Director - Governance, Risk and Compliance

One purpose, one practice

We are public purpose sector specialists who support governments and their agencies, and not-for-profit organisations, to deliver services to Australians, helping to build more resilient, equitable, secure and prosperous communities. We are guided by our values of Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics.

Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices:

• Transformation
• Risk, Programs and Cyber
• Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure

The Team

Our Risk, Programs and Cyber (RPC) capability is a leader in trust-based services to the public sector, we are here to support clients whenever a concern or big decision arises. We support clients to achieve outcomes for communities that are increasingly seeking trusted sources of information around issues like organisational integrity, cyber risk, integrity of data, commitment to sustainability and climate change, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of transformation programs.

Our Governance, Risk and Compliance practice supports our clients to manage, optimise or mitigate risk in a proactive and sustainable way. We work with clients to de-risk operations, programs and new initiatives through upfront advice and establishment, ensuring risk awareness is built in by design, and delivering assurance and compliance services

The Role

In this role, you will create value by:

We are seeking a highly motivated GRC Leader who is passionate about working with public purpose clients, and helping to build more equitable, resilient, secure and prosperous communities. In this role, you will create value by:

• Leading complex engagements across multiple government and for-purpose clients, leveraging industry-leading thinking with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Working closely with government and for-purpose clients to provide advice, implementation, and assurance over program design, processes, controls and tools for effective governance, risk, and compliance management.
• Developing and providing leadership over local and national governance, risk and compliance capability initiatives
• Supporting the professional growth and development of our team through the sharing of experiences, development of technical skills, mentoring, and career management advice
• Building relationships across Scyne Advisory's capabilities to leverage the whole of company capability to drive client value
• Providing expertise on matters of risk management, corporate governance, business processes, controls and compliance across a range of public sector industries and clients
• Developing the skills and capabilities of our junior team members through providing effective on the job training
• Supporting business development through contributing to the preparation of Request for Tender responses and development of thought-leadership material.

About You

Aligned to our values, you're collaborative in nature and love working in and celebrating as a team. You respect and care for your colleagues and are curious about others' views and reflect on the impact we have on others.

You have a growth mindset. You're interested in asking questions to challenge our thinking and love new ideas and trying new things. You're curious about and able to put yourself in the clients' shoes; you earn and value the trust placed in us.

You're someone who does what you say you'll do, and you do the right thing when no-one is looking, and you call it when you feel something isn't quite right.

Technically, you likely bring to the position:

• A deep appreciation of our government and for-purpose client's most pressing challenges, and clear perspectives on how those challenges can be met with contemporary governance, risk, and compliance solutions, supported by evidence-based practices.
• Minimum years of demonstrated governance, risk and compliance experience, preferably serving the government and for purpose clients or in a professional services environment
• Relevant qualifications, certifications or memberships (e.g. the Risk Management Institute of Australasia or Governance Institute).
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders across team members
• Working knowledge of risk management methodologies
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and presenting to client stakeholders
• Continuous learning mindset, staying informed and abreast of key trends, risks, developments and innovations that may impact our clients, our services or our ways of working.

• Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
• Flex working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us.
• Additional leave: a 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown also Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more
• Employee share options for every team member, reflecting our commitment to shared success and ownership.
• Smart Device reimbursement: Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That's why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: We'll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
• Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members.

Interested in working together or want to find out more?

If you too share our purpose of helping governments and their agencies build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities, then you should apply today.