Senior Governance Officer

"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: WyongNSW

• Do you have knowledge and experience in organisational compliance and legislative compliance, if so this may be the role for you.
• Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
• Temporary Term Contract up to December 2025

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

This role is responsible for introducing and implementing efficient systems, procedures and policies in relation to governance and legislative compliance matters. You will also be providing guidance, advice and support to Council employees and Councillors on such matters. Through this advice and project and systems deliverables you will be working to balance the need for organisational compliance with legislative compliance such as staff delegations, Code of Conduct and Legislative Compliance Registers.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key activities of this role include:

• Develop strategies to establish and/or improve systems to ensure organisational and legislative governance requirements are met
• Ensure Governance projects and activities are coordinated and implemented to meet agreed timeframes
• Provide advice and guidance to staff in the development and review of Governance documents.

About you:

• You have experience working with organisational compliance matters and legislative compliance matters and understand the differences in both
• You are experienced in implementing procedures and systems and delivering on projects to achieve organisational objectives in compliance
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others
• Having a work/life balance is important to you

About us:

• We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community
• You will be joining a team of governance professionals who excel at what they do
• We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation
• We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees.

Please refer to the position description through the 'Apply' buttonfor detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

This role provides a commencing salary range of between $82.9k to $99.5k per annum dependent on skills and experience + 11% superannuation.

A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role, with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available.

Enquiries: Alysha Croussos, Section Manager Governance on ph: 02 4304 7***

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Closing Date: Applications close at midnight on Sunday 3 March 2024.