Burwood Council

Senior Governance Officer

• Exciting opportunity to join the City of Transformation, where the fearless and creative turn imagination into reality!
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration and good governance built on our core values of One Team, Curiosity, Courage and Excellence
• Permanent full-time position available!
• $86,867 to $102,312 pa, plus 11.5% superannuation
• Access to flexi time and flexible working arrangements

About us:

Burwood Council is a vibrant hub in Sydney’s Inner West, recognised as a Strategic Centre by the NSW State Government. At Burwood, we value our people as our greatest asset. Together, we serve one of Sydney’s most vibrant and diverse communities with a bold vision to create places that inspire, connect and thrive. Come and join the Governance & Risk team and make a big difference to Burwood Council and the community it serves.

Read on further if you would like to join us

Your Position:

Are you curious, level-headed and good at building relationships with stakeholders? Are you a 'governance guru' who can help deliver business improvement initiatives to embed good governance across our organisation?

We are looking for a Senior Governance Officer to work closely with the Manager Governance & Risk to deliver and advise on civic and corporate governance frameworks and support the delivery of a strong ethics and integrity framework. The role will be critical to the implementation of business improvements to support the Governance & Risk team and the wider organisation.

Note that the role may require attendance at Council meetings outside of conventional business hours and this is managed by taking advantage of Council's flexi time arrangements.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Providing high quality civic governance support, including councillor support, election support, and related civic governance systems, policies and advisory services
• Developing, implementing and maintaining Council's governance instrument framework, including developing and advising on policies and the policy-making process
• Advising on and ensuring the accessibility of governance information to support good governance knowledge and practices across the organisation
• Managing, maintaining and advising on Council's Delegations and Authorisations Register
• Developing, implementing and maintaining Council's legislative compliance framework
• Promoting and advising on compliance with privacy management and principles
• Coordinating and supporting Council's legal services panel
• Supporting and promoting Council's ethics and integrity framework, which includes fraud and corruption prevention, public interest disclosures processes, Code of Conduct matters, and support of the complaints management processes
• Contributing to business improvement initiatives and projects
• Providing peer support and back-up to the Enterprise Risk Officer

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in business management, local government, law, fraud and corruption prevention, or a related discipline; or significant contemporary experience in a similar role
• Knowledge and experience in providing corporate governance guidance and in implementing governance frameworks
• An ability to understand, interpret, advise on and apply relevant legislation
• Experience in the development and maintenance of critical business documentation e.g. strategies, policies, procedures, compliance monitoring reports, business proposals, user education materials
• Experience in successfully driving and delivering business improvement initiatives
• Confident and effective interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate, research, write reports and analyse information
• An ability to diagnose and identify remedies to corruption control weaknesses
• An ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines

Additionally, you will bring to this role the following:

• The discretion, confidence and level-headedness required to liaise with a range of stakeholders to gather information or provide advice, including elected councillors, senior leadership, external integrity bodies, council officers and members of the public
• Availability to work out of hours to support Council meetings, as required
• The ability to work collaboratively in a small team
• Local Government experience in NSW is desirable, but not essential
• Knowledge of civic government support requirements is desirable, but not essential
• Experience in investigating complaints is desirable, but not essential

Key Requirements:

• COVID-19 vaccination for all employees (2 Vaccines)
• Willingness to complete a National Police History Check
• Willingness to complete a pre-employment health assessment

Culture & Benefits:

• Access to flexible working arrangements 
• Access to Flexitime arrangements
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, wellbeing activities etc.)
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Modern offices conveniently located near Burwood Railway Station and part of a vibrant CBD

Enquiries:

Further information regarding this role can be found in the Position Description, or you are welcome to contact Michelle Butler – Manager Governance & Risk on 02 9911 9908 to discuss.

If you need assistance with your application, any adjustments to the recruitment process, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact Casey Feeney, People & Culture Advisor on 02 9078 6135.

How to apply:

Please click on “Apply now” and follow the steps.

Applications are to include a cover letter, resume and answers to the online questions.

Closing date:

Tuesday, 1 April 2025 at 11:59 pm

At Burwood Council we celebrate diversity, value inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating an environment where every member of our team feels respected, supported and inspired to contribute their unique skills and talents for a better Burwood.

In serving our community, we are also proud to be a child safe organisation.