Governance Manager (Part time / Virtual office / Work from home)

Part time role: 20 hours per week

This role is responsible for managing a wide range of corporate governance requirements including coordination of the organisation’s risk, policy and compliance frameworks. The role also provides high level secretariat support to key organisation management teams and the Advisory to ensure broader corporate governance requirements are in place and well managed. 

Tasks & Responsibilities

Corporate Governance

Company Secretary

• Acting as Company Secretary and providing high level secretarial support to the Directors and Advisory Board

Corporate Governance

• Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations
• Provide advice and assistance with governance issues
• Lead the development of any terms of reference and appropriate governance structures to support objectives

Risk Management

• Manage the risk management framework
• Liaise with risk owners regarding risk management strategies to ensure a risk aware culture
• Coordinate regular risk reports to the Advisory Board

Policy

• Manage the policy framework including coordination of the policy library and document control
• Provide advice to policy owners regarding policy development and implementation
• Develop and manage a governance policy

Compliance

• Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations
• Prepare reports for the Advisory Board as required

Finance Function

• Cashflow forecasting to be prepared on a monthly basis
• Review and improve the design of the general ledger and project cost ledger to enable reliance on MYOB’s reporting functionality.
• Develop a finance manual detailing daily and month end tasks and processes
• Review calculation of payroll related taxes and super to ensure compliance to mitigate risk exposure
• Annual financial audit management
• Business/ Strategic planning with the management team
• Manager and advise on investments 

General Administration

• Manage contracts for suppliers and contractors
• Manage State and Federal charity licenses and reporting obligations
• Organise and minute Advisory Board Meetings including, Special General Meetings and the AGM
• Review Business Partner payments and liaise with Philanthropy Manager

Staff Management

• Management the small (4 people) Administration Team

Benefits and perks

• Work from home to maximise work/life balance
• Part time role to suit stay at home parents
• Job security in a time when travel/office based roles are more difficult to manage
• Job satisfaction working for an organisation making a real difference to Critically Endangered species, habitat conservation and indigenous communities
• Working with a dedicated team of professionals wanting to make a positive difference in the world