About the Company
This Department provides unique, actionable and insightful intelligence to combat the threats Australia faces from transnational serious and organised crime.
About the role
As the Project & Governance Officer you’ll be responsible for supporting, coordinating and assisting with the management of all multi-jurisdictional governance arrangements for the Program and working with the Stakeholder Engagement Lead, ensuring all the programs governance needs are fully managed. The Governance Officer is a key member of the team that coordinates governance arrangements on behalf of the program and works effectively with a broad stakeholder community both internal and external to the program.
Role Responsibilities
- The preparation of correspondence, presentations, reports, briefs and other communications for project boards, governance bodies, management, and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Schedule, coordination and monitoring progress of key initiatives, including stakeholder engagement with the Program Technical Delivery and Sustainment group
- Working through complex issues based on assessments of a range of evidence to inform resolution outcomes
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking routine tasks related to project support including daily administrative duties, records management, coordination of meeting activities and secretariat support for project and governance boards.
- Familiarity with PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Projects (MSP) frameworks
What is on offer
- The contract period is 12 months, with extension options.
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and highly skilled team
- Competitive remuneration package
To be eligible for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. Due to the work environment, our client has requested that all candidates are required to hold a current NV1 Security Clearance.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Submission closes by COB, Thursday 9th October 2025.
Please call Kandice Halls on 0480 002 461 for any further information . Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client-requested checks
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
