Manager, Risk, Assurance and Reviewable Decisions

**SafeWork NSW - Manager, Risk, Assurance and Reviewable Decisions - Governance and Assurance Directorate**

**Grade**:State Team Coordinator
**Duration**:Ongoing, Full-Time
**Starting salary**:$148,966 - $150,372***
**Location**:Gosford or Parramatta, NSW
**Applications Close: Monday 18th November 2024 (9:59AM)**

**About SafeWork NSW**
SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to protect NSW workers by preventing and reducing work related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses by securing compliance with work health and safety and associated legislation.
SafeWork NSW is undergoing an exciting and important period of transformation as we establish the organisation as a modern, strong and standalone Work Health and Safety Regulator.

**About the team**
This role is an exciting opportunity to uphold SafeWork regulatory responsibilities, leading a team implementing and monitoring organisation risk and assurance frameworks focusing on regulatory practices and processes. The team are also responsible for conducting internal reviews of regulatory and authorisation decisions made by SafeWork NSW under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

**Your responsibilities will include**
- Building internal risk capability, tools and support resources
- Undertaking internal audit functions.
- Corporate Governance, including PIDs (fraud and corruption), Conflicts of Interests, ethics and code of conduct.
- Establish and monitor compliance, risk, and quality assurance policies, processes, and standards to maintain operational integrity.

**About you**
- Ability to balance competing demands, whilst maximising business outcomes and driving continuous improvement
- Passion for Workplace Safety and with an appreciation of risk-based compliance and contemporary regulatory frameworks.
- Experience in delivering compliance programs, guiding staff on appropriate enforcement activities
- An effective communicator, capable of providing objective and independent advice while maintaining a focus on achieving operational excellence.
- Committed to developing risk management capabilities and driving continuous improvement in corporate governance practices.
- Work a 38-hour working week, including some weekends and participate in the After-Hours Emergency Response Service
- Receive an attractive salary package along with the required tools of the trade, including a vehicle with access to private use (currently at a cost of approximately $210 per fortnight)
- Be able to access flexible working conditions within operational requirements

**To be successful, you wil**l have**:

- Demonstrated experience in leading regulatory staff within government compliance/enforcement areas
- Outstanding people leadership and communication skills with the ability to provide strategic direction to a team within a dynamic and changing regulatory operating environment, and drive a high-performance culture
- A strong commitment to, and be an advocate for, leading the strategic and operational direction of the business to align with organisational objectives
- The ability to build relationships with stakeholders and industry groups and collaborate with aligned agencies
- High level strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with accountability to identify and manage emerging business issues and recommend appropriate solutions

**Essential requirements**
- Ability to travel, work remotely and out of usual business hours
- Hold an NSW ‘C’ class drivers' licence with a satisfactory safe driving record and a requirement to maintain the safe driving record throughout employment
- Satisfactory criminal record check
- Satisfactory medical assessment capacity regarding physical and psychological impacts of the inherent duties of the role

**How to Apply**
- You should also include an up-to-date resume (of no more than five pages)
- A copy of your current online driving record from Service NSW
- A copy of your current demerit points from Service NSW

**Any questions about this role?**

Salary Grade STTEAMCO, with the base salary for this role starting at $148966 base plus superannuation

**Closing Date: 18th November 2024 (9:59AM)**

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