Governance Officer

About this role

About the National Anti-Corruption Commission The NACC enhances integrity in the Commonwealth public sector by deterring, detecting, and preventing corrupt conduct involving Commonwealth public officials. It does this through education, monitoring, investigation, reporting and referral. Working with us This is an exciting time to join the NACC. We are looking for outstanding individuals to embed robust systems and processes, deliver exciting and diverse projects and demonstrate innovation and commitment to integrity in the public service. NACC staff work in a complex and dynamic setting where exceptional judgement and an ability to achieve results is critical. Successful candidates will have the ability to cooperate, manage, lead and perform successfully across corporate and operational functions. About the Role This role is part of a small geographically-dispersed team led by the Director Governance within the Office of the CEO. The successful candidate will work under the general direction of the Assistant Director Governance and be part of a motivated, supportive, and high-achieving team that has overall responsibility for governance, integrity, and risk within the Commission. Working closely with all areas of the Commission, you will assist the team in providing support, advice and management of a range of internal and external governance activities including strategic planning and performance reporting, parliamentary and ministerial engagement, legislative compliance, and secretariat functions. You may also have the opportunity to work with the team on integrity and risk-related projects. Key activities of this position include: • coordinating the Commission’s response to external requests for information or submissions. This includes managing, monitoring and prioritising incoming and outgoing correspondence from the group inboxes, referring or escalating matters as appropriate, and associated record keeping. • secretariat services for internal committees including meeting coordination, finalising agendas and minutes, monitoring and updating action item registers, quality assurance and preparation of papers, and attendance at committee meetings when required. • supporting the management of the Commission’s Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS) user accounts and the workflow of documents in PDMS. • supporting the management of the Commission’s Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS) user accounts and the workflow of documents in PDMS. • supporting the Commission’s engagement with the parliament by supporting Commission witnesses preparing for parliamentary committee appearances and supporting the coordination of the Commission's response to questions on notice. • supporting the development and maintenance of Commission frameworks, policies, procedures and guidance documents, and monitoring compliance with these across the agency. • maintaining key governance registers that guide the Commission’s compliance regime. • assisting with the preparation of statutory reports such as the corporate plan and annual report. • undertaking quality assurance processes on a range of internal and external documents and providing high-level administrative support. • engaging with stakeholders at a range of levels, including senior executives and statutory office holders, to provide support on governance related matters.