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Grants, Contracts Administration, Financial – Torres Strait Regional Authority
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769995
- Agency: Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Job Title: Grants, Contracts Administration, Financial
- Position Number: T02019
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Sunday 14 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Thursday Island QLD, Cairns QLD
- Future Merit Locations: Thursday Island, Cairns
- Salary: $121,755 – $145,053
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Onsite)
About Torres Strait Regional Authority
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is a Corporate entity engaged in a wide range of programmes and service delivery
functions for the benefit of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the region.
Duties
- The Grants, Contracts Administration, Financial Governance and Assurance Manager will
- undertake duties that include, but are not limited to the following activities:
- Lead and manage a small team delivering grants and contracts administration, financial
- governance, and assurance functions, ensuring high quality timely outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with legislative, financial, and administrative frameworks, including PGPA Act
- as well as government decision making processes and agency policies, guidelines, and
- regulations.
- Implement and drive business improvement initiatives to strengthen financial policy, contract
- management, and grants management compliance, procedures, and frameworks.
- Coordinate and compile TSRA responses to central policy agencies on matters relating to
- financial governance, fraud and associated obligations.
- Engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities, build
- partnerships and achieve strategic outcomes.
- Manage complex stakeholder and customer relationships, proactively addressing issues and
- effectively managing expectations in a dynamic environment.
- Develop and deliver targeted communications and training to build staff capability and raise
- awareness of key financial obligations, processes and best practises.
- Oversee the evaluation and management of grant agreements, ensuring compliance with TSRA
- policies and procedures, commonwealth rules and guidelines, and providing sound
- recommendations to resolve issues relating to grants and grantees.
- Prepare high quality, complex correspondence and corporate documentation, including reports,
- submissions and briefing papers for the TSRA Board (through the CFO), on emerging issues and
- trends in financial governance, grants and contracts.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of business plans and strategic priorities.
- Lead and support risk assessment and risk management functions in accordance with relevant
- legislation and policy requirements.
- Manage procurement activities, ensuring compliance with applicable frameworks and achieving
- value for money outcomes.
- Maintain and improve policies and procedures, financial governance frameworks, controls and
- processes relating to contracts administration and grants.
- Monitor financial performance of programs and contracts including budget tracking, forecasting
- and variance analysis.
- Provide expert advice on grant eligibility, assessment methodologies, probity requirements and
- procurement management.
- Fraud and corruption framework development, monitoring and advise on improving the process.
- Support internal and external audit process and implement audit recommendations.
- Hand on experience in working with SAGE 300 or equivalent ERP software is preferred.
- Familiarity with AASB, financial and management accounting process is preferred.
- Build team capability by coaching staff, providing performance feedback, supporting conflict
- resolution and encouraging professional development.
- Exercise sound judgement, autonomy and initiative in managing team operations, allocating
- resources effectively and managing finances to achieve organisational objectives.
- Any other tasks as directed relating to the financial management.
Eligibility / Notes
- Identified Position
- Identified means the role involves working closely with Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal
- people, communities and service providers. You will require cultural competency including:
- Understanding of the issues affecting people and communities.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively
- Demonstrated capability and commitment to continue to develop cultural competency.
How to Apply
Position Contact Kannan Chakravarti, 07 40690 700
Agency Recruitment Site https://tsra.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home&CurATC=EXT&CurBID=62A
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