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About the Role

Are you ready to help shape the future of cybersecurity, privacy and information governance at NESA? We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking leader to join our growing team as Manager, Privacy, Data and Governance. This is a highly visible and impactful role with the opportunity to lead an emerging function and help shape how NESA manages cyber risk, privacy, data governance and information assurance across the organisation. You will lead a team delivering enterprise-wide governance, privacy, records management and assurance outcomes that protect sensitive information and support the critical services NESA provides to students, teachers and schools across NSW.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic oversight of cybersecurity, privacy, and data governance, aligned with NESA’s business and technology goals.
Foster a culture of security and privacy awareness across the organisation and embed secure practices.
Lead oversight of records, information sharing and privacy governance in line with the State Records Act, GIPA Act, privacy legislation and retention requirements.
Lead the development of NESA’s data governance and management capability to strengthen governance, accountability and data protection across the organisation.
Lead the cybersecurity roadmap, including strategic direction, architecture and maturity uplift.
Lead cyber, data and privacy risk oversight, including assessments, risk registers and executive reporting.
Drive security and privacy policy and governance to support compliance, assurance and regulatory obligations.
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, government agencies and regulators, and provide clear, risk-based advice and reporting to support executive and board level decision-making.

Requirements

Experience overseeing security frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISM and Essential Eight, with strong knowledge of data protection and enterprise data governance.
Knowledge of privacy, information access and data sharing legislation, including NSW PIPA 1998, HRIPA, the Privacy Act 1988, the GIPA Act and the Data Sharing (Government Sector) Act 2015, with experience supporting privacy governance and breach notification processes.
Background in leading change and lifting cybersecurity, privacy or governance capability in complex environments.
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including the ability to navigate government processes and balance competing priorities.
Proven leadership capability to guide, develop and drive performance in a high-performing team.
Demonstrated experience providing clear, authoritative advice to executive leadership.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
A current NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance for paid employment is required before commencing in this role.

Location

Hybrid work arrangements available

Work Type

Full-time
Ongoing role

Experience Level

Clerk Grade 11/12

Education Level

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

$149,739 to $173,174 p.a.

Benefits

Employer’s contribution to superannuation and leave loading
Flexible working arrangements
Generous leave entitlements
Access to discounted health and fitness memberships via Fitness Passport
Employee assistance program
Annual flu vaccinations
Salary packaging options

About the Company

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), we are dedicated to carrying out meaningful work that drives improvements and elevates student achievement across NSW, now and into the future.
We accomplish this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).
NESA is a unique organisation in NSW (of around 740FTE staff) with significant state-wide impact.

Equal Opportunity

We particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community.