Governance Research Assistant

Job Title

Job Description

An excellent opportunity is available for a Governance Research Assistant to join the Governance, Risk and Compliance department at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position
We are looking for a Governance Research Assistance to support the Head, Governance, Risk and Compliance and Compliance Manager. The job entails general clerical and document work on a variety of legal and compliance-related areas.

Key Responsibilities

Policy

• Drafting key institutional policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Managing and drafting trainings on an e-learning platform.

• Reviewing and editing policies, procedures, contracts, board papers and guidelines.

Compliance

• Updating compliance register with relevant legislation.

• Updating modern slavery statement.

• Contract review and drafting.

• Assisting with COVID compliance on an ad hoc basis.

Research

• Corporate Governance Research specifically related to large Australian corporations and charities.

• Memorandum writing in relation to various governance and compliance issues.

• Legal research on areas including privilege, confidentiality, integrity

Ad-hoc and meetings

• Assisting company secretary and in-house counsel with legal and compliance related tasks as needed.

• Assisting governance risk and compliance team with specific areas of work including human and animal ethics.

• Administrative tasks including formatting excel spreadsheets, creating timelines, liaising across teams.

• Attend all daily meetings and ensure members of the team are kept up to date.

• Attend all GRC workshops, online trainings and organised meetings.

Selection Criteria
Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Legal research skills.

• Verbal and written communication.

• Team player.

• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative.

• Attention to detail.

• Curiosity and a willingness to learn.

• High level of proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite (Sharepoint, Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)

Personal Qualities:

• Previous in-house experience or other legal experience is preferred, but not essential.

• Ideally 2nd or 3rd year University Law student.

• An interest in the intersection between law and medical research.

• A desire to work at a leading organisation with a collaborative and supportive team.

Terms of Appointment
This position is a casual position at $38.57 per hour.

A position description is available here.

How to Apply
Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

Application Closing Date: 25 March 2024