Coordinator Governance And Information

**About the role**:
This position plays a key leadership role in shaping and delivering the organisation's governance and information management functions. Leading a committed team of professionals, you'll deliver a wide range of strategic and operational initiatives that strengthen transparency, accountability, and compliance across the organisation. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring Council meets its legislative responsibilities under the _Government Information (Public Access) Act_, _Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act_, _Public Interest Disclosures Act (PID)_, and the _Local Government Act_.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $119,030 per annum with performance-based increments up to $127,026 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- Tertiary Qualifications to degree level in a relevant discipline and/or relevant
experience and training.
- Lead and manage governance functions, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practices.
- Develop, implement, and maintain governance policies, registers, and corporate delegations.
- Oversee access to information and privacy processes, ensuring legislative compliance.
- Engage effectively with stakeholders, facilitate workshops, and deliver clear presentations.
- Analyse complex governance issues and provide strategic advice to leadership.

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers' Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- What relevant tertiary qualifications and/or experience do you bring to this role?
- Describe your knowledge and experience in contemporary governance practices, particularly in delivering governance services within a large-scale organisation?
- What experience do you have with key aspects of information management relevant to government agencies, such as access to information, privacy management, and records management?
- Outline your experience in complaints handling and/or conducting investigations.
- Describe your experience in researching, developing, maintaining, promoting, and monitoring key governance-related policies to ensure alignment with relevant legislation and industry best practices?
- Provide an example of how you have analysed a complex or unstructured problem, evaluated alternatives, and developed practical solutions or strategies?
- Provide examples that demonstrate your verbal and written communication skills, particularly your ability to consult, negotiate, and mediate with a range of stakeholders. This may include internal teams, elected officials, members of the public, and external organisations.

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- Unit_
- Governance_
- Job Grade_
- 8_
- Industry_
- Governance_
- Employment Type_
- Full-time_