Senior Manager, Assurance

Job Description

Department of Justice and Community Safety Applications close Monday 17 February 2025 at 11.59PM Overview Work type: Full time Salary: $134,593 - $180,115 Grade: VPSG6 Occupation: Regulatory Governance and Compliance Location: CBD Reference: VG/D02528FEBRUARY2025At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place. We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you. The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon. If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad. About the Role: An exciting 12-month opportunity to join the Department of Justice and Community Safety's Assurance leadership team, leading the delivery of a robust assurance framework for the department, ensuring the branch is on track and delivering key priorities to the expected level of quality and leading a range of strategic projects for the branch. Some of your duties will include: Providing authoritative professional advice and leadership in relationship management and advisory services to the executive, business unit leaders and cross-functional teams leading and contributing to departmental assurance activities. Leading the development and ongoing management of an assurance framework for the department, including governance, assurance and reporting. Leading and managing the implementation of processes and quality control systems to manage the Assurance branch's work program, including tools to prioritise and track key priorities, major projects and recurrent activities, and ensuring increased demand from Corrections Victoria is appropriately prioritised. About You: As our ideal candidate, you will possess: A wealth of experience in managing complex programs in a government environment with significant concurrent activity and continuous change. Significant knowledge of Victorian State government governance obligations and environment and how government activities operate within that context. Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal). Experience in working at a senior level in supporting ministerial, parliamentary and/or departmental functions and processes. Qualifications/Requirements: A relevant tertiary qualification / experience is desirable. Relevant experience in a government role is preferred. How to Apply: Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats. The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Depending on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles). IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT: The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work. Applications close Monday 17 February 2025 at 11.59PM #J-18808-Ljbffr