Program Governance Officer
3 days ago
APS Level 5
- Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Brisbane, QLD; Melbourne, VIC
- $83,908 - $89,706
**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.
**The Role**
The Migrant Skills Assessments (MSA) branch, operating as Trades Recognition Australia, is the assessing authority for a range of technical and trade occupations in support of the Government’s skilled migration program. The purpose of these assessments is to ensure that an applicant can perform at the required skill level for their nominated occupation when working in Australia.
Reporting to the Assistant Director (IT Systems & Enhancements, Skills Assessments and Systems Support), this Program Governance Officer role is responsible for program governance and assurance activities across the branch, including secretariat support for a governance committee.
**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Program Governance Officer may include:
- Providing secretariat support for a governance committee, including arranging meetings, inviting invitees and presenters, coordinating reports to the committee, preparing agendas, updating the Terms of Reference, taking minutes, and assisting the Chair of the committee.
- Coordinating and quality assuring input into documents that are relevant to decision-makers, including issue and risk registers, project timelines and budget tracking documents, and program performance indicators.
- Analysing reports by program and support teams against standards and tolerances, including identifying where action may be required to manage emerging issues.
- Liaising with other teams to develop and implement governance, assurance and reporting processes that align with departmental practices and best practice methods.
- Investigating and researching the broader operational and policy environment, to inform a forward work plan and to anticipate changes that may require the attention of decision-makers or teams within the branch.
- Assisting the committee Chair and the executive team in the preparation of briefs and submissions to departmental, parliamentary, audit and other bodies, as needed.
**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.
In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:
- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.
**Eligibility**
**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**
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