About our team

The Net Zero Economy Authority (the Authority) was established by the Net Zero Economy Act 2024 as a statutory agency. Its mission is to empower the regions, workers and communities most affected by Australia’s transition to a net zero emissions economy to anticipate and respond to the risks and opportunities of the transition.

The authority is a new government agency in the Prime Minister’s Portfolio. It is led by an independent board and Chief Executive Officer. The authority is presently establishing itself, including off-boarding from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C). The authority is expected to transition in 2025 to being a separate entity from PM&C, at which time, all employees will transfer under Machinery of Government (MoG) changes to the authority.

The Corporate Strategy and Services Branch is responsible for the provision of corporate and enabling services to the authority. This includes human resources, financial management, procurement and contract management, property and accommodation services, governance, risk and audit policies and services, legal services, ICT, protective security, and records management. The branch has responsibility for building the corporate frameworks, systems, policies and capabilities to enable the authority to stand-up and operate as a separate entity, including off-boarding from PM&C.

The branch consists of four sections being:

• Human Resources
• Business Information and Services
• Finance
• Governance

What you’ll be doing

The Governance Team is responsible for providing key services to the authority. This includes developing, implementing and maintaining key governance frameworks under Commonwealth legislation relating to risk management, audit, freedom of information, privacy, probity and confidentiality. The team also coordinates the procurement of legal services for the authority and both internal and external corporate reporting, including the authority’s Annual Report, Corporate Plans and Emissions Reduction Plan.

Reporting to an Assistant Director, the Risk and Governance Advisor will be working primarily within Integrity, Information and Risk Management Frameworks administered by the team. There will be a particular focus on risk monitoring and reporting as well as freedom of information and privacy matters.

In addition to the general responsibilities and duties outlined in the Work Level Standards for the APS 6 level, key responsibilities and priorities include (but are not limited to):

• Administer the authority’s risk management framework and assist with the development of key artefacts such as the enterprise risk registers, business continuity plan, and climate risk and opportunity reporting.
• Coordinate freedom of information matters to ensure we meet legislative requirements.
• Support the management and administration of probity frameworks such as fraud and corruption control, integrity, confidentiality, privacy etc.
• Coordinate the procurement of legal services by liaising with teams across the authority and legal service providers.
• Provide high quality advice and assist with preparing complex written briefings and reports for Senior Executives and the Board.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of day-to-day procedures, including the training and education of staff to ensure compliance of processes.
• Help develop standard operating procedures and other material that articulates operations and processes, for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the broader team/branch to deliver other strategic corporate outcomes as required.

Your can-do attitude, communication, planning and organisation skills, and ability to prioritise workloads will enable you to effectively manage and deliver results. This role will allow you to work autonomously to manage and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Why you’re the ideal candidate

In addition to meeting the behaviours outlined in the Integrated Leadership System profile of the APS 6 level, our ideal candidate/s will have:

• Strong demonstrated experience in administering risk management frameworks.
• Experience in handling freedom of information matters.
• Experience in administering other probity frameworks such as fraud and corruption control, integrity, confidentiality, privacy etc.
• Proven ability to provide high quality advice and prepare complex written briefings and reports
• High-quality verbal and written communication skills, strong customer focus and an ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders including the ability to build and sustain strong networks and relationships
• Strong ability to prioritising and managing tasking with a focus on accurate and timely completion, and quality control.
• Demonstrate excellent judgement, show initiative and have a focus on continuous improvement.

Flexibility arrangements

At PM&C we recognise the broad benefits of offering flexibility in how, when and where work is performed. We consider flexibility first from a starting position of ‘how can we make this work?’ and consider individual circumstances and operational requirements in making genuine attempts to establish mutually beneficial arrangements. Please reach out to the contact officer if you would like to explore what flexibility might look like for you, such as part time work, variable start and finish times or working from home.

Eligibility

• To be eligible for this position you must be an Australian Citizen.
• The occupant must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting (Protected) level security clearance, or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level.
• The successful candidate will be required to be assessed through our pre-employment screening checks, such as an Australian Criminal History Check

How to apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, we want to hear from you! Submit an online application through the Apply link by 04 May 2025 at 11:30pm AEST.