Senior Advisor Governance
An opportunity has become available for a motivated individual to join the Business Continuity Management team as a Senior Advisor, Governance within the GRA Enterprise Risk & Compliance team.
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Temporary opportunity until 24 August 2028
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Clerk grade 9/10, Salary $133,348 - $146,945 per annum plus super
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Located in Sydney CBD (McKell)
- State of the art offices
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Wellbeing programs and resources available
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Excellent career development and learning development opportunities
About the role:
This role supports the Business Continuity Manager to strengthen the department’s resilience, readiness and governance practices across business continuity and crisis management. It will suit someone who is organised, collaborative and able to work across stakeholders to deliver practical outcomes in a dynamic environment.
In this role you will:
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Engage with stakeholders to understand business continuity and crisis management priorities and challenges, manage issues and support resolution
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Prepare and present briefings, committee papers, reports and governance documentation to support informed decision making
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Support the uplift of business continuity and crisis management governance practices and continuous improvement
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Work collaboratively across teams and functions to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes
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Contribute to a capable and professional team environment
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Support business continuity activities, including planning, documentation, training and exercise design and delivery
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Assist with incident and crisis response coordination, including governance, reporting and resource support.
To be successful in this role:
You will have strong stakeholder management skills, sound judgement, attention to detail and demonstrate the ability to:
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Manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines
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Analyse issues and provide practical, well-reasoned solutions
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Communicate clearly for different audiences
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Maintain high standards of accuracy, quality and confidentiality
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Deliver work aligned to best practice
You will also bring experience in business continuity and crisis management, including:
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Documentation review and analysis
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Training and awareness
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Exercise planning and delivery
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Incident and crisis response support
What we need from you:
Please ensure you have approval from your current Manager before applying for this position. Please submit your up-to-date CV and covering letter, there is no selection criteria to address.
Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $133348 base plus superannuation
For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Sandy Anderson via
[email protected].
Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.
A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.
Closing Date: Monday 7th September 2026 @10am
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