Governance Officer

We are seeking a dedicated professional to play a pivotal role in providing a range of governance services. As part of a close-knit and high-performing team, your work will directly impact the delivery of essential local government services, helping maintain transparency, integrity, and accountability across the organisation. Your responsibilities will be varied, ranging from providing expert advice, advising on governance policies and delegations to managing access to information requests and assisting with the management of complaints. In this role, your adaptability and ability to prioritise will be key to effectively managing a dynamic workload, ensuring that the needs of the community are met with efficiency and professionalism. 

About the role:

• Provide expert governance advice, ensuring policies, delegations, and authorisations align with legislative and organisational standards.
• Manage privacy programs, assist with complaint handling, and compliance with relevant legislation to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Support the development and maintenance of Council’s governance frameworks and corporate registers.
• Facilitate training on governance, integrity, and legislative compliance matters to internal staff and stakeholders.
• Supervise staff, ensuring effective task coordination and performance management in a busy and dynamic work environment.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $81,860 per annum with competency-based increments up to $96,965 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking: 

• A diploma in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience in providing governance guidance and implementing/supporting governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary governance and legislative requirements.
• Experience in processing access to information requests and understanding related legislation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report preparation, stakeholder liaison, influencing, negotiation, research, and participation in working groups and committees.
• Ability to analyse issues and develop solutions. 

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Monday 5 May 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Click here to view the Position Description 

TIPS for Addressing the Selection Criteria

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

1. Do you hold a diploma in a relevant discipline? Please provide details.
2. Describe your experience in providing governance guidance and implementing governance frameworks. How have you ensured compliance with legislative and organisational standards?
3. Please provide an example of a time when you managed a privacy program or handled a complex complaint? What steps did you take to ensure transparency and accountability?
4. What strategies do you use to stay updated with contemporary governance and legislative requirements? How do you apply this knowledge in your daily work?
5. Explain your experience with processing access to information requests. How do you ensure compliance with relevant legislation while managing these requests?

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