Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Full time, permanent role
• Salary: $200,000 + superannuation
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements, attractive paid leave provisions and professional development support offered
• Applications closing: Wednesday, 2 July, 11:59am AEST

Agency overview

Infrastructure Australia (IA) is an independent statutory body within the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio. 

Our mandate establishes us as the Australian Government’s independent advisor on nationally significant infrastructure investment planning and project prioritisation. We are a high performing organisation with an engaged, collaborative and flexible culture, and we are held in high regard by our peers and stakeholders. 

Our core values are fundamental to the way we work and are embedded across our products and processes.

Primary purpose of the role

The Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance role leads the development and continuous improvement of IA’s governance arrangements and risk management. The role supports and works closely with IA’s Executive team, advising and supporting on all aspects of governance, risk, legislation and policy compliance, oversight of legal advice, as well as act as IA’s Company Secretary, with oversight of all Commissioner and sub-committee meetings.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Fulfilling the role of Company Secretary, promoting good Governance across IA. Including:
  • Development and regular review of all Governance meeting charters, and assurance that all obligations are met by the relevant Committee under these Charters.
  • Working closely with the Executive Team, Chief of Staff, and EA to the Commissioners in the Co-ordination of all Commissioner and ARCC meetings and events.
  • Timely review of all Governance meeting papers prior to circulation to the CEO, including providing quality advice to the business for any identified improvements that can be made.
  • Production and distribution of all minutes for Commissioner and ARCC meetings.
  • Leading the induction and professional development of Commissioners and ARCC members.
  • Management of the annual attestation process for Commissioners and Executives.
  • Development and regular review of IA’s Governance and Integrity Frameworks.
  • Assisting the Commissioners with the appointment of the CEO and ARCC member roles as required.
  • Custodian of IA’s corporate seal.
• Managing Conflicts of Interest for all Commissioners, ARCC members and employees of IA.
• Ensure IA complies with all relevant statutory obligations, legal demands and ethical standards, and provide advice in relation to any gaps or improvements that can be made.
• Strengthen and expand governance and risk capabilities across IA through engagement and training, to support a strong and effective compliance and risk management culture.
• Leadership of the Risk Management Framework including regular review with the Executive of key organisational risks.
• Management of Freedom of Information application process in collaboration with business units and external legal counsel.
• Ownership of the privacy policy and processes including performing the role of Privacy Officer for IA.
• Ownership of the Public Interest Disclosure (PID) policy and process including performing a role of a PID authorised officer.
• Work closely with the Chief Digital and Data officer in relation to IA’s records management processes and compliance.
• Support the COO with the implementation of IA’s Business Continuity Framework application.
• Oversight and Management of all matters briefed to external lawyers by IA, including seeking, managing and being satisfied with advice. 

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or substantial experience gained in a similar role.
• Ability to provide advice on governance compliance and frameworks.
• Ability to interpret statutory obligations and provide appropriate advice.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to demonstrate and promote IA values of Dynamic, Connected and Purposeful. 

Benefits of working at Infrastructure Australia:

• We are committed to supporting employee health and wellbeing and offer a range of initiatives including genuine hybrid and flexible working arrangements to help you balance your professional and personal life
• Attractive leave provisions including 20 days paid annual leave, 15 days of paid Personal Leave, 18 weeks of Parental Leave for parents at full pay or 36 weeks at half pay (for eligible employees) and up to 3 additional days of paid leave when our offices close over the Christmas period. - applicable for perm roles or fixed term contract. Remove for Casual roles
• Professional Development support offered through extensive in-house training and external training/education support
• We have a positive, collaborative, respectful, innovative and inclusive culture evidenced by staff surveys which show that our employees feel empowered, autonomous and proud to work here.
• At IA we foster a safe an inclusive workplace where every individual can participate, learn and develop and be their authentic self, regardless of age, cultural background, First Nations status, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital or family status, religious belief or sexual orientation.
• IA is currently in the second phase, “Innovate” of our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), in this stage we are implementing systemic change in our organisation to support the mission of reconciliation for First Nations people. We are passionate about change and making progress towards better outcomes for First Nations people.

How to apply:

• Review the role description – Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Upload ONE document (Covering letter + Resume) via LinkedIn Job Post
• Closing Wednesday 2 July, 11:59am AEST
• For any questions regarding the recruitment please reach out to Jacob Young at careers@infrastructureaustralia.gov.au
   

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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