Chief Corporate Officer

• Direct report to Chief Executive
• Varied role scope across finance, risk and compliance, IT and data services and people and culture
• Join an organisation with a focus on safe, sustainable and affordable housing as a basic human right

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Chief Corporate Officer leads Hume's corporate services portfolios- digital transformation, AI, IT and Data, Finance, People and Culture, Risk and Compliance, Governance and Legal to ensure strong organisational capability, financial sustainability and good governance.

Hume is entering a new strategic phase focused on digital transformation, organisational excellence, financial sustainability and growth. The role sits within a streamlined and energised four-member Executive Leadership Team and is critical in integrating and modernising Hume's corporate functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction and integration of all corporate service portfolios.
• Oversee business transformation, digital/AI-enabled change and process optimisation.
• Drive financial sustainability, investment strategy and capital management.
• Lead People & Culture strategy, workforce capability and organisational culture.
• Oversee governance, legal, risk and compliance frameworks and support the CEO and Board.

Hume is entering a phase of significant growth and unprecedented opportunity, and requires a Chief Corporate Officer who can help shape and execute complex financial strategies – structuring deals, managing capital, and overseeing risk (understanding funding mechanisms in relation to government, investors and partners).

The second critical dimension is in digital and organisational transformation. The successful individual needs to have a proven track record of driving standardisation, automation and integration of corporate systems and processes, to simplify how the business operates and how users access information. The role will involve integration and uplift of the new core operating platform.

Hume is seeking a senior executive with experience across multiple corporate portfolios in complex, regulated environments: such as community services, health, aged care, higher education, government. Broader development infrastructure, utilities, or not-for-profit leadership experience is also relevant.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, finance, law, governance, technology or related discipline.
• CPA/CA and/or legal practising certificate preferred.
• MBA or similar desirable.

Hume's offices are based in Fairfield, Telopea, Maitland, and Raymond Terrace. Hume is a flexible employer operating within a hybrid working environment (2-3 days from the office).

ABOUT HUME COMMUNITY HOUSING (HUME)

Hume Community Housing's (Hume) purpose is to create opportunities for people to prosper.

Hume is a leading community housing provider that houses 1 in every 1000 NSW residents. Hume owns and/or managers over 4,500 affordable rental homes, throughout metropolitan Sydney and regional NSW. Hume builds new properties, manages tenancies for owners and provides services and support to meet diverse customer and community needs.

From essential workers to young people, families, people with disability, senior citizens, people experiencing homelessness and women fleeing family violence, Hume creates opportunities for all of their customers to prosper.

Hume works in collaboration with customers and communities, listens to what they need so they can ensure their services are right and that they have the best experience. It's important that Hume's customers stay at the heart of what they do, and why they do it.

Hume's three strategic pillars are around growth, social impact and being a thriving organisation. Hume is a profit for purpose organisation and maximises it's social impact, whilst ensuring that the structure, systems and processes are effective and efficient.

Hume's wider team includes professionals across corporate services, real estate services, property development and construction, asset management, customer services, tenancy management and stakeholder management and partnerships. Hume also employs social impact specialists across case management, neighbourhood programs and community initiatives.

If you are passionate about social justice and consider access to safe, sustainable and affordable housing a basic human right, there has never been a more exciting time to join.

MORE INFORMATION

To obtain a copy of the Candidate Brief for this role, please visit:

To express interest, please send your application quoting
Ref No A006178
to Watermark Search International at We will reply to the email address used for your application.

For a confidential discussion, please call Bronwen Kerr or Jocelyn Hinder on

Closing date: 11:59PM AEDT on Sunday, 23 November 2025