Primary purpose of the role With a significant degree of autonomy and independence, the Director of Digital Technology & Chief Information Officer (CIO) will be required to lead and effectively manage the programs and activities within the section that support ARPANSA's key component areas.
Reporting directly to the Head of the Office for Business Support and the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Information Security Officer, the Director of Digital Technology & CIO will provide strategic leadership for the Digital Technology section.
Additionally, this role will serve as the Deputy CISO, supporting the CISO in establishing and maintaining a comprehensive cybersecurity program for ARPANSA.
The Director will offer expert advice on leveraging new technologies and platforms to create value and will guide the integration and assimilation of emerging digital technologies within the Agency.
This role is expected to drive the development of standards, governance processes, and performance metrics to ensure the Digital Technology section delivers value to the Agency.
It will manage the balance between growing the agility required to achieve digital strategy objectives and ensuring the core functions are reliable, stable, and efficient.
The key duties of the position include Key accountabilities Develop and support productive relationships with ARPANSA's Executives, Branches, and Offices to influence how Digital solutions can enable new sources of value; Plan, manage and lead the strategic and operational services of the Agency's Digital Technology Section; Act as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, manage ARPANSA's cybersecurity program to ensure security measures applied to protect the agency's people, information, and assets are proportionate with assessed risks, and ensure practices and procedures comply with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF); Lead development for the Digital Strategy in line with agency objectives for innovation and service improvement; Drive the development and implementation of leading practice policies, processes, and systems to support agency and Government initiatives and priorities, particularly in the areas of Digital Technology; Build and sustain effective relationships both internally and with external stakeholders, including professional associations, service providers, and Government agencies to support the achievement of corporate goals; Provide high-level strategic and operational advice to ARPANSA's Executives on a range of Digital Technology issues, risks, initiatives, and practices; Lead organisational-wide technology-related culture change initiatives in a dynamic workplace.
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