Governance & Risk Admin Specialist

Careers at Council; Lithgow City Council; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing learning and development

Flexible working environment

Rostered day off every fortnight

Fitness Passport program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Lithgow City Council is seeking a Governance & Risk Administration Officer to join our team in Lithgow, NSW. Reporting to the Governance, Risk and Assurance Manager, you will provide administrative, records management and secretariat support across council functions.

You will handle committee secretariat tasks, records management, document control, procurement processes and policy administration, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and timely delivery in a local government environment.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
• Experience providing administrative and secretariat support across multiple functions.
• Experience maintaining registers, records, reporting schedules and controlled documents.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and secretariat support for committees and governance groups.
• Support corporate assurance, reporting and related administrative activities.
• Assist procurement, quotation, tender, contract and property administration processes.
• Administer document review processes and monitor deadlines.
• Maintain corporate records, registers and document libraries across functions.
• Support auditability through accurate recordkeeping and document control.

Skills

Administrative support

Secretariat support

Records management

Microsoft 365

Document control

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate III in Business Administration

Certificate in Records Management

Local Government Administration experience

Tools

Microsoft 365 applications

Electronic records management systems

TechnologyOne

Job description

Lithgow City Council is seeking a Governance & Risk Administration Officer to join our team in Lithgow, NSW. Reporting to the Governance, Risk and Assurance Manager, you will provide administrative, records management and secretariat support across council functions.

You will handle committee secretariat tasks, records management, document control, procurement processes and policy administration, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and timely delivery in a local government environment.