrangements: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (Hybrid working available) 

Salary: AU$100,103 - AU$113,251 plus up to 15.4% superannuation 

Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite, Full time  

Reference: 101864 

The opportunity  

The Information Compliance Analyst will play a pivotal role in delivering records, data, and information management services across CSIRO. You will support the organisation by providing pragmatic solutions to manage operational risk, promoting regulatory compliance, and enhancing business efficiency. You will work collaboratively with research and support teams, project managers, system owners, and data professionals to ensure effective governance and compliance practices. 

Your high-level duties will include:  

• Provide high quality, solution focused advice to projects and system owners on information compliance, procedures, and system implementation. 

• Deliver records, data and information risk assessments for services, applications, and solutions. 

• Identify the impact of relevant statutory requirements and emergent technologies that impact information management and design enterprise solutions.  

• Contribute to monitoring programs to enable continuous improvement in records and information management.  

• Contribute to strategic and operational projects under a project management framework. 

• Develop and improve key information services including Information Sensitivity, Business System Assessments, and Retention and Disposal Authorities in accordance with legislative requirements.  

• Liaise with projects and customers as a trusted advisor on system requirements, procedures, and processes.  

As the successful candidate, you will bring: 

Essential criteria 

• The appointee will have a relevant information technology or information management qualification, or an equivalent combination of experience and training. 

• Demonstrated knowledge of records, data and information lifecycle management principles, standards, and concepts (i.e. metadata, sensitivity, classification, records disposal). 

• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of records, data and information management services, projects, or related initiatives. 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate business and technical requirements with project managers, technical roles and related advisory services.  

• Demonstrated experience with federal or state information management standards, such as standards issued by the National Archives of Australia and the Protective Security Policy Framework.  

• Demonstrated awareness of emerging trends in records, data and information practices and technologies. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands and can prioritise resources to meet targets. 

• Demonstrated sound interpersonal, stakeholder management and communication skills to engage with a variety of audiences. 

• Demonstrated a commitment to a healthy, safe and environmentally sustainable workplace and ‘zero-harm’ (physical and psychological safety) practices.  

• Demonstrated the CSIRO values and behaviours of People First, Trust, Further Together and Making it Real. 

 
Please note, Under CSIRO policy only those who meet all essential criteria can be appointed. 

For full details about this role, including all selection criteria and duties, please review the Position Description.  

Setting you up for success 

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Sarah Lyons via email Sarah.lyons@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.   

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements 

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO. 

Inclusion and belonging 

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted. 

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award. 

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