Governance Officer

2 weeks ago


Box Hill, Australia St Vincent de Paul Society Full time

**We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.**:

- **Hybrid working model**:

- **Part-time opportunity (3 days a week)**

**The Position**:
The Governance Officer supports the functions of the Company Secretary. Together this governance team plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient functioning and legal compliance of the organisation and ensures the smooth operation of the Board and its Committees, and compliance with governance legislation.

The Governance Officer provides high level administrative support to the Board of Directors, Committees, State Council members, Executive and CEO by ensuring quality and timely distribution of Board and Committee agendas and papers.

The role will also be responsible for organisation of Board and Committee meetings.

**The Person**:

- High attention to detail and experience in providing a broad range of support to Executive and Board roles.
- Diplomacy and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information
- Highly developed interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships at a senior level.
- Excellent written skills for the creation of board minutes, reports, correspondence and other material as required.
- Experience managing competing priorities and to deliver high quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory environment for areas of business responsibility including a working understanding of the Corporations Act and Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Act 2012 as those relate to the company secretarial function.
- A proven ability to work with mínimal supervision or direction, to show initiative and to anticipate and meet the needs of the Chair, Board Members and CEO in relation to governance processes.
- Accuracy and attention to detail in all matters
- Proficiency in using technology including digital platforms for communication and record-keeping.

**Why work for us? We offer**:

- ** **Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
- We like to have a laugh and you will always find some sort of chocolate or cake in our work areabe prepared
- We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
- We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others. We are passionate about #Social Justice.
- We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way.
- We are complex in our design which always makes work interesting.

**#Join Good**

If making a difference in your local community is important to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you. Please send us your updated resume and a cover letter in word format that tells us a little more about you and why you would be perfect for the role.

The process will include phone screening and a panel interview.

Please note that prior to any commencement of employment, pre-employment checks must be completed this will include reference checking, psychometric assessment, a national criminal history check and a working with children check.

**_ St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety_**

**_ We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences._



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