AO6 Senior Advisor (Governance)

About the Company

We are working with a state government client who is seeking experienced Senior Advisor to join their team to support the Manager & Principal Team to ensure good governance and delivery is of high quality in a faced-paced project delivery environment.


About the Role

· Assist in implementing and maintaining governance systems that ensure compliance with project and departmental standards.

· Prepare governance reports and provide secretariat support for senior-level meetings, including agendas, minutes, and action tracking.

· Track project risks, issues, and performance metrics, ensuring timely escalation and mitigation strategies.

· Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure governance processes are understood and consistently applied.

· Oversee document control and information management for governance records, registers, and reporting materials.

· Managing project governance activities including Steering Committee secretariat duties and reviewing and updating various governance forums terms of reference and decision registers.

· Preparing high quality executive correspondence including briefing papers, information packs, and submissions.

· Supporting the project leadership team with managing interfaces with related projects including reviewing governance papers for interfacing projects.

· Manage project reporting and coordinate content input from team members.

· Support the team and Manager with project procurement and recruitment activities.


About you

· High level literacy skills to facilitate professional, clear and concise written and verbal communication, including an adaptive communication style targeting different audiences and communication mediums.

· Possession of a formal tertiary qualification and/or substantial experience in an advisory capacity, specifically in program/project delivery, policy and strategy development, and communication within a comparable organisation is highly desirable.

· High level administration and organisation skills.

· Experience within Queensland Government preferable.


The Benefits

· $77.02 to $82.40 per hour + Super (PAYG Agency Contractor)

· Contract up to June 2026

· Brisbane, CBD

· Monday to Friday, Full time hours (36.25 hrs)


How to Apply

Please apply by uploading your current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx).

If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Alana Hunter ( alana.hunter@davidsonwp.com ) and Natalee Thorpe ( Natalee.Thorpe@davidsonwp.com ) and & quoting reference JN -112025-41718

Otherwise, please APPLY ONLINE so we don’t miss your application!