CareerPlan

Council Governance Lead

Thorndon, WellingtonFull-time2026-10-17 → 2026-11-03
On-site

Core

Internal governance lead and professional secretariat for the Nursing Council of New Zealand, supporting the Chair, committees, and members to ensure safe nursing practice and public health protection.

Role type

Senior governance practitioner (professional secretariat)

Builds

Governance systems, meeting processes, and decision records for a health professional regulator

Domain

Health regulation / Public sector governance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Governance cycle management, conflict of interest registers, action tracking, high-quality minute taking, governance paper review, stakeholder relationship building, regulatory framework knowledge

Preferred skills

Professional governance training, legal/policy framework understanding

Responsibilities

Manage governance cycle and forward workplans, coordinate agendas and papers, maintain governance controls (conflicts of interest, action registers), produce high-quality minutes, support senior leaders in preparing governance material, embed good governance practice across the organisation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC