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Manager Governance

Job No: GISC335

Location: Glen Innes

Employment Status: Full-Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 2 Nov 2026 AEDT

Permanent Full-Time (70 hours per fortnight)
Total Remuneration Package Negotiable Based on Experience
Flexible Work Arrangements (including rostered days off / compressed work weeks)

Make a Meaningful Impact in Local Government

Join Glen Innes Severn Council and help shape high‑quality governance, risk, and compliance outcomes for our New England community. You’ll work in a supportive, collaborative environment with strong organisational values, modern systems, and opportunities for professional growth.

Why Work With Us

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits designed to support wellbeing, career development and work–life balance:

Salary packaging options (including novated leasing & remote area housing)
Health & wellbeing programs
Employee vaccinations
Long service leave after 5 years
PPE supplied
Ongoing training and development

Live the New England Lifestyle

Glen Innes offers a relaxed rural lifestyle with affordable housing, short commutes, excellent sporting and recreational facilities, and easy access to NSW north coast beaches and regional centres. It’s a welcoming, well‑serviced community ideal for families and professionals.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Manager Governance to lead Council’s governance, risk, internal audit, compliance and corporate planning functions. This role is central to strengthening organisational integrity, ensuring compliance, and supporting high‑quality decision‑making across Council.

Key responsibilities include:

Maintaining the Legislative & Regulatory Compliance Register
Coordinating the Corporate Governance Policy Framework
Reviewing and updating Council’s policy register
Preparing annual statutory reports
Acting as Public Officer and Privacy Contact Officer
Developing induction and professional development for Mayor and Councillors
Supporting risk management and the Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee (ARIC)
Liaising with Community Committees and coordinating annual training

About You

Essential:

Extensive experience in governance or integrity functions within a public‑sector or regulated environment
Demonstrated experience leading governance, compliance, policy, privacy and/or information access functions, with strong legislative interpretation skills
Proven ability to implement organisation‑wide risk management frameworks (e.g., ISO 31000), support internal audit processes and contribute to audit/governance committees
Experience in strategic or corporate planning, including coordination of planning frameworks, reporting and stakeholder engagement
High‑level analytical, judgement and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex projects and build strong organisational relationships

Desirable:

Tertiary qualifications in Governance, Public Administration, Law, Commerce, Risk, Auditing or related fields
Experience in NSW local government
Understanding of internal audit processes and auditing standards, including ARIC support
Experience delivering governance training
Knowledge of fraud and corruption control frameworks

Need More Information or Assistance

Applications close	5:00pm on Monday 2 November 2026
Position related enquires	Lindsay Woodland Director Corporate and Community Services Phone – (02) 6730 2317 Email – lwoodland@gisc.nsw.gov.au
Application process enquiries	Helen Stapleton Human Resources Officer Phone – (02) 6730 2303 Email – jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
Documents	Position Description Guide to Applying for Employment

Glen Innes Severn Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and members of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Riarna Sheridan – Acting General Manager
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Essential - Extensive demonstrated experience performing comparable governance or integrity functions in a public‑sector or regulated environment (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Essential - Demonstrated experience leading governance, compliance, policy, privacy and/or information access functions, including the ability to interpret and apply legislation, regulatory frameworks and administrative law in a government, statutory authority or regulated public‑sector context (e.g., local, state or federal information access, privacy, integrity, or accountability frameworks) (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Essential - Proven ability to implement and maintain organisation‑wide risk management frameworks aligned to recognised standards (e.g., ISO 31000), provide expert risk advice, support internal audit processes, and contribute to or coordinate audit/governance committees (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Essential - Demonstrated experience in strategic or corporate planning, including coordination of organisation‑wide planning frameworks, reporting, stakeholder or community engagement, and/or service review or evaluation processes within a government or regulated environment (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Essential - High‑level analytical and judgement skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare clear, authoritative reports and advice, communicate effectively with executives and elected or statutory office‑holders, and manage multiple priorities and complex projects while building strong organisational relationships (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

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Desirable - Experience in NSW local government (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Desirable - Practical understanding of internal audit processes and auditing standards, including experience supporting an Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Desirable - Experience in developing and delivering governance training for staff, councillors or community committees (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

Desirable - Working knowledge of fraud and corruption control frameworks within the public sector (please provide details and/or examples on how you meet the criteria)*

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Manager Governance

Job No: GISC335 Location: Glen Innes Employment Status: Full-Time No. of Vacancies: 1 Closing Date: 2 Nov 2026 AEDT

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Job No: GISC335

Location: Glen Innes

Employment Status: Full-Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 2 Nov 2026 AEDT