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Senior Governance Advisor
Applications close 14/03/2021
- Salary: Salary commensurate with experience + monthly ADO + Superannuation
- Temporary Full Time
- Flexible work environment, monthly ADO, development opportunities & more
We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work. Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.
This is a two-year full time position for a Senior Governance Advisor to use their astute stakeholder engagement and mediation skills within a political environment. As a Senior Governance Advisor you will:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of robust governance policies, processes and strategies to ensure organisational compliance with legislative obligations
- Provide specialist advice and guidance in relation to governance enquiries, and make recommendations to reduce the organisation’s risk profile and to establish Councils governance standard as a benchmark
- Undertake confidential inquiries into matters involving Councillors to seek an effective and timely resolution and support any Regulator inquiries into the matters
- Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and drive compliance with policy, procedure and legislation
To succeed in this position you will need:
- Excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation and Acts, including a strong understanding of the processes and requirements of Audit Committees, IBAC and LGI
- Tertiary qualification in a professional discipline directly related to governance, together with considerable experience in an administrative / legislative / governance function. Experience in Local Government is highly desirable
- Experience in developing, reviewing and implementing policies, procedures and strategies in a political and sensitive environment
- Strong interpersonal skills to achieve positive outcomes within limited timeframes
- Ability to prepare “Board Quality” clear and concise reports, briefing papers and presentations
City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Work for Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have got what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile below. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to discuss an alternative application process please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition Team 8290 1333.
To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
For further information on how to apply contact the Council’s Recruitment Officer on Ph: 03 8290 1333.
For position related queries, please contact David Taylor on Ph: 8290 1063
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