Senior Governance Officers, Parliamentary, Governance And Assurance

The Parliamentary, Governance and Assurance section sits within the Deputy Electoral Commissioner's Office. The section brings together three critical functions that ensure effective service delivery to portfolio ministers and Parliament, strong governance with integrity, and confidence in achieving business objectives. The section's role is pivotal in maintaining the integrity of operations across the agency and is dedicated to providing high-quality support to both internal and external stakeholders to achieve this.

The key duties of the position include As Senior Governance Officers, you will play a vital role in supporting the team and broader section's objectives in maintaining effective corporate governance and operational excellence within the AEC. In this role, you will manage all aspects of committee meetings, including oversight of meeting administration, paper coordination, and development of meeting minutes for key corporate committees, subcommittees, and working groups.

You will contribute to and support the continued improvement of AEC governance arrangements. This includes preparing moderately complex correspondence, papers, briefings, and reports that support a culture of continuous improvement, identifying issues, and proposing innovative solutions. You will make and communicate decisions using professional judgment, evaluating risk in a complex and dynamic environment.

If you enjoy building relationships from senior management to operational stakeholders, you will thrive on the opportunity to provide expert technical and operational advice and guidance to key management committees and agency stakeholders. Contributing to various agency priorities and supporting a high-performing team will help you develop both your personal and staff development skills.

To excel you'll have : Knowledge and experience in the areas of corporate governance and a willingness to obtain qualifications in this area. Demonstrated ability to complete work and projects within dedicated timeframes, using problem-solving skills and identifying areas for improvement with innovative solutions. Ability to supervise team members at lower classifications, ensuring effective and efficient outputs, capacity building, and development. Ability to build effective relationships and communicate effectively with stakeholders, whilst anticipating their needs and expectations across a geographically dispersed network. Ability to apply analytical skills to solve complex problems and use well-developed communication skills to provide clear, concise advice, facilitate change, and contribute to business improvement strategies. A high degree of integrity, judgment, and professionalism, with demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and provide impartial advice based on legislation, guidelines, policy, and best practice. Desirable Relevant tertiary qualifications in corporate governance, public administration, or similar. Knowledge of, or ability to quickly gain knowledge of, Australian electoral law and practice. #J-18808-Ljbffr