Governance Officer

Department of Defence; Bungendore; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Defence seeks a Governance Officer to advise on complex governance activities and contribute to policy development, assurance, risk, and performance reporting. The role involves coordinating governance work, preparing briefs and committee papers, and engaging stakeholders across Joint Operations Command (JOC).

You will work with limited direction, applying policy frameworks to deliver compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong written and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply policy, legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting governance, risk, assurance or performance activities.
• Sound analytical skills and the ability to provide clear, evidence-based advice.
• Ability to provide guidance and improve processes, frameworks and documentation.
• Ability to produce high-quality briefs, reports and governance artefacts.
• Experience supporting committees or governance forums (desirable).
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 2 Security Clearance.

Skills

Strong writing

Stakeholder engagement

Policy interpretation

Governance/risk/assurance experience

Analytical skills

Guidance and process improvement

Briefs/reports preparation

Committee/governance forums experience

Security clearance NV2

Job description

The Role The Governance Officer provides advice on complex governance activities and contributes to the coordination and delivery of governance work and policy development. Working under limited direction, you will exercise judgement in interpreting policy and applying frameworks to deliver compliant, high-quality outcomes. You will support governance functions including assurance and audit activities, risk management, compliance monitoring, and enterprise performance reporting, including inputs to key Defence reporting processes. You will prepare high-quality governance products such as briefs, reports, internal and external committee papers. You will work independently while engaging stakeholders across JOC to coordinate governance, risk, performance and assurance activities, anticipating and responding to business needs. You will also support team priorities, contribute to capability uplift through coaching and feedback, with opportunities for professional development. Candidates are required to work in the location advertised. Merit pool will only be used for vacancies at the advertised location.

About our Team

The Directorate of Group Governance manages a range of governance functions for Joint Operations Command (JOC) including assurance, compliance, performance and risk, and integrates JOC inputs into Defence enterprise governance, assurance and reporting processes. It also manages and coordinates JOC Group responses and plans relating to both the Defence Transformation and Culture strategies. The team sits within the Command Support Branch in Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) and consists of an APS workforce that works with and alongside military personnel within a multi-domain environment. Products and policies produced by the Directorate integrate with the Defence enterprise and are used within the group to inform policy across relevant Group activities.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will have an interest in developing internal communications and change management materials to assist with building the maturity of governance frameworks, group reporting, and group plans within a complex Defence environment. You will understand the importance of performance reporting and be interested in working with the group and broader Defence enterprise to develop performance measures. You will also have exceptional networking and stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to influence others and coordinate responses from multiple areas. You will demonstrate:

• Strong written and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply policy, legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting governance, risk, assurance or performance activities.
• Sound analytical skills and the ability to provide clear, evidence-based advice.
• Ability to provide guidance and improve processes, frameworks and documentation.
• Ability to produce high-quality briefs, reports and governance artefacts.
• Experience supporting committees or governance forums (desirable).
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 2 Security Clearance.