Burwood Council

Senior Governance Officer

• Contribute to a culture of collaboration and good governance built on our core values of One Team, Curiosity, Courage and Excellence
• Permanent full-time position available
• Annual Salary of $93,052 - $109,596 (effective from 7 July 2026), plus 12% superannuation
• Access to flexi time and flexible working arrangements

About us:

Recently voted by TimeOut Magazine as #1 Coolest Neighbourhood in Australia, Burwood is a diverse, creative, and connected community. Our community enjoys well designed public spaces, inclusive cultural events, intriguing laneways with impressive public art and an enviable restaurant and café scene.

At Burwood Council our people are our most important asset and central to achieving our exciting and ambitious Community Strategic Plan 2036.

Your Position:

Our Senior Governance Officer is moving interstate and we're looking for a new 'governance guru' to fill their shoes. So, if you're curious, level-headed and good at building relationships with stakeholders, this could be the role for you.

The Senior Governance Officer works closely with the Manager Governance & Risk to deliver and advise on
corporate and civic governance frameworks and support the delivery of a strong
ethics and integrity framework. The role is critical to the implementation
of business improvements and practical solutions that support the Governance & Risk team and the
wider organisation.

This role also provides strategic advice to councillors and
executive leadership and plays a key role in embedding ethical conduct,
transparency, and accountability across the organisation.

From time to time, the role may require attendance at
Council meetings outside of conventional business hours and this is managed by
taking advantage of Council's flexi time arrangements.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited
to:

• Leading the
  management of Council’s policy framework, including policy development,
  reviews, register maintenance and advising others on the policy-making process
• Managing, maintaining
  and advising on Council's Delegations and Authorisations Registers
• Implementing
  and maintaining Council's legislative compliance framework and register
• Providing high quality
  civic governance support, including councillor support, election support,
  and related civic governance systems, policies and advisory services
• Promoting and advising
  on compliance with privacy management and principles
• Coordinating and
  supporting Council's legal services panel
• Supporting and promoting
  Council's ethics and integrity framework, which includes fraud and
  corruption prevention, public interest disclosures processes and Code of
  Conduct matters
• Contributing to business
  improvement and supporting risk management functions as required

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications
  in business management, local government, law, fraud, and corruption
  prevention, or a related discipline; or significant contemporary
  experience in a similar role
• Knowledge and experience
  in providing corporate governance guidance and in implementing governance
  frameworks
• An ability to
  understand, interpret, advise on and apply relevant legislation
• Experience in the
  development and maintenance of critical business documentation e.g.
  strategies, policies, procedures, compliance monitoring reports, business
  proposals, user education materials
• Experience in
  successfully driving and delivering business improvement initiatives
• Confident and effective
  interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to
  influence and negotiate, research, write reports and analyse information
• An ability to diagnose
  and identify remedies to corruption control weaknesses
• An ability to prioritise
  work and meet deadlines

Additionally, you will bring to this role the following:

• The discretion,
  confidence and level-headedness required to liaise with a range of
  stakeholders to gather information or provide advice, including elected
  councillors, senior leadership, external integrity bodies, council
  officers and members of the public
• Availability to work out
  of hours to support Council meetings, as required
• The ability to work
  collaboratively in a small team
• Local Government
  experience in NSW is desirable, but not essential
• Knowledge of civic
  government support requirements is desirable, but not essential
• Experience in
  investigating complaints is desirable, but not essential

Key Requirements:

• Willingness to complete
  a National Police History Check
• Willingness to complete
  a pre-employment health assessment

Culture & Benefits:

• Access to flexible
  working arrangements
• Access to Flexitime
  arrangements
• Health & Wellbeing
  initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, wellbeing activities
  etc.)
• Access to Fitness
  Passport membership
• Access to Employee
  Assistance Program (EAP)
• Modern offices
  conveniently located near Burwood Railway Station and part of a vibrant
  CBD

Enquiries:

For further information about this role, please contact Michelle Butler, Manager, Governance and Risk on (02) 9911 9908.

If you need assistance with your application, any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact Lauren Allcott, People & Culture Advisor on 02 9911 9938.

How to apply:

Please click on “Apply for this position” and follow the steps.

Applications are to include a CV and cover letter and answers to the online screening questions.

Closing date:

Thursday, 2 July 2026 at 11:59 pm

At Burwood Council we celebrate diversity, value inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating an environment where every member of our team feels respected, supported and inspired to contribute their unique skills and talents for a better Burwood.

In serving our community, we are also proud to be a child safe organisation.