45002 – Legal & Governance Officer, Moranbah

Isaac Regional Council offers a wide range of exciting career and employment opportunities throughout the region.  Our vision is to energise the world and our mission is to feed, power and build communities.

An exciting opportunity exists for a permanent full time Legal & Governance Officer to join our Corporate, Governance and Financial Services Directorate in Moranbah.

The Legal & Governance Officer position is responsible for coordinating the legal services panel and support across the organisation, governance related activities and associated administrative tasks, and assist the Manager with facilitating internal reviews across Isaac Regional Council.

The successful candidate will have three (3) years of demonstrated experience and working knowledge of governance duties preferably in Local Government with exposure to legal services procedures.  Experience in a legal environment highly desirable.  In addition, the successful candidate will have relevant formal training in Business Studies, Legal and/or Administration.

Position Banding:

Level 4

Relevant formal training and/or studying towards qualifications in Business Studies, Legal, Administration or Government Studies is preferred, with experience or training in legal studies or a course dealing with government and/or legal principles;

Level 5-6

Tertiary qualifications in Business Studies, Legal, Administration or Government Studies, with experience or training in legal studies;​​​​​​​

For this position we offer:

Salary $72,122.22 to $83,087.01 per annum Nominally 72.5 hours per fortnight RDO in accordance with Council Policy 5 weeks annual leave @ 17.5% loading pro rata 12% super (in accordance with policy)

Position Description

For more details on this exciting position contact the Manager Governance and Corporate Services during business hours: Liza Perrett: (07) 4846 3385 or Mobile: 0438 034 473 or email [email protected]

To submit your application – please forward your selection criteria response (Item D Key Competencies of the Position Description), resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Please ensure ‘45002 Legal & Governance Officer’ is in the subject heading of your application.

IRC has the right to commence the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

Applications Close: Sunday 5 January 2020

Isaac Regional Council is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and disadvantaged job seekers are encouraged to apply. Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

Published: 20th December 2019