- Contribute to a culture of collaboration and good governance built on our core values of One Team, Curiosity, Courage and Excellence
- Permanent full-time position available
- Annual Salary of $93,052 - $109,596 (effective from 7 July 2026), plus 12% superannuation
- Access to flexi time and flexible working arrangements
About us:
Recently voted by TimeOut Magazine as #1 Coolest Neighbourhood in Australia, Burwood is a diverse, creative, and connected community. Our community enjoys well designed public spaces, inclusive cultural events, intriguing laneways with impressive public art and an enviable restaurant and café scene.
At Burwood Council our people are our most important asset and central to achieving our exciting and ambitious Community Strategic Plan 2036.
Your Position:
Our Senior Governance Officer is moving interstate and we're looking for a new 'governance guru' to fill their shoes. So, if you're curious, level-headed and good at building relationships with stakeholders, this could be the role for you.
The Senior Governance Officer works closely with the Manager Governance & Risk to deliver and advise on
corporate and civic governance frameworks and support the delivery of a strong
ethics and integrity framework. The role is critical to the implementation
of business improvements and practical solutions that support the Governance & Risk team and the
wider organisation.
This role also provides strategic advice to councillors and
executive leadership and plays a key role in embedding ethical conduct,
transparency, and accountability across the organisation.
From time to time, the role may require attendance at
Council meetings outside of conventional business hours and this is managed by
taking advantage of Council's flexi time arrangements.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited
to:
- Leading the
management of Council’s policy framework, including policy development,
reviews, register maintenance and advising others on the policy-making process
- Managing, maintaining
and advising on Council's Delegations and Authorisations Registers
- Implementing
and maintaining Council's legislative compliance framework and register
- Providing high quality
civic governance support, including councillor support, election support,
and related civic governance systems, policies and advisory services
- Promoting and advising
on compliance with privacy management and principles
- Coordinating and
supporting Council's legal services panel
- Supporting and promoting
Council's ethics and integrity framework, which includes fraud and
corruption prevention, public interest disclosures processes and Code of
Conduct matters
- Contributing to business
improvement and supporting risk management functions as required
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications
in business management, local government, law, fraud, and corruption
prevention, or a related discipline; or significant contemporary
experience in a similar role
- Knowledge and experience
in providing corporate governance guidance and in implementing governance
frameworks
- An ability to
understand, interpret, advise on and apply relevant legislation
- Experience in the
development and maintenance of critical business documentation e.g.
strategies, policies, procedures, compliance monitoring reports, business
proposals, user education materials
- Experience in
successfully driving and delivering business improvement initiatives
- Confident and effective
interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to
influence and negotiate, research, write reports and analyse information
- An ability to diagnose
and identify remedies to corruption control weaknesses
- An ability to prioritise
work and meet deadlines
Additionally, you will bring to this role the following:
- The discretion,
confidence and level-headedness required to liaise with a range of
stakeholders to gather information or provide advice, including elected
councillors, senior leadership, external integrity bodies, council
officers and members of the public
- Availability to work out
of hours to support Council meetings, as required
- The ability to work
collaboratively in a small team
- Local Government
experience in NSW is desirable, but not essential
- Knowledge of civic
government support requirements is desirable, but not essential
- Experience in
investigating complaints is desirable, but not essential
Key Requirements:
- Willingness to complete
a National Police History Check
- Willingness to complete
a pre-employment health assessment
Culture & Benefits:
- Access to flexible
working arrangements
- Access to Flexitime
arrangements
- Health & Wellbeing
initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, wellbeing activities
etc.)
- Access to Fitness
Passport membership
- Access to Employee
Assistance Program (EAP)
- Modern offices
conveniently located near Burwood Railway Station and part of a vibrant
CBD
Enquiries:
For further information about this role, please contact Michelle Butler, Manager, Governance and Risk on (02) 9911 9908.
If you need assistance with your application, any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact Lauren Allcott, People & Culture Advisor on 02 9911 9938.
How to apply:
Please click on “Apply for this position” and follow the steps.
Applications are to include a CV and cover letter and answers to the online screening questions.
Closing date:
Thursday, 2 July 2026 at 11:59 pm
At Burwood Council we celebrate diversity, value inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating an environment where every member of our team feels respected, supported and inspired to contribute their unique skills and talents for a better Burwood.
In serving our community, we are also proud to be a child safe organisation.
