As08 Manager, Governance and Risk

**Department of State Development**
**Job reference**: 632139
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

The Department of State Development is working to shape South Australia’s future by driving economic growth.

Our role is to ensure that South Australia capitalises on the opportunities before us, to ensure that we are well-positioned to take advantage of the state’s significant economic opportunities.

Working at DSD will provide you with an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of some of the government’s major economic initiatives, and importantly, make a lasting positive difference and contribute to the prosperity of our state.

As a newly created agency, we are recruiting across several different roles to help drive our state forward, and we want you to join us on this journey.

We take pride in being an employer of choice and providing a work environment that is vibrant and rewarding for people of all levels.

Help us shape our state’s economic future and position South Australia on the national and global stage.

For more information about our agency, please visit:
Department of State Development | statedevelopment.sa.gov.au

**About the role**:
The Commercial and Governance Team provides advice relating to governance, general compliance and administrative policy matters, coordinates legal advice from Crown Solicitors office, provides general commercial advice on contracts and delivers the Department’s risk management, performance reporting, and Enterprise Planning functions.

The Manager, Governance and Risk is responsible for maintaining, improving, and ensuring implementation of, best practice frameworks across the Department, and providing advice regarding risk, governance, compliance, legislation and policy, and commercial contracts (or other agreements) to support delivery of the Department’s Strategic Objectives, Strategic Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Commercial, and General Advisory functions.

**Key Competencies**:

- Significant experience in producing high quality written products, such as: Complex reports, detailed advice to executives and leaders, briefing papers (Executive, Chief Executive and Minister), cabinet submissions and discussion papers and proposals.
- Experience in delivering strategic risk management, audit, governance and compliance activities and programs.
- Proven experience in developing, implementing, monitoring, and improving corporate governance frameworks, policies, practices and procedures.

**Remuneration**:
Competitive salary $115,817 - $120,189 plus superannuation

**Benefits**:
Bringing your talent to the Department of State Development will see you rewarded with a wide variety of benefits such as:

- A variety of leave arrangements
- Work-life balance with a flexible hybrid work arrangement
- Access to great customised training and career development opportunities

**Qualifications**:

- **Essential**: Nil
- **Desirable**: Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent, relevant professional experience in law, risk, management, business or governance.

**Special Conditions**:

- The role will be offered full-time (1.0 FTE), initial 24-month term contract.
- Satisfactory Department of Human Services Criminal History Check or National Police Check (NPC) required prior to employment.

**Enquiries**:
**How to Apply**:
Applicants are required to submit the following:

- Cover letter demonstrating the suitability for the role by addressing the key competencies (2 pages max)
- Curriculum Vitae (4 pages max)
- Prepare 3 referees (at least one should be current or recent line manager), to be provided on request.
- Pre-employment Declaration Form - find the attachment on the job advert.

**Applications close**: 18/11/2024 11:00 PM

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.