Senior Governance Advisor

Senior Governance Advisor

Be a part of delivering governance services to ensure MHNSW can preserve its value and deliver better outcomes to the people of NSW. As our Senior Governance Advisor you will collaborate with key stakeholders to drive risk management, compliance and internal audit, and ultimately support the ongoing business strategy.

What the opportunity is:

• Employment with Museums of History NSW.
• Clerk Grade 9/10. Remuneration package includes salary ($120,859- $133,183) employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• Full-time ongoing employment.
• The role will work across Sydney.

What we do

MHNSW brings together the museums, historic houses and associated collections previously in the care of Sydney Living Museums with the vast collection of more than 13 million items held by the former NSW State Archives. This includes one of the world’s most complete and important collections documenting colonisation.

What you’ll do with us

This role with provide organisation-wide coordination, risk management, compliance, internal audit and policy advice, research services, project delivery and executive support to implement governance and strategy initiatives across Museums of History NSW, particularly with regard to business, corporate and public sector wide priorities.

For more information on the role, you are welcome to contact Christina Li, Head of Governance via Christina.Li@mhnsw.au or 02 9673 9006.

Click here for the role description including the capabilities required for this role.

What you need to do to apply

To apply you will need to submit the following:

• A one-to-two-page cover letter outlining how your skills and experiences meet the essential requirements for this role,
• A current resume listing two referees, and
• Respond to the 2 targeted questions (no more than 300 words per answer). Your responses to the targeted questions should be submitted online during your application and not included in the covering letter.

What you need to tell us - Targeted questions:

1. Provide a specific example about a time where you implemented a new process or a process improvement in the risk, compliance, internal/external audit, business continuity planning or similar space.
2. This role will help drive risk management and compliance outcomes. Please describe a situation where you worked collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to communicate and implement an improvement, that resulted in a stronger risk management or compliance outcome. How did you ensure that the change was effectively communicated to the stakeholders, address resistance and manage any conflicting priorities? What was the outcome of your actions?

Essential requirements of the role

• Nil

Also note:

• For additional resources to help prepare your application and understanding of the process please refer to Applying for a job.
• To be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For temporary and casual roles, you need to hold a valid visa giving you permission to work in Australia as required by the role.
• All successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check with NSW Police.
• A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Submit your application before the closing date: 11.59pm Sunday 13 October 2024

Diversity and Flexible Working

We are expert keepers and tellers of history, and its many stories, peoples, and cultures. We want to create a team and workplace that reflects this diversity as well as the diversity in the communities we serve. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better, more inclusive results and connects our people to our communities, to our history, and to each other.

Our vision is to support and empower First Nations people, communities and culture, and across the sites that we care for, we are committed to shifting perspectives, truth telling and delivering honest reflections on history.

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

This particular role has the capacity to be more flexible and adjust to suit a variety of disabilities. A discussion about the kinds of accommodations that can be made in this role can be had with the hiring manager prior to your application or after the interview process depending on your preference.

Our team can provide alternative formats to apply, make adjustments to the recruitment process and offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

If you are a person who requires adjustment and would like to request assistance, please contact Liz Akerboom on 02 8239 2355 or via MHNSWRecruitment@mhnsw.au.

For more information, please visit:

Information on some of the different types of disabilities

Information on adjustments available for the recruitment process

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

Location: The Rocks, AU

Posted Date: 10/1/2024