Governance Advisor

Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.

Avant now represents 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.

Avant is looking for an experienced
Governance Advisor
to join our team on a
permanent, full-time
basis in our
Sydney
CBD office.

The key responsibilities include:

• Governance: Assist the Group Company Secretary to administer processes, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory obligations while fostering efficiency and collaboration between board and management.
• Regulatory compliance: Maintain charters, policies and corporate records and ensure adherence to ASIC, APRA and other legal requirements.
• Oversight: Manage the day-to-day activities associated with Director Elections, the Annual General Meeting and annual reporting while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
• Board and Committee meetings: Oversee the co-ordination of Board and Board Committee meetings.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• This role is ideal for a legally qualified company secretary.
• A Bachelor of Law (or similar) and qualifications from the Governance Institute of Australia and/or AICD.
• Specialised knowledge of the Corporations Act and APRA prudential standards.
• At least 5+ years' experience as an Appointed Company Secretary of a highly regulated company and 3+ years' experience as a corporate lawyer or financial services lawyer.
• Overseeing and maintaining Group governance structures, including charters and key governance documents.
• Developing and implementing governance policies, processes and procedures.

Why work at Avant?

• At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members. We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.
• We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with a diverse range of benefits, flexible working options, career development, and internal mobility opportunities. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance.
• Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career.
• We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and Wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.
• We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.

For further information please contact Lisa Craddock, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on

At Avant, we are "By Doctors for Doctors" — an organisation built on the foundation of caring for everyone. Just as healthcare professionals are committed to treating all patients with dignity and respect regardless of their background, we extend this same principle to our workplace.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities, ages, and life experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability, and those with caring responsibilities.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members can thrive, contribute their unique perspectives, and advance their careers based on merit and potential.

We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our ability to support healthcare professionals and serve our community.

Ready to join our team?
If you are passionate about delivering exceptional services and want to be part of meaningful work supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us