ABOUT THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DATA COMMISSIONER

The National Data Commissioner is the regulator of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 Scheme (DATA Scheme) and provides advice and guidance about its operation. The Commissioner also delivers education and support for best practice data sharing and handling. The Office of the National Data Commissioner (ONDC) sits within the Department of Finance and supports the Commissioner to deliver these functions. 

The ONDC Engagement, Communications and Outreach team provides strategic media and communications advice and support to ONDC and executives. We lead stakeholder engagement and outreach across government, industry and the public in relation to the DATA Scheme. We aim to be a high-performing team and strive to create a friendly atmosphere that allows people to do their best work with the support of other team members. We are future-focussed and work to ensure team members have professional development opportunities that benefit their careers and lives. We welcome diversity of thought and experience.

For more information about the ONDC, please see our website here. 

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Office of the National Data Commissioner (ONDC) is seeking candidates to join the ONDC Engagement, Communications and Outreach (ECO) team to work on whole of government initiatives to strengthen how the Australian Government manages and safeguards its data. 

The ECO team is responsible for communicating with and engaging different groups of stakeholders including Commonwealth entities, Australian universities and state and territory governments on how they can participate in the DATA Scheme. The DATA Scheme was established by the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022. It is a new, best practice scheme for sharing Australian Government data, underpinned by strong safeguards and simplified, efficient processes. The Scheme allows safe data sharing for better government services, policies and programs as well as research and innovation.

We are seeking candidates with proven skills in communications and stakeholder engagement, within government, or the private sector to join our growing team. While our work focuses on data, experience in the data sector is not essential. Professional engagement and communications experience in other sectors is expected.

You will help communicate essential information on best practice data sharing, safe data handling and data education that will ultimately create better outcomes for all Australians. Mediums you will work in include website and social media content, media releases, newsletters, events, videos, webinars and meetings. You will work on and create on successful stakeholder engagement and communications campaigns. You will be expected to work with senior leaders as well as other team members to deliver high-quality resources for entities that can join the DATA Scheme.

Our team is diverse, and we are looking for candidates with a keen interest in developing new skills and contributing to a high-performing team that likes to have fun. We emphasise building new skills and capability through education, development opportunities and mentoring. We are committed to maintaining an environment that team members look forward to being a part of.

You will be responsible for; 

• helping to manage the team’s incoming correspondence within the Office’s Customer Relationship Management system;
• helping with the creation of events, newsletters, written reports and briefs, webinars and other communication, engagement and outreach materials;
• assist with keeping the ONDC website up to date;
• assist with ONDC webinars and meeting briefs;
• assist with procurement and forward planning;
• supporting engagement, communication and outreach campaigns, activities and strategies;
• helping to contribute in a positive way to the success of our organisation and maintaining a friendly work atmosphere.

For more information about the ONDC please see our website here. 

DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via recruitment@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1717 between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
• For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.