EL1 Senior Governance and Policy Officers (DGIG/EPU NDDAU)

  • Ongoing,Non-ongoing
  • Executive Level 1 $115,126 – $128,425
  • ACT,NSW,Remote

The work of the Data Governance and Integration Group (DGIG) includes: 

  • building and implementing the Institute’s data integration strategies including major data assets, such as the National Health Data Hub
  • protecting the confidentiality and privacy of Institute data holdings through data governance leadership and the AIHW Ethics Committee
  • managing key relationships across government in support of the public sector data agenda.

Within DGIG, we are looking to fill two EL1 vacancies in the Ethics and Privacy Unit and National Disability Data Asset Unit. 

The EPU is looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent policy, governance and, secretariat skills to support the work of the AIHW Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee is a human research ethics committee (HREC) registered with the National Health Medical and Research Council (NHMRC) and plays a key role in the Institutes governance arrangements. The Ethics and Privacy Unit (EPU) provides support to the activities of the AIHW by:

  • ensuring the Institutes compliance with the Privacy Act (Cth) and Privacy (Australian Government Agencies Governance) APP Code obligations,
  • coordinating key Institute data governance activities and policies, including the Data Governance Framework, Data Catalogue and our accreditation with the Office of the National Data Commissioner, and
  • providing advice and secretariat support to the AIHW Ethics Committee.

The National Disability Data Asset Unit (NDDAU) works in collaboration with the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Social Services to deliver the National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) project. 

The NDDA is being co-designed and delivered in collaboration with jurisdictional partners, people with disability and the wider disability community, to bring together de-identified data from the Commonwealth, states and territories to provide a person-centred view of the pathways people with disability take through government and other service systems, as well as other drivers of inclusion and outcomes. The insights provided by the NDDA will enable more data-informed policy and investment decisions, inform Australian research efforts with timely and quality data, and provide people with disability better information to access services.

The NDDAU is responsible for managing the AIHW’s role in the delivery of the NDDA. 

The NDDAU is looking for enthusiastic candidates to with excellent policy, governance and, secretariat skills to support the work of the Unit.

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