Senior Governance Officer
This role is pivotal in maintaining the integrity of operations across the agency and dedicated to providing high-quality support to internal and external stakeholders.
As a Senior Governance Officer, you will manage all aspects of committee meetings, including oversight of meeting administration, paper coordination and development of meeting minutes for key corporate committees, subcommittee's and working groups.
You will contribute to continued improvement of AEC governance arrangements by preparing complex correspondence, papers, briefings, and reports that support a culture of continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience in corporate governance and a willingness to obtain qualifications in this area. They will also have demonstrated ability to complete work and projects within timeframes using problem solving skills and identifying areas for improvement.
Required skills include supervising team members at lower classifications, building effective relationships and communicating effectively with stakeholders across a geographically dispersed network.
The ideal candidate will have relevant tertiary qualifications in corporate governance, public administration or similar and knowledge of Australian electoral law and practice.
AEC employees must be Australian citizens. The applicant must consent to undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance and security clearance required for this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage committee meetings and develop meeting minutes.
* Contribute to ongoing improvement of AEC governance arrangements.
* Prepare complex correspondence, papers, briefings and reports.
* Supervise team members at lower classifications.
A federal election is one of the nation's largest logistical events, it has tens of millions of moving parts and contributes positively to Australian democracy.
In between elections, there can be by-elections and/or referendums, we maintain the electoral roll, help draw electoral boundaries, administer the financial disclosure scheme and much more.