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.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- 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:
Friday 1 August 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
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:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
How To Apply:
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- 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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