Governance Officer

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government -Strategy People & Governance Full time

Are you passionate about supporting the people of NSW? We have a unique opportunity for an experienced Governance Officer

  • Ongoing fulltime vacancy. 35 hours per week.
  • Location: Regional NSW, Sydney or Parramatta. Flexible and hybrid working options available.
Clerk Grade: 7/8. Base salary $101,947.00 to $112,849.00 p.a. plus superannuation and annual leave loading.

About us
NSW Trustee Guardian protects, promotes, and supports the rights, dignity, choices and wishes of the people of NSW.

The agency supports the Chief Executive Officer and the Public Guardian to provide customer-centred services to the people of NSW, including some of the state's most vulnerable.

We do this by providing a range of multidisciplinary services including Will-making, estate planning, executorship, trustee, financial management and guardianship services.


We write more than 13,000 estate planning documents each year, support over 47,000 customers annually and manage over seven billion dollars in customer assets.

A NSW government agency within the Stronger Communities Cluster, our services help support and protect people at critical moments in their lives.


Our commitment to diversity

About the division


The Strategy, People and Governance division provides a wide range of enabling services including audit, risk and compliance, ministerial and external relations, people and culture, and policy services.


About the role


This is an exciting opportunity that will see you driving our independent internal audit program, enabling the organisation to better manage and control risks.

This role works collaboratively with teams across the agency to improve the quality and consistency of our business processes.

Use your effective project management skills to ensure timely and effective delivery of internal audits through our outsourced service providers.

For more information about the position, view the role description.

About you

Application is encouraged if you are:

  • Looking for opportunities to put the customer at the centre of what we do, across all teams in the organisation
  • A good communicator who knows how to build productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Enjoy using large datasets to monitor timely delivery of agreed audit actions and take pride in and prepare insightful reports to the Audit & Risk Committee and the CEO.
Sound like you? We would love to hear from you

Essential requirements

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications, industry certifications or equivalent experience in delivery of corporate governance or internal audit
  • Uptodate COVID19 vaccination status and able to provide acceptable proof

What we offer
NSW Trustee & Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose.

Other benefits of joining us include:

  • Work-life balance with flexible work options (working from different locations, variable start/finish times, job sharing)
  • Including flex leave (accrue up to 24 extra days per year)
  • Various leave options (recreation, parental, and flex leave of up to 24 days per year)
  • Career development including study leave and acting opportunities
  • Access to Fitness Passport and employee assistance program, and annual flu vaccinations
For more information about us, visit the Careers page on our website.

  • Submit a resume (maximum five pages) and brief cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining your skills, experience, and suitability

Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 13 August 2023

Please note

  • If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process or workplace, please let us know.
  • A talent pool may be created for future ongoing, temporary and parttime roles, and is valid for 18months.

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