Team Leader Governance

- Local Government
- Leadership Opportunity
- $95,969 – $107,485 + Super

Are you an experienced Governance or Information professional looking for your next opportunity within Local Government?

We are seeking a Team Leader Governance to lead a team of Information Officers and play a key role in ensuring the effective, transparent, and compliant provision of information to internal and external customers.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine people leadership, legislative compliance, information management and continuous improvement, while helping Council deliver high-quality information services to the community.

The Role

As Team Leader, you will oversee the day-to-day delivery of information services and ensure requests are managed in accordance with relevant legislation, Council policies and procedures.

You will lead a team of Information Officers while working closely with internal stakeholders to improve access to information and ensure Council meets its statutory obligations.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Oversee, review and update council policies, information sources and guides to comply with legislative requirements.
- Ensure information requests are processed in accordance with legislative requirements
- Coordinate the receipt and processing of subpoenas and other legal notices received at Council to ensure legal obligations are met in a timely manner.
- Identify ways to provide enhanced online public access to council information




- Prepare annual reports for the Information and Privacy Commission and other statutory and Council reporting requirements
- Monitor and report on performance and compliance with councils obligations regarding the provision of information
- Maintain information request records using Council’s EDRMS to enable correct storage, access and retrieval of information.
- Work in collaboration with and assist the team, manager and other key stakeholders to achieve business unit goals

About You

- Experience in Governance, Information Management, Privacy, GIPA/FOI or a related Local Government function
- Previous experience leading or supervising a team
- Strong understanding of legislative requirements relating to the provision of information
- Experience managing information requests and/or access to information matters
- Experience dealing with subpoenas, legal notices, or other statutory information requirements
- Solid policy and procedure development experience
- Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to provide clear advice and guidance to internal stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience working with an EDRMS or information management system
- A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for process improvement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age and genetic information.

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