The Opportunity

The Privacy Officer is responsible for establishing, implementing and continuously improving The Kids' enterprise privacy framework, ensuring the Institute manages all sensitive personal, health, child and research participant, partner, donor and commercial information lawfully, ethically and responsibly across research, clinical, education and corporate activities.

In this role, you will provide expert privacy advice, develop governance frameworks and practical guidance, lead privacy risk assessment and incident management and privacy‑by‑design practices, and work collaboratively across the Institute to support research, innovation, AI adoption, data sharing and information management while maintaining compliance with privacy, research governance and regulatory obligations.

The role acts as the Institute’s primary privacy subject matter expert and works closely with Research Governance, Legal, Data Governance, Cyber Security and Executive stakeholders to promote responsible information stewardship and privacy maturity across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

- Develop and maintain the Institute's privacy management framework, policies and procedures.
- Lead Privacy Impact Assessments for new projects, systems and initiatives.
- Provide privacy advice across research, corporate and operational activities, including regarding human research, genomics, biobanks and clinical research activities.
- Support privacy governance relating to cross‑institutional collaborations, research partnerships and international data sharing arrangements.
- Provide advice to Executive on the organisational implications of emerging privacy, data governance and AI regulation.





Based in our offices within Perth Children’s Hospital in Nedlands, this full‑time role will be offered on an ongoing basis. Part‑time (0.8 FTE) will be considered for the right applicant.

About You

The successful applicant will hold a degree in law, business, information management, governance, risk, or a related discipline, or hold an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. You will demonstrate:

- Experience in privacy, governance, risk or information management with an understanding of privacy obligations within research, health, higher education or similarly regulated environments.
- Strong knowledge of the Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles and privacy governance.
- Experience developing organisational policies, frameworks and governance processes.
- Excellent written communication skills, including policy development and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to interpret legislation and translate it into practical organisational guidance.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to building a workplace culture that reflects the communities we serve. We actively recruit support and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, people of all ages,



and those with diverse lived experiences. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring everyone has the chance to thrive.

Benefits

- Extra annual leave at Christmas and Easter.
- Salary packaging and entertainment benefits.
- Health and wellbeing programs with weekly events.
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Recognition and professional development opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning.
- Modern offices with sit‑to‑stand desks and end‑of‑trip facilities.
- Staff discounts on travel, IT, stationery, and access to corporate health insurance.

Additional Diversity Statement

The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability. As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of the first Australian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.

We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people are at the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.

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