Governance, Legal & Risk Coordinator

Nedlands I I Full Time

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Governance, Legal & Risk Coordinator

Are you a legal professional ready to step away from billable hours and into a strategic advisory role within a high-performing team?

This is a unique opportunity for someone with litigation or legal advisory experience to pivot into a broad in-house governance and risk position, with plenty of scope to contribute across legal, compliance, and leadership areas.

Why You Will Love This Role:

Hybrid legal/governance opportunity – utilise your legal background in a broader context
Work directly with Executive Leadership
Enjoy meaningful work with community impact

About the Organisation: Located just minutes from Perth’s CBD, this organisation plays a pivotal role in supporting and enriching the surrounding community. With diverse operations and a proactive approach to legal compliance, governance, and risk, it offers a dynamic and stable environment to grow your career.

The Role: You will be the trusted internal advisor on matters of governance, legal compliance, and risk. Reporting to the CEO, you will work closely with both operational teams and leadership to ensure best practices are met across the board.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Leading governance and risk frameworks across the organisation
Providing legal guidance on operational and strategic matters
Coordinating external legal engagements and maintaining legal registers
Supporting executive leadership and elected officials with sound advice
Leading and mentoring a small team

What We Are Looking For: You are confident, articulate, and solutions-focused, with a commercial mindset and the ability to translate complex legal matters into clear guidance.

To be successful, you will bring:

A qualification in Law, Business, Management or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
Experience in legal advisory, governance, and/or risk management
Strong working knowledge of relevant legislation (Local Government exposure is a bonus)
Excellent communication, research, and relationship-building skills
Current National Police Clearance

What’s on Offer:

Permanent, full-time role (open to 4-day week for the right person)
$115K – $134K base salary (depending on experience) + up to 14% super
5 weeks annual leave + 12 weeks paid parental leave (primary carer)
Ongoing development & wellness initiatives including EAP, fitness benefits, and more
Salary packaging and novated leasing options

Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat with Ceara Plummer - [email protected] // 0861606207

Operating for over 20 years in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, people2people, Edge Recruitment, and Frog Recruitment are an award-winning recruitment group and HR solutions provider. As an inclusive workforce, we welcome everyone and encourage our employees, clients, and candidates to showcase their authentic selves.

Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request by phoning the above-mentioned recruitment consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.