Employment Status: Permanent, full time
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday totalling 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Band 6 - $101,833.74 to $111,108.57 p.a. (depending on experience) + 12% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home
About Us:
We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.
Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.
We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.
About the Role:
We're seeking a detail-focused FOI specialist with solid experience to join a pretty amazing Governance and Risk Department to co-ordinate and administer freedom and information applications in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1982. In this role, you will be the primary point of contact for FOI matters, guiding internal staff, engaging with applicants and ensuring accurate, timely and fair processing of requests.
You will be responsible for:
- Managing the end to end processing of FOI applications
- Providing clear advice to staff and stakeholders on FOI requirements and statutory obligations
- Preparing statistical information and reporting for OVIC and Council annual reporting obligations
- Coordinating responses to OVIC reviews and VCAT matters relating to FOI decisions
Key Selection Criteria:
To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:
- Proven experience in administering FOI matters in local government or the public sector
- Ability to interpret legislation and apply FOI statutory requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Confident working with stakeholders across the organisation and handling sensitive or confidential information
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage deadlines and prioritise competing FOI requests
Mandatory pre-employment requirements:
- Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
- Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check
What we can offer you in return:
- A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
- Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
- A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
- Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel
If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.
How to apply:
- To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
- Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
- Click Apply to submit your application.
- If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.
Applications close: Tuesday 30 June, 11:55pm
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Sharon Hall on 03 9599 4610 or via email [email protected]
Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.
Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.
