Senior Governance & Coordination Lead

ACCC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCC is seeking a Senior Governance Officer to support the Governance and Coordination unit, partnering with divisional leadership to ensure compliance with public service, legislative, policy and guidance requirements.

You will manage confidential information, contribute to strategic planning, and coordinate change initiatives across a dispersed team to deliver outcomes aligned with divisional priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high level executive support, governance, business support, or project support services.
• 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.

Job description

ACCC is seeking a Senior Governance Officer to support the Governance and Coordination unit, partnering with divisional leadership to ensure compliance with public service, legislative, policy and guidance requirements.

You will manage confidential information, contribute to strategic planning, and coordinate change initiatives across a dispersed team to deliver outcomes aligned with divisional priorities.