Senior Governance & Compliance Lead (Flexible)

ACCC; Hobart; Remote; AUD 93,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCC in Australia is seeking a Senior Governance Officer (APS5/APS6) to support governance, coordination and reporting across the agency, ensuring compliance with public service, legislative, policy and guidance requirements. We offer flexible work arrangements; roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville, and can be full-time, part-time or job-share.

Salary APS5 93,004–98,617 and APS6 102,947–115,384 plus 15.4% superannuation.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high level executive support, governance, business support, or project support services, including active management of competing priorities.
• Ability to facilitate and support effective communication within teams, across work areas, and between senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Ability to understand, interpret, and apply legal or technical information, including financial policy and guidelines and employment conditions, including ongoing maintenance of expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to change, to take initiative and to use creative problem-solving techniques.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with Divisional leadership to support corporate functions (including recruitment, finance and procurement, knowledge and records management, travel services, conducting research, drafting briefings, reports and documents).
• Contributing to strategic planning and priority setting by understanding the broader operating environment and translating divisional priorities into practical work plans and outcomes.
• Maintaining accurate records and strengthening data quality, integrity and reporting to support evidence-based advice and decision making.
• Planning and coordinating change initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, communications, transition activities, risk management and progress monitoring.
• Working collaboratively within a geographically dispersed team to manage joint projects and tasks, including tracking progress and workflow, meeting milestones and deadlines.
• Manage the team’s support to senior leaders, improving the effectiveness of meetings, coordinating briefings, progressing actions and follow-up with divisional priorities and anticipated needs.
• Manage projects and workflows related to reporting, including contributing to publications and mandatory reports on divisional performance (eg Annual Report).
• Coordinate divisional responses to corporate requests and ensuring CFT leaders are aware of changes to corporate requirements, guidelines and policies.
• Directly support senior leaders in delivering their vision and priorities for the division, providing expertise and assistance, drafting communication and managing the flow of information within the leadership team and other senior leaders in the agency.
• Supervise and develop staff by setting clear expectations, allocating and monitoring work, providing constructive feedback and supporting performance, capability and wellbeing.

Job description

ACCC in Australia is seeking a Senior Governance Officer (APS5/APS6) to support governance, coordination and reporting across the agency, ensuring compliance with public service, legislative, policy and guidance requirements. We offer flexible work arrangements; roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville, and can be full-time, part-time or job-share.

Salary APS5 93,004–98,617 and APS6 102,947–115,384 plus 15.4% superannuation.