The Organisation
The Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal Community and is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia. The VACCA team is committed to the organisation’s visions and values, passionately providing support, service and advocacy for our children and other vulnerable members of the community.
Our strength lies with our people.
About the role
This position is responsible for supporting VACCA in embedding legislative and compliance requirements across the organisation’s policies, procedures, practice directives, and associated forms and templates. The role also provides oversight, management, and expert guidance on VACCA’s privacy obligations, as well as the Information Sharing and Practice Frameworks that govern the organisation’s compliance.
About You
This role is responsible for leading the development, review, and maintenance of VACCA’s organisational policies, procedures, and practice directives to ensure they are current, compliant with legislation, and aligned with strategic objectives. It involves close collaboration with policy owners and subject matter experts, as well as maintaining supporting resources such as templates, registers, workflows, and definitions.
The role serves as a central point of contact for staff seeking guidance on policy interpretation and ensures timely communication of updates across the organisation. It also oversees VACCA’s privacy compliance, including identifying and managing privacy risks, responding to breaches, providing expert advice on legislative changes, and delivering staff training. Additionally, the position manages VACCA’s responsibilities under relevant information sharing and consent frameworks, ensuring the organisation meets its obligations when handling personal and sensitive information.
What we can offer you
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply
Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a current resume.
We encourage applicants to view the Position Description before applying.
Please click here Policy & Privacy Coordinator - Nov24 - L6 (2).pdf to download the position description for this role.
Application closes by Friday 16th of May 2025
We are committed to Aboriginal self-determination and supporting strong, safe, thriving Aboriginal communities and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.
VACCA is a child-safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.
VACCA is an equal opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy
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