City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.

Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “Why Stonnington”.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

The Senior Governance Officer plays an integral role within the Governance team, managing the Civic Support Officer to deliver key governance tasks, including Council Meetings, Councillor briefings, Audit and Risk Committee Meetings, internal audit processes, and the maintenance of publicly available registers. This is a new role that be responsible for reviewing updating and drafting Council policies, to ensure they align with Council’s Policy Framework. It will also work with other teams across the organisation to assist them in improving their policies, providing an uplift to the entire organisation.

You will also work closely with Councillors, providing oversight of their requests to ensure they are responded to and actioned efficiently and effectively, in line with Councillor and Staff interaction Protocol.

Key responsibilities include:

• Council policies will be reviewed, updated, and drafted in line with the Policy Framework.
• Teams throughout the organisation will be provided support to update their own policies, ensuring consistency and reducing policy gaps and overlaps.
• Councillor requests will be triaged and responded to efficiently and effectively.
• Councillors will be supported in their roles and the Councillor and Staff Interaction Protocol will be adhered to.
• Councillors will be proactively advised of the status of any requests, providing support to the Executive Team​​​​​
• The Civic Support Officer will be provided with guidance and support.

All day to day Governance tasks, such as Council Meetings, Councillor briefings, Audit and Risk Committee Meetings, internal audit processes, and the maintenance of publicly available registers will be delivered to a high standard.

This is a permanent full time position with an annual salary range of $108,694 - $120,725 per annum + 11.5 % superannuation and a monthly accrued day off. We come together at least 3 days a week so we can collaborate in our vibrant office culture. When on-site you will enjoy modern and sustainable facilities and office spaces.

You are based within our bright, modern and sustainable 311 Glenferrie Road office on the corner of High Street and Glenferrie Road in Malvern where boutique stores, cafes and health clubs are in abundance. From the office you can easily walk to Malvern Gardens, High Street Armadale or Glenferrie Road. Malvern and Armadale Train Station are a short walk away and tram stops are out the front of the building.

As a permanent employee you also get access to our wellbeing program, employee assistance counselling program and receive 17.5% additional pay when on annual leave.

• Lead Council policy formation, review and updating inline with current legislation and Council’s Policy Framework
• Ability to communicate effectively with Councillors and ensure that they are supported, provided sound advice and proactively advised of the status of any requests, providing support to the Executive Team.
• Provide guidance and support to the Civic Support Officer
• Manage key Governance tasks, such as Council Meetings, Councillor briefings, Audit and Risk Committee Meetings, internal audit processes, and the maintenance of publicly available registers will be delivered to a high standard.
• Must possess a current Working with Children Check/Valid Police Check or be willing to obtain both prior to commencing employment
• Skilled in building cooperation and gaining support from clients, the public, and other Employees to efficiently manage activities and supervise team members.
• A degree or diploma in Business Administration or related field is preferred, though lesser formal qualifications may be acceptable with equivalent work experience.

Join Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.

Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Xavier Smerdon, Manager Governance and Public Affairs on [email protected]

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Submitting your application

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.

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