Executive Level 1

$122,620 - $139,850 + 15.4% Superannuation

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About the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

About the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is the national regulator of Australian Government-funded aged care services.

We protect and enhance the safety, health, wellbeing, and quality of life of people receiving aged care. This includes managing complaints and feedback about the care older people receive.

We help build confidence and trust in aged care, by promoting best practice and a culture of safety and quality in the sector. We register providers and hold them to account if they don’t meet expected standards of care.

We work with providers, workers, older people, their families, and supporters to make sure they understand and uphold older people’s rights.

Meet some of our people and learn more about the Commission and our Regulatory Strategy on our website www.agedcarequality.gov.au

About the Team

Cyber Section

Safeguarding the Commission’s digital assets, information, and infrastructure from cyber threats and security breaches, the Cyber team focuses on implementing robust security measures, policies, and practices to protect against unauthorised access, data breaches, and cyber-attacks.

About the Role The Assistant Director, Information Governance leads the team responsible for strengthening how the Commission creates, manages, protects, uses, retains and disposes of information. The role ensures information is treated as a strategic asset: trusted, discoverable, secure, accessible when needed and managed in line with legislative, policy and National Archives of Australia expectations.

As an EL1 leader in the Digital Group, the position connects information governance practice with the Commission’s regulatory purpose, digital and data priorities, risk appetite and service outcomes. The role provides practical leadership across information management, recordkeeping, assurance, cyber security, privacy and responsible technology use, helping the Commission make confident, evidence-based decisions and maintain public trust.

Position Duties

Lead information governance: Develop and improve information governance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures and guidance that align to business outcomes, regulatory responsibilities and the Commission’s digital and data priorities.

Deliver recordkeeping and information management outcomes: Support the proper creation, capture, management, preservation, access, retention and disposal of Commission information in line with the Archives Act, records authorities, National Archives of Australia guidance and Commission requirements.

Strengthen information stewardship: Improve ownership, classification, metadata, access, sensitivity, handling and lifecycle controls so information assets are discoverable, usable, trusted and appropriately protected.

Manage information risk and assurance: Identify, assess, manage and report information governance, recordkeeping, privacy, information handling and emerging technology risks, and coordinate assurance activities, remediation and reporting.

Align with cyber security, privacy and the ISMS:



Work with cyber security, privacy, legal, technology and business stakeholders to embed information governance requirements into secure-by-design services, access controls, classification, incident response and business continuity practices.

Support responsible technology use: Provide practical governance for AI, automation, analytics and other emerging technologies, ensuring information inputs, outputs and records are managed according to value, sensitivity, ownership, retention, privacy, security and accountability requirements.

Build capability and culture: Develop clear guidance, education, communications and stakeholder engagement that help staff understand and meet their information management responsibilities.

Provide strategic advice: Give clear, evidence-based advice to executives, managers and service owners on information governance, records management, information risk, privacy and lifecycle management.

Lead the team and deliver results: Set direction, clarify priorities, allocate work, build capability, manage performance, support wellbeing and deliver agreed outcomes while managing risks, dependencies and changing priorities.

Drive continuous improvement: Use evidence, feedback, reporting and lessons learned to improve information governance services, tools, registers, controls and assurance processes.

Other duties: Perform other duties as required, consistent with the classification, work level standards and direction of the Director.

Position Eligibility Requirements (Selection Criteria):

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

Strategic thinking: Connects information governance work to the Commission’s purpose, regulatory responsibilities and digital and data priorities, using evidence and judgement to solve complex problems.

Delivery and accountability: Plans and delivers quality outcomes, manages priorities, risks and dependencies, and follows through on commitments with clear evidence and documentation.

People and change leadership: Provides direction, supports staff and stakeholders through change, builds capability and creates a positive, accountable and service-oriented team culture.

Stakeholder engagement: Builds productive relationships across Digital, Data, Privacy, Legal, Governance, business areas, providers and government partners to achieve practical information governance outcomes.

Communication and influence: Explains complex information governance, recordkeeping, privacy, risk and assurance matters clearly and provides advice that supports informed decisions.

Professional judgement and integrity: Models ethical information handling, sound judgement, professionalism, resilience and a strong commitment to public accountability.

Information governance expertise:



Applies solid knowledge of Australian Government information management, recordkeeping, lifecycle management, metadata, retention, disposal, discovery, preservation and relevant obligations, including the Archives Act, Privacy Act, PSPF and Commission policies.

Risk, assurance and responsible digital practice: Designs proportionate controls and assurance approaches for information, privacy, security and emerging technology risks, supporting trusted, secure and responsible digital and data outcomes.

Security clearance: Baseline Security Clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain.

Position Notes:

Salary offered will be between $122,620 - $139,850 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.

Only candidates who hold Australian citizenship can apply. Appointment is conditional on successfully completing a national police check. For more information, please visit www.apsc.gov.au/citizenship-aps

Non-ongoing opportunity will be offered for an irregular/intermittent term. Opportunities will be offered for varying periods up to 12 months with the option to extend to a total of 24 months.

Merit Pool established through this selection process may be used to fill this or future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies.

In your application, please provide a statement of claims against the position eligibility requirements (selection criteria) in no more than 600-words , including what strengths you would bring to the role, and a copy of your CV.

Please complete the application and submit by 1 October 2026 at 11:30PM

Follow our guidelines for candidate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the recruitment process.

Please contact our recruitment team on (02) 9633 3262 or email [email protected] for assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

Specific questions about the roles can be directed to Toby Harvey by emailing [email protected] with Position title in the subject line.

Diversity and Inclusion The Commission is committed to fostering a workplace with flexible work arrangements to support a diverse, respectful and inclusive culture for all staff.

The Commission recognises the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and is committed to the implementation of our Reconciliation Action Plan. The Commission values the unique knowledge and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees which strengthens and supports our focus on protecting and enhancing the safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life of aged care consumers.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under RecruitAbility you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under RecruitAbility; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the position. For more information, visit https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability.

We provide reasonable adjustments such as access, equipment or other practical support at relevant stages of the recruitment process. Please email [email protected] if you need any adjustments made.

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