Director, Risk and Compliance

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia State Government Of Victoria, Australia Full time
Job Title: Director, Risk and Compliance

Join our team at Development Victoria as a Director, Risk and Compliance, and play a key role in shaping the organization's risk management strategy.

About the Role

As a Director, Risk and Compliance, you will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of risk management frameworks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving business resilience.

You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to establish trusted business partnerships, provide advice throughout project lifecycles, and lead the Risk, Environment, Safety, and Wellbeing team aligned with Development Victoria's values.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and oversee the risk management framework, ensuring regulatory and strategic alignment.
  • Lead the Risk, Environment, Safety, and Wellbeing team, driving business resilience, engagement, and process efficiency.
  • Provide leadership in embedding risk-thinking across all projects with the EPMO.
  • Deliver insightful reports with clear analysis to the Board, ARC, and executive teams.
  • Lead key initiatives, including the annual risk management attestation and risk workshop.
  • Ensure legislative compliance and provide training to meet OHSE responsibilities.
  • Investigate incidents and manage worker's compensation policies effectively.
  • Drive staff wellbeing through a psychosocial risk framework and monitor the EAP program.
  • Design and manage business continuity and emergency frameworks with annual testing plans.
  • Build strong relationships with emergency services and external stakeholders.
  • Use insights from incidents and trends to advise on vulnerabilities and exposures.
  • Ensure timely escalation of significant risks to the CEO or ARC when necessary.
  • Provide mentoring and leadership to support the growth of capability within the Risk & HSE team and broader organisation.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Business, Property, Construction, or Engineering.
  • Leadership experience managing a strategic risk and OHSE function.
  • Development, construction, infrastructure, engineering, or related sector experience, highly desirable.
  • Experience supporting and leading organisation-wide project and change management.
  • Facilitation, influencing, and stakeholder engagement experience.
  • Previous experience with Government or statutory authority, desirable, however not essential.
  • Previous management responsibility emergency and/or insurance management, commercial or financial management.
Employee Benefits
  • Study support.
  • Opportunity to participate in cross-functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives.
  • Novated leasing.
  • Purchase leave.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Technology salary sacrifice.
  • Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave.
  • Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance.
  • Modern onsite facilities.
Application Process

Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement; applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made.

At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself.

If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.

We respectfully request no agency approaches.

We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.



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