Contract Duration:
ASAP Start - 30 June ****
Daily Rate:
$1,000 - $1,250 per day + Super
Location:
McKell Building, Sydney
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office, typically Tuesday and Wednesday, with occasional Friday attendance required)
Hours:
8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
Security Clearance:
NV1 Security Clearance required (or ability to obtain)
Director, Risk, Compliance and Safety
An exceptional opportunity exists for a senior Director, Risk, Compliance and Safety to lead a critical governance, assurance and organisational resilience function within a major NSW Government organisation responsible for supporting mission-critical communications infrastructure relied upon by emergency services and first responders across the state.
This is a highly visible executive leadership role responsible for enterprise risk, compliance, safety, protective security, business continuity and incident management across a large and complex operational footprint of approximately 700 sites statewide.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategy, Commercial and Risk, you will partner closely with Executive Leadership, the Audit & Risk Committee and Board, driving risk maturity, governance excellence and organisational resilience.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Risk Management
Lead and continuously improve the enterprise risk management framework.
Manage enterprise and project risk registers, risk appetite statements and risk reporting.
Monitor emerging risks and develop mitigation strategies across operational and strategic functions.
Drive a strong risk culture throughout the organisation.
Board and Audit & Risk Committee Reporting
Prepare and present high-quality Board and Audit & Risk Committee papers.
Provide strategic advice on enterprise risk, governance and assurance matters.




Lead risk assurance activities and executive reporting.
Drive maturity and consistency in governance reporting and risk oversight.
Compliance and Governance
Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and policy obligations.
Lead organisational compliance frameworks and assurance activities.
Coordinate audits and oversee the implementation of audit recommendations.
Promote governance best practice and continuous improvement.
Safety Leadership
Oversee Work Health and Safety (WHS) strategies, frameworks and reporting.
Monitor incidents, investigations, corrective actions and safety performance.
Lead initiatives that support a positive safety culture across office, operational and field-based environments.
Ensure compliance with all applicable safety legislation and standards.
Protective Security
Lead protective security programs, frameworks and operational practices.
Manage security clearance processes and personnel security requirements.
Maintain relationships with relevant government security agencies and stakeholders.
Ensure security risks are appropriately identified, managed and reported.
Business Continuity & Incident Management
Lead Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) programs.
Facilitate crisis management exercises and organisational resilience initiatives.
Chair Incident Management Teams and coordinate responses to significant operational incidents.




Drive improvements in incident management capability and organisational preparedness.
Leadership
Lead and develop a team of approximately 5 direct reports within a broader team of approximately 30 staff.
Build capability across risk, compliance, safety and governance functions.
Foster collaboration, accountability and high performance.
Essential Experience
Extensive senior leadership experience in enterprise risk management.
Proven experience preparing and presenting reports to Boards and Audit & Risk Committees.
Solid understanding of governance, compliance, assurance and risk frameworks.
Experience leading organisational risk maturity and capability uplift programs.
Demonstrated experience managing teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement and executive reporting skills.
Ability to operate effectively within a complex, high-profile environment.
Highly Desirable
Experience within critical infrastructure, telecommunications, emergency services, utilities, defence or government environments.
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) experience.
Incident Management Team (IMT) leadership experience.
Protective security and security clearance management experience.
Experience working with external security, intelligence or regulatory agencies.
Key Challenges
Providing strategic oversight of risk, compliance and safety across approximately 700 operational sites.
Delivering high-quality Board and Audit & Risk Committee reporting.
Managing complex and evolving enterprise risks across operational and corporate environments.
Balancing strategic governance priorities with operational incident response requirements.
Driving organisational maturity across risk management, compliance, safety and resilience frameworks.
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