2022 Corporate Governance Support Officer null

The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled business administration professional to efficiently support specialist functions including our strategic risk management, fraud governance control and internal audit. 

The Corporate Governance Support Officer is also responsible for coordinating the administration and secretariat services to the Reef Authority’s Audit and Risk Management Committee and other governance bodies and committees administered by the section. 

This position works closely with the Manager Strategic Compliance and Projects, contributes to the daily business practices and principles of good governance, and assists with project support activities in the section. This includes providing backup support to our Board and Parliamentary and Ministerial functions, supporting Agile ways of working, and other committees administered by the section as required. 

The Duties

1. Support and undertake professional committee and secretariat services to ensure these governance administration functions are timely and follow best practice committee processes, procedures, and protocols.
2. Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, minutes, papers, reports, correspondence, actions, and briefs that are clear, succinct, accurate, grammatically correct, and timely.
3. Provide administrative and project support for the section including procurement and contracts; reporting on risk, audit, financial milestones; and maintaining documentation in electronic records management systems.
4. Build and maintain relationships with our committee members through coordinating agendas, meetings, and action items. Arrange travel, catering, venue hire, and work with external suppliers.
5. Work in harmony with the Strategic Governance team and other Reef Authority staff, participate in Agile ways of working and flexible working more generally, and contribute to other section projects and functions.

As an APS employee you may be reassigned to a different set of duties at the same classification level at the discretion of the agency head (CEO), taking account of operational requirements in the agency.

Eligibility Requirements & Qualifications

Applicants must:

1. be an Australian citizen at the time of applying for the position,
2. be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance, failure to do so will result in termination of employment.

Essential requirements 

• Demonstrated experience in public sector administration including committee and secretariat processes and protocols.

Desirable qualifications or equivalent experience 

• Project and governance administration experience.
• Qualifications in business and/or administration.
• The ability to travel, sometimes for multiple nights at a time.

Preparing your Application

Please ensure you read the instructions carefully, noting failure to address identified requirements may lead to your application being deemed ineligible.

You will be required to prepare a response document (“pitch”) in MSWord or PDF format using standard margins and size 11 Arial font.

Please prepare a ‘pitch’, which does not exceed two pages, in relation to the advertised role, outlining:

1. how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to perform the duties and meet the technical and behavioural capabilities of the role.
2. any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.
3. how you meet the eligibility requirements and qualifications for the position.

When you include an example, you should explain;

• your personal role in the task.
• the methods you used.
• any barriers you were able to overcome, and
• the outcome.

When crafting your response, we encourage you to review ‘Cracking the Code’ and the relevant Australian Public Service Work Level Standards which can be found on the Australian Public Service Commission website: www.apsc.gov.au.

Your application must include:

1. your ‘pitch’ (as described above).
2. proof of Australian citizenship.
3. a current curriculum vitae (resume) that includes:

• an outline of your career history.
• qualifications and/or formal/informal training are relevant to the position.
• contact details for at least two recent referees, one of whom should be your current supervisor.

Applicants are advised to read the Tools and Tips provided on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Careers website. 

This position is to be applied for through the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Careers Portal.