Head of Governance

**Head of Governance**

Be a part of a delivering governance services to ensure MHNSW can preserve its value and deliver better outcomes to the people of NSW. As the Head of Governance you will lead a professional and dynamic team within a varied and fast-paced environment whilst maintaining effective stakeholder relationships to meet business needs.

**What the opportunity is**:

- Full-time, ongoing, employment with Museums of History NSW.
- Clerk Grade 11/12. Remuneration package includes salary ($139,787 - $161,663), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- The role will work across Sydney and has the opportunity for flexibility including some work from home.

**What we do**
MHNSW brings together the museums, historic houses and associated collections previously in the care of Sydney Living Museums with the vast collection of more than 13 million items held by the former NSW State Archives. This includes one of the world’s most complete and important collections documenting colonisation.

**What you’ll do with us**
This role will lead a multi-disciplinary team who provide strategic advice, guidance and governance services across MHNSW including secretariat for relevant Boards and Committees, management of GIPA and PIDs, procurement advice, risk management, compliance, coordination of legal services, government relations and organisational policy development.

For more information on the role contact Kathryn Natoli, Director, Strategy & External Relations on 0439 798 413.

**Diversity and Flexible Working**
We are expert keepers and tellers of history, and its many stories, peoples, and cultures. We want to create a team and workplace that reflects this diversity as well as the diversity in the communities we serve. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better, more inclusive results and connects our people to our communities, to our history, and to each other.

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

We can provide alternative formats to apply, make adjustments to the recruitment process and offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks to ensure we have an accessible and inclusive workplace.

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**What you need to do to apply**
- A one to two page cover letter outlining how your skills and experiences meet the essential requirements for this role,
- A current resume listing two referees, and

**What you need to tell us - Targeted questions**:
1. This role will balance the provision of sound advice and the needs of the business. Please describe a time where you have had to provide difficult and complex advice to a key stakeholder. What approach did you take and how do you know it was successful.

2. This role will have to lead the management of risk and the effectiveness of controls to mitigate risk. Please describe a time when you have implemented or evaluated controls across a number of business units. What were the challenges and how did you overcome them?

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- Substantial senior management experience and demonstrated stakeholder management.
- Demonstrated superior written communication skills.
- Willingness to work across MHNSW sites and ability to travel to multiple locations.

**Also note**:

- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.