Director of Assurance and Risk Management

1 month ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time

The Role

The Director of Assurance and Risk Management for the Defence Digital Group will lead a team to provide timely and accurate advice to senior leaders, intervene before risks or issues occur, and report on ANAO and Defence Integrity findings.

You will be responsible for:

  • Providing on-demand advice on risk, assurance audit, and performance management, and supporting the Defence Digital Group with risk, audit, and assurance activities.
  • Establishing an active assurance and internal audit system and being the centralised point to coordinate risk and audit assurance activities for the Defence Digital Group.
  • Enhancing the management of risk within the Defence Digital Group to actively manage operational and enterprise-level risks aligned with Defence priorities.
  • Formulating repeatable and reportable performance measures to ensure that the Defence Digital Group is achieving required outcomes outlined in the Defence Digital Group Business Plan and under the Chief Information Officer's Strategic Accountabilities and Responsibilities.
  • Conducting internal reviews to provide a performance view of all Defence Digital Group operations, including project and program performance.

This is a highly visible and influential role, with the successful candidate required to conduct regular health checks on the Defence Digital Group, report on our success factors, and assist senior leaders in identifying vulnerabilities from emerging risks.

About our Team

Do you want to be part of an agile, capable workforce that will manage best-in-class sovereign capabilities that will form the digital spine for Defence to fight and win in the digital age?

We have a defined scope, a refined vision, and structural improvements that will not only better enable us to deliver ICT at the speed our strategic environment demands, but that will also give our people greater opportunity to build or round out their skills and experience.

  • If you are seeking to work in a fast-paced dynamic team with an inclusive and supportive working environment that values your contribution, supports your professional development, and provides flexible working options, then the Defence Digital Group is the place for you.
  • A competitive remuneration and leave package and 15.4% superannuation.
  • You have the opportunity to build and work on modern, best-in-class global platforms as we empower people to design, deliver, and sustain digital capability using agile methodologies.
  • The Defence Digital Group and Defence are full of exciting work opportunities you will not find anywhere else. You can have multiple careers within the one organisation, with sites in all States and Territories.
  • A range of roles with career paths for each, especially where Digital Professionals can remain working 'on the tools' even as they progress without the need to move into 'management'.
  • We invest heavily in developing the expertise of our people in their chosen field to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to work with inspiring leaders and in great teams to deliver essential military capability.
  • We know that as much as you may love your job, it is important to be able to get away. We provide generous leave entitlements for whatever happens in life.
  • We provide a range of wellbeing programs dedicated to supporting you and your family through whatever work and life have to offer.
  • You have free access to fitness facilities such as gymnasiums at most sites nationally, to support your mental and physical health.
  • We offer flexible and agile ways of working to empower you to work in a way that reflects your circumstances and your lifestyle.
  • Defence offers free parking at many Defence sites.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our EL 2 Defence Digital Group Director roles exercise independence, have demonstrated excellent leadership skills within a diverse and integrated workforce of capability-focused professionals, and are responsible for achieving complex risk, audit, and assurance deliverables.

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • An excellent understanding of Australia's strategic policy.
  • Extensive work experience with risk, audit, and assurance.
  • An understanding of the requirements of risk, audit, and assurance within the public sector (including working with ANAO findings).
  • Exceptional leadership qualities and capabilities to lead a team to achieve outcomes.
  • Outstanding communication, planning, and relationship-building skills to work across all stakeholder levels.
  • Experience providing guidance to senior-level officials.
  • Proven experience of being a trusted advisor to senior Government officials. Most importantly, you must be a strong and flexible leader, and thrive in a dynamic environment.
  • Additional professionalisation, training, and development will be offered to successful candidates.

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