39269

Closes: 14 April 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $124,103 - $133,195 plus superannuation
Position No: 39269
Directorate: Suburban Land Agency
Advertised (Gazettal date): 31 March 2025
Contact Officer: Cherie Brooks on Cherie.Brooks@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 0637

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Details: The Strategy, People and Governance (the Branch) has a diverse knowledge base. We collaborate and innovate to deliver:

• Board and SLA governance, reporting and legal matters
• procurement, fleet, and records management
• legal services
• project management support
• work, health, and safety support
• human resources that is both strategic and operational including recruitment, learning and development, and performance management
• customer service and office management for external and internal stakeholder groups.

Provide brief information regarding the team

The Governance team is committed to working collaboratively to deliver business improvement through best practice governance and reporting. We promote a culture of learning, disclosure, transparency, and accountability.

Outline the key roles and responsibilities of the role

Are you a highly motivated individual who thrives working in a dynamic environment, with sound governance, risk management, insurance, and compliance, experience? If so then this role may be for you. This position has responsibility for direct supervision of staff and reports to the Senior Director, Governance.

In this role you will be expected to ensure that the primary functions and responsibilities are managed to a high standard:

• Assist the Senior Director, Governance, and the Governance team in day-to-day governance operations, general administration and staff management;
• Coordinate with the internal audit function including to monitor the implementation of audit recommendations, and implement audit recommendations relating to governance and policy matters;
• Frequently draft briefs to the Executives, SLA Board and Board Committees;
• Build strong effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders;
• Manages whole-of-SLA policies and the SLA Policy Register;
• Manages the Conflict of Interest Framework and support the Senior Director, Governance, with other integrity matters; and
• Other governance and risk management tasks as required.

At Suburban Land Agency (SLA) we support ACTPS Flexible Working Arrangements.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/other Requirements: Have significant governance knowledge and/or internal audit management experience.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of six months with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a supporting statement, addressing the Professional/Technical Skills and the Behavioural Capabilities of not more than two A4 pages outlining your skills and experience relevant to the role. A copy of a current curriculum vitae and the contact details of at least two referees are to be provided.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of six months with the possibility of permanency.