Governance And Legal Support Officer

Fixed Term (Three Years) | Full-time | 76 Hrs Per Fortnight

12.5% Superannuation | Rostered Day Off (9 Day Fortnight) | Premium Recquatic Membership

This position is classified as a PACS Band 6 ($80,197 – 85,986 p.a) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

What’s On Offer
A rare and rewarding opportunity exists for a highly capable individual to join our busy Governance and Legal department at the City of Kwinana. This is a full-time position reporting to the Manager Governance and Legal and working alongside a superstar team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality legal and governance support across a range of areas relating to the City’s core business, with particular focus in supporting the areas of governance, risk, procurement and property related matters.

What You’ll Need
To make an impact as our new Governance and Legal Support Officer you will have;

• Demonstrated experience in local government governance, risk and compliance related functions.
• Familiarity with interpreting legislation with a good understanding of the legislative framework governing Local Governments in Western Australia.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake research, problem solve complex issues, and develop clear and concise briefing notes and discussion papers with supporting recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting and reviewing legal documents such as leases and contracts.
• Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across the organisation to build strong working relationships.
• Ability to autonomously manage competing demands and meet strict timeframes in a busy environment.
• Strong computer literacy, particularly in the Microsoft Office suite of products and web-based software.
• Demonstrated experience in developing policies and local laws (desirable).
• A qualification in law or working towards (desirable).
• Current Driver’s Licence. 

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to;

• Competitive salary plus 12.5% superannuation.
• Additional penalty rates for weekend work.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
For more information relating to the position, please contact Russell Mark, Manager Governance and Legal on 9439 0218.

To be considered for this position applicants must submit a statement addressing the above criteria giving specific examples in no more than two (2) pages, along with your cover letter and resume.

What Are You Waiting For?
If you suspect this role might just be the one you’ve been searching for - don’t delay.
Apply now!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au

Applications close: 5.00 PM, Wednesday 3 April 2024. 

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications. 

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628. 

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.