Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $225,000 - $290,600
Grade: VPS SES1
Occupation: Leadership and management
Location: Flexible
Reference: VG/50818807AUG
About the role
The Director, Risk and Assurance, you will provide strategic leadership across the department's risk, audit, insurance, business continuity, and portfolio governance functions. You will lead highly skilled teams delivering technical and advisory services to support the department's compliance, resilience, and performance assurance frameworks.
This role is responsible for overseeing whole-of-department governance policy and standards, and for managing high-value relationships with internal executives and key external stakeholders, including the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Victorian Public Sector Commission, and the Victorian Auditor-General's Office.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategy and Performance, the Director plays a key leadership role in embedding strong governance practices across the department, contributing to strategic outcomes, and supporting the Secretary and executive through expert advice and assurance.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
About the organisation
We employ approximately 6,300 staff, including around 600 seasonal staff, across more than 86 locations throughout Victoria, across energy, environment, climate action, water, agriculture, and resources portfolios.
Our challenge is to maintain Victoria's liveability, with a population expected to almost double by 2050, while responding to climate change and protecting our natural environment, infrastructure and heritage for future generations. We take a community-centered approach and involve communities and key stakeholders in decisions and policies that affect them and we collaborate across our portfolios to design and deliver services and programs.
This is a fixed term position available for a period of 12 months, as a backfill for parental leave. The work location for this position is flexible within Victoria with hybrid work arrangements available.
To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.
For further information, please refer to the attached position description or call Bronwyn Clarke on 0409 022 481 or email [email protected].
Applications close at midnight on Wednesday, 20 August 2025.
Other relevant information:
Preferred candidates will be required to:
For more information about the pre-screening requirements for this position, please refer to the position description.
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.
A Diverse, Inclusive and Flexible Workplace
DEECA welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and we focus on the essential requirements of the job and being consistent and fair in our treatment of all applicants. We also understand that a balanced life is important to our employees. Talk to us about our flexible options such as working some days from home, starting early or late, working part time, job sharing or accessing paid or unpaid leave.