"Senior Manager - Privacy and Information Access"

Job Description:

• Governance and Risk Division
• Full-time, permanent position
• Base salary will be in the range $135,300 - $143,081 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 9)
• Based at the picturesque St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity

The University of Queensland is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Manager - Privacy and Information Access to play a pivotal leadership role within our Governance and Risk Division.

In this influential position, you will be the process owner and subject matter expert for UQ’s privacy and information access frameworks, including right to information. You’ll lead the strategic direction, implementation, and continuous improvement of these critical regimes, ensuring UQ continues to uphold the highest standards of transparency, accountability, and ethical data stewardship.

As a trusted expert, you will also manage and determine complex privacy complaints and right to information applications, providing high-level advice and decisive guidance on matters with significant institutional impact.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Governance and Policy, you’ll operate with broad autonomy and the scope to shape university-wide policy, influence culture, and drive meaningful change. You will join a supportive team deeply committed to best practice governance and a university that values integrity, innovation, and community.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage UQ’s privacy, right to information and information access functions, ensuring high-quality service delivery, compliance and effective administrative processes across the University.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring UQ meets required standards and engages effectively across key networks.
• Provide expert, risk-based strategic advice, policy oversight and system management to support best-practice privacy and information access frameworks.
• Oversee reporting, tracking and analysis of privacy enquiries, breaches, complaints and information access applications, driving continuous improvement and a strong client-service culture.
• Lead team capability through ongoing training, mentoring and development, and deliver education programs to enhance University-wide understanding of privacy and information access obligations.

For a full copy of the position description, please contact talent@uq.edu.au

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• UQ Study for Staff
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.40 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

• ​Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline and equivalent level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training, professional accreditation and qualification.
• Significant relevant experience in a privacy and information access leadership position in a large and complex organisation.
• Comprehensive knowledge and a solid understanding of best practice privacy and information access processes, management and systems.
• Practical experience in the provision of management guidance, training and expert advice.
• Superior interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships, communicate, network and consultant with key stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and complete tasks by managing priorities within defined timeframes.
• Highly independent worker with demonstrated personal responsibility in meeting objectives, including the ability to recognise and resolve issues impacting on the achievement of required outcomes.

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia, criminal check, education check.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Anita White, Associate Director, Governance and Policy via anita.white@uq.edu.au.

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-59192). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for week commencing 19 January 2026.