Manager, Governance and Procurement

**Directorate** Legal & Civic
**Section**Governance & Procurement
**Team** Governance & Procurement
**Employment Status** Permanent
**Employment Arrangement** Full-time, 35 hours per week with access to Council’s Agile Work Policy
**Salary** Remuneration Agreement with access to a Vehicle Allowance

**About Strathfield Council**

Strathfield Council (Council) is a medium sized Council located in Sydney’s Inner West. The area of the Council comprises approximately 14 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 46,000 residents, which is growing at 2.5-3% annually. Based on NSW Government projections, the population will increase to over 80,000 by 2036.

**About the Role**

The Manager, Governance & Procurement is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for Council’s governance, strategic procurement, Council meetings, business papers, councillor support, and internal audit functions.

This role will oversee the development and implementation of Council’s policy framework, ensuring appropriate delegations are established and maintained in line with statutory requirements.

You’ll also be responsible for:

- Providing strategic leadership and management of Council’s governance, procurement, and internal audit functions, ensuring ongoing compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks.
- Championing a workplace culture that supports best practice governance and procurement through targeted programs and initiatives.
- Leveraging technology to enhance governance, procurement, audit, and councillor support functions.
- Leading the delivery of timely and compliant agendas and business papers for all Council and Committee meetings.
- Developing and implementing a structured councillor training calendar and provide ongoing councillor support as needed.
- Overseeing the provision of both informal and formal GIPA (Government Information Public Access) requests.
- Preparing and managing the budget for all areas of responsibility, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
- Supporting the Director, Legal & Civic, with special projects and operational priorities as required.

For further details in relation to this position, please refer to the position description below.

**About You**
- Tertiary qualifications in Business Management or relevant degree and/or relevant practical experience in a management role.
- Qualification in relevant post-graduate study highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience in driving employee engagement, team performance and organisation wide change.
- Demonstrated experience in team building and team development.
- Sound and up-to-date knowledge of local government legislation, frameworks and relevant policies and procedures.
- Extensive practical experience with exposure to all administrative procedures.
- Strong written communication skills to write complex reports, proposals, and submissions.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and co-ordinate resources to ensure that output from the administration team meets corporate goals, required standards and reporting deadlines.
- Proven adaptability to attend concurrently to several competing matters.
- Experience in divisional planning and involvement in decision-making, at a senior level.
- Demonstrate a commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity, Occupational Health and Safety and Cultural Diversity principles.
- Experience in Local Government (Desirable)
- An understanding of Information Management Systems (Desirable)

**Position Description**

**Staff Benefits**

**To Apply**

1. Please fill out your details below, review and answer our designated questions.
- **_Cover letter addressing the selection criteria as found in the position description _**:

- **_Up to date CV/Resume_**

**Shortlisting**

Shortlisting will occur in two phases:
The total time commitment for this activity is expected to be approximately 30 minutes.

The outcome of this phase will determine progression to the interview stage.

**Applications Close at**11:59pm, Thursday 11 May 2025**

Job Snapshot
- Employer: Strathfield Municipal Council
- Job Type: Full Time Permanent
- Location: Strathfield, NSW
- Region: Capital City/Metropolitan
- Date Posted: 24/04/2025
- Closing Date: 11/05/2025
- Position #: