Governance Officer
Provide governance, compliance and records management advice to an organisation.
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- What's it like to be a Governance Officer?
- How to become a Governance Officer
- Latest Governance Officer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Governance Officers
- Governance Officer role reviews
What's it like to be a Governance Officer?
Governance Officers provide administrative and operational support to a Governance Manager. Governance Officers help companies prevent fraud and avoid potential liabilities. Their expertise is also used by organisations to manage risks and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Tasks and duties
- Supporting the Governance Manager to comply with all relevant legal and statutory requirements.
- Providing corporate governance and risk management support to the corporate governance team.
- Ensuring all corporate governance requirements are clearly communicated and adhered to throughout the organisation.
- Reviewing corporate governance procedures and policies.
- Taking minutes at corporate governance meetings.
- Drafting committee meeting papers and briefs and reporting on corporate governance matters.
- Regularly reviewing governance processes and recommending and implementing changes to ensure continuous improvement.
How to become a Governance Officer
To become a Governance Officer, you typically need a relevant tertiary qualification and/or demonstrated experience in the field.
- Complete a relevant VET qualification such as a Diploma or Business (Compliance). Alternatively, a bachelor degree can open up a broader range of career options. You could study a Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Law.
- Gain work experience in roles that focus on governance, compliance and risk management.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Governance Officer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Corporate Governance
Local Government
Minute Taking
Internal Audit
Freedom of Information
Judgement and Decision Making
Delegation
Policy Development
Records Management
Stakeholder Management
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Latest Governance Officer reviews
Sep 2023
Work skills for the Governance officer
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Investigation
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationGovernment & Defence
The good thingsThe Governance generally reviews legal decisions based on compliance or investigations and complaints. The position can also oversight the release of documents under the Freedom Of Information Act. Go...
The challengesYou may find a job with a high workload, especially large local and State government agencies. These generate a lot of inquiries and customer complaints which must be reviewed to ensure transparency a...
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Sep 2023
Outstanding
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Business Administration
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationGovernment & Defence
The good thingsJob profile is good to learn about local laws.
The challengesTight timelines might be stressful but it depends upon team support too.
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