Governance Officer

**Full Time**Permanent**Position** **Band 6 - Salary Range $97,962 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO** **Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.** **Why join Melton City Council?** Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered. As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents. Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer: - Professional and personal development opportunities - Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements - A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day. **The Opportunity** Become an integral part of a trusted and dynamic Governance Team. This role provides invaluable support in a timely and effective manner to the Senior Coordinator Governance, as well as to Council’s Manager Governance and Head of Governance, in all matters relating to the provision of governance advice and support by the Governance Team to internal clients and stakeholders. The Governance Officer will perform a critical role in ensuring the Governance Team smoothly and effectively manages all governance related functions. These Functions include the preparation for and running of Council and Committee Meetings. They will also support, policy reviews, management of delegations and authorisations, personal interests returns, maintenance of statutory registers, and governance intranet and web pages. Greatly contributing to the Governance team maintaining its position as a trusted advisor to Council that is able to significantly contribute in a positive way to quality governance outcomes to its internal clients and stakeholders, including Councillors, the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, other Council Staff and members of the public. This position also plays a key role, among other things, in the facilitation and delivery of school visits run by Council throughout the year which is a critical interface between Council and the local community. **Key Responsibilities** - Provide excellent customer service to Council employees, Councillors, the public, and other key stakeholders. - Undertake research and provide advice to management, staff, and Councillors as required on Governance related activities and matters. - Update and ensure Statutory Registers are maintained in accordance with the Local Government Acts. - Prepare, compile, and distribute accurate agendas, minutes and associated documents for meetings and briefings coordinated by the Governance team, for Councillors, Council Officers, and the public within defined timelines. - Attend Council meetings and briefings as required to record notes and minutes of meetings. - Prepare correspondence and governance reports as required. To view the **Position Description**, click **here**. **About you** **_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_** - Degree or diploma with some relevant experience or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating scrupulous attention to detail. - Strong interpersonal and influencing skills and demonstrated ability to adapt to new situations, showing initiative in responding to challenging and competing work tasks. - Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check. **Culture and Values** Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future. We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are: - Motivate - Empower - Lead - Trust - Open - Nurture **Benefits** There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: Staff Benefits | Melton City Council - 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year* - 5 weeks annual leave* - Genuine Flexible work options - Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs - Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits - 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**: - 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave* - Wellbeing initiatives -