Governance Officer

Salary: $67,806 - $78,754 (Plus superannuation)Hours: Full Time or Part Time (Flexible work arrangements available including rostered days off, part time/job share and compressed work weeks)

About Orange City Council

Orange City Council is committed to making a positive contribution to both our region and our local community. With around 800 employees, we take pride in being both for and part of the Orange community. Our aim - to make Orange a better place to live today and tomorrow.

Job/Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible providing high level support with Corporate and Commercial Services team. This includes:

• Preparation, printing and distribution of agendas and the collation and proofreading of Council reports
• Assisting the Governance team in administering the corporate management systems, policies and sub-delegation modules in Council’s Pulse System
• Providing administrative support to the Manager Corporate Governance and the legal & governance team including the drafting of reports and correspondence
• Administering the electronic business paper system utilised by Orange City Council (InfoCouncil & LG Hub)
• Transcription of minutes from Council and Committee meetings, proofreading, relating documents and ensuring the standard procedures are followed and completed

What can we offer?

• 3.5% wage increase on 8 July 2024
• Flexible working arrangements including rostered days off and variable hours
• Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to a Fitness Passport for you and your family
• Salary Packaging available including novated leasing
• A range of in-house and external training opportunities
• Free access to EAP services for you and your family
• Organisation wide health and wellbeing initiatives  

So what do you need?

To be successful in these positions you will need:

• Previous experience in a similar role in a professional office environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with a range of staff to meet deadlines, produce reports, minutes and agendas and other written documentation with high attention to detail and within set timeframes
• High level communication skills both verbal and written including the capacity to interact with all levels of staff in an environment requiring a high level of initiative and judgement
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, including the capacity to work to deadlines and set priorities
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive in identifying and implementing opportunities for improvement to governance processes and/or systems.
• Certificate IV in Office Administration or similar

If you have any queries relating to this role, please contact Manager Corporate Governance, Janessa Constantine on 6393 8103 or email ***************@orange.nsw.gov.au.

Applications close Sunday 3 March 2024                                                                     

Where additional candidates are found suitable from this round of recruitment a talent list or pool may be created for filling any similar permanent or temporary roles that may become vacant over the next twelve months.