Program Governance and Support Advisor

Leaders; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leaders IT in Brisbane is seeking a Program Governance & Support Advisor (Contract) to partner with the PMO Manager, maintaining governance artefacts, preparing papers, and keeping boards on track with accurate reporting.

This hybrid Brisbane role covers governance across a large ICT transformation program, with duties spanning budgeting support, risk registers, and senior stakeholder briefings, starting immediately with a contract through 30 April 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting governance within a large ICT/transformation program.
• Ability to maintain governance artefacts aligned with record-keeping expectations.
• Confident with basic financial tracking and forecast reporting.
• Strong written communication and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain program governance artefacts: registers, reporting templates, decision logs, assurance documentation.
• Coordinate governance forums / program boards: agendas, papers, minutes, action tracking.
• Support program financial admin: budget monitoring, forecasting assistance, variance reporting.
• Maintain risk, issue, dependency registers and support mitigation actions.
• Prepare briefings, reports, correspondence for senior stakeholders and governance bodies.
• Support program operations: onboarding coordination, meeting logistics, day-to-day PMO support.
• Build effective relationships across corporate functions (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement).
• Contribute to continuous improvement of governance and reporting processes.

Skills

Governance artefacts management

Programme governance coordination

Financial administration

Stakeholder communication

Report writing

Job description

Role: Program Governance & Support Advisor (Contract)
Location: Brisbane CBD (60 Albert St) Hybrid: 2 days WFH / 3 days office
Rate: $66/hr + super (hourly)
Contract to: 30 Apr 2027+ potential to extend
The opportunity
We’re seeking a Program Governance & Support Advisor to work closely with a PMO Manager, providing high-quality governance, reporting and program administration support across a large program environment. This role suits someone who enjoys keeping governance tight — registers current, actions tracked, boards running smoothly, and reporting accurate and audit-ready.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain program governance artefacts: registers, reporting templates, decision logs, assurance documentation
• Coordinate governance forums / program boards: agendas, papers, minutes, action tracking
• Support program financial admin: budget monitoring, forecasting assistance, variance reporting
• Maintain risk, issue, dependency registers and support mitigation actions
• Prepare briefings, reports, correspondence for senior stakeholders and governance bodies
• Support program operations: onboarding coordination, meeting logistics, day-to-day PMO support
• Build effective relationships across corporate functions (e.g., HR, Finance, Procurement)
• Contribute to continuous improvement of governance and reporting processes

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience supporting governance and coordination within a large ICT / transformation program
• Strong capability maintaining governance artefacts in line with government frameworks / record-keeping expectations
• Confidence with basic financial administration (tracking, forecasts, expenditure reporting)
• Ability to analyse and synthesise information from multiple sources into clear outputs
• Strong written communication (reports, briefings, minutes) and ability to manage competing priorities

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