Technical Writer, Governance

**At ASIC, you can be the change that ensures a fair, strong and efficient financial system for the benefit of all Australians. Contribute to delivering on ASIC's purpose, vision, and strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect consumers from harm.**
- **Sydney based**:

- **From $101,643 - $108,749 (depending on experience) + 15.4% superannuation**:

- **Permanent position**:

- **Applications close: 1**st** May 2025.**

**The team**

Information Technology Services delivers IT support to ASIC, driving major transformation projects in areas like the Regulatory Portal and Industry Funding Model. With a focus on data sharing and analytics, we leverage cutting-edge technology to position ASIC as a best-in-class regulator for Australia's financial markets.

**The role**

As a Technical Writer, Governance, you will guide and shape our use of documentation, develop structured processes and knowledge and support the ability to demonstrate compliance and governance. Here's what you'll tackle:

- **Collaborate & Discover**: Use your communication skills to engage with diverse teams to gain insights into current processes and procedures, aiming to develop accuracy in documentation. Facilitate internal and external audit groups with their relevant audit requirements and support teams to present these items in a timely and suitable format.
- **Communicate outcomes**: Work with the Manager, Risk and Governance to demonstrate to relevant committees and boards that the Information Technology group is active and focuses on the management of risks, control testing, policy reviews and audit findings.

**Your Role in the Team**:

- Beyond the above items, the role will also ask you to:

- contribute on additional tasks as needed, that support ASIC's success.
- Uphold the values of Accountability, Professionalism, and Teamwork, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Prioritise workplace health and safety, ensuring a secure environment for yourself and colleagues.
- Be an active learner, looking for developing skills and knowledge to support you today and tomorrow in your role.

**About you**

**Likely Skills and Behaviours**
- Experience in creating and maintaining a range of business documentation that support the operations of a department. This will include policies, processes, work instructions flow charts, RACI charts and other relevant documents.
- Ability to communicate with technical people and extract detailed information for collation into business documentation.
- Ability to approach problem solving with logic and sensibility, at times guiding others with this approach.
- Ability to engage with managers and key staff to manage compliance activities.
- Willingness to report activity status openly and guide managers and key staff to address gaps.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Exposure to Risk Management and Governance concepts
- Demonstrated strength in a range of technology relevant to the role, including:

- Microsoft 365

**Desirable Skills and Behaviours**
- Experience with Risk Management, control testing and reporting.
- Experience in working with auditing groups to facilitate department responses, including managing meetings with these groups to guide outcomes.
- Ability to facilitate workshops to bring multiple groups together to lift the collective understanding and alignment of policies and processes.
- Experience in taking unstructured information and creating structured knowledge and documented policies, processes, work instructions, controls, and governance.
- Formal education in Content Creation, Technical Writing, Policy Development, Risk Management and Governance
- Knowledge Management and Record Management systems
- Facilitation tools
- GRC systems
- ITSM systems

**About ASIC**

ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

We offer a range of **employee benefits** including:

- Attractive superannuation
- Additional leave entitlements
- 50/50 hybrid work-from home model
- Flexible work arrangements
- Assistance for study and professional development

Click here to view ASIC's salary and benefits guide.

To read more about ASIC, you can visit our website or review our Corporate Plan.

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.