Full-time, permanent position
Base salary will be in the range $117,958 - $132,247 + 17% super (HEW Level 8) with a 2% increase effective July 2026
Based at our St. Lucia Campus
Step into a pivotal governance role where your expertise will shape the University’s commitment to transparency, accountability and responsible information management. As the Right to Information and Privacy Manager, you will lead key information access and privacy functions, ensuring compliance with legislation while fostering a culture of openness and trust.
You will oversee right to information applications, administrative access frameworks, and privacy management practices, acting as a key decision-maker on complex and sensitive matters including data breaches, subpoenas and complaints. Your ability to balance legal rigour with practical, stakeholder-focused solutions will be critical.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will influence organisational practices, drive continuous improvement, and build capability through clear guidance and training. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a complex environment while upholding the highest legal and ethical standards.
Key responsibilities will include:
Lead the end-to-end management of Right to Information applications, including access and amendment requests, acting as delegated decision-maker in accordance with legislative requirements.
Oversee the University’s privacy and information access functions, including administrative access schemes, privacy complaints, data breach assessment, and responses to subpoenas and law enforcement requests.
Provide expert advice and guidance on privacy and information governance matters, including contribution to privacy impact assessments and support for complex, high-risk or sensitive cases.
Develop and embed clear processes, training and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen organisational capability and ensure consistent, compliant and customer-focused information practices.
Brings strong experience in privacy, right to information, governance or information access within a complex, regulated environment.
Demonstrates a solid understanding of relevant legislation and the ability to apply it confidently to nuanced and sensitive cases.
Comfortable making sound, defensible decisions in relation to complex information requests and competing stakeholder interests.
Communicates with clarity and authority, with the ability to effectively influence and engage senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capability to interpret complex information and develop practical, risk-aware solutions.
Highly organised, with proven ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, discretion and attention to detail.
As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.
Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Anita White | Associate Director, Governance and Policy at 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.
When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume and cover letter summarizing how your background aligns to the ‘About You’ section.
Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.
Applications close Monday 4 May 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-63848). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for the week of the 18th of May 2026.