Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Role highlights

• Lead information compliance across the records and information lifecycle
• Strengthen information capability through risk‑informed, pragmatic compliance
• Be involved in the frontier of Australian innovation and emerging technology
  
  

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity
We are seeking an Information Compliance Lead to join our Enterprise Information Management team. Enterprise Information Management enhances digital information capability and embeds risk-informed compliance across research and support environments.

In this role, you will coordinate services to promote information compliance and business efficiency across the records and information lifecycle (capture, store, classify, share, retain, dispose or preserve). The team recommends pragmatic solutions to manage information risk and promote regulatory compliance.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective working relationships within Information Management & Technology and work in a collaborative manner with research and support services across CSIRO, including IT governance, system owners, project managers and data professionals.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Lead and develop a professional team delivering high‑quality, solution‑focused advice on information management, systems, and governance.

• Act as a trusted advisor to projects and system owners on information management requirements, processes, and implementations.
• Coordinate Business System Assessments, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor emerging trends and technologies (including generative AI and automation), identifying risks and recommending effective governance controls.
• Plan and deliver service improvements and initiatives using sound project management practices.

Role particulars

Location: Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane or Sydney

Salary: AU$118k – AU$127k per annum (pro-rata for part-time) + 15.4% superannuation

Tenure Indefinite, Full-time

Reference: 102984

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in information management or IT, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of information management lifecycle standards and concepts (i.e. risk, metadata, sensitivity, classification, disposal).
• Demonstrated experience with federal or state information management standards such as the Protective Security Policy Framework and standards issued by the National Archives of Australia.
• Demonstrated understanding of emerging information management trends and risks, with ability to recommend appropriate controls (for example, in automation, compliance by design and generative AI).
• Demonstrated experience coordinating a team including performance management, leadership and people development skills. Capacity to manage a geographically dispersed team
• Ability to build trust and communicate business requirements with project managers and related advisory services.
• Ability to manage competing demands and prioritise team resources to meet targets.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management and communication skills to engage with a variety of audiences.

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please reach out to the contact person listed in the Position Description and let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Baseline level.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

19th May 2026, 11pm AEST.