Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Commission’s internal audit, external audit, enterprise risk management, and fraud and corruption control functions.
- Lead the development and delivery of the Internal Audit and Assurance Plan, ensuring audit activities provide independent, risk-based assurance and support continuous improvement.
- Manage the Commission’s engagement with the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and internal stakeholders to coordinate external audit activities and facilitate the timely implementation of audit recommendations.
- Provide authoritative advice to the Executive, Commissioner, Audit and Risk Committee, and other governance forums on assurance, risk, audit, fraud and integrity matters.
- Build strong partnerships across the Commission to strengthen risk ownership, embed effective risk management practices, and support the proactive identification and treatment of strategic and operational risks.
- Maintain and continuously improve the Commission’s enterprise risk management framework, policies and reporting, fostering a robust risk culture and informed decision-making across the organisation.
- Lead the implementation and ongoing maturity of the Commission’s fraud and corruption control framework, including prevention, detection, response, investigation oversight, and compliance with legislative and Commonwealth requirements.
- Oversee fraud and corruption referrals, risk assessments, reporting obligations, and capability-building initiatives, while leveraging lessons learned and better practice across the Commonwealth to enhance governance,



assurance and integrity outcomes.

The occupant of the position:

- Has a positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability
- Has significant experience and/or in-depth understanding of risk management, internal audit, fraud control and investigations, corporate governance, performance and evaluation at an organisational wide level
- Demonstrate experiences engaging with boards, audit committees and senior executives
- Leads and inspires a team to achieve objectives with a focus on safety, staff wellbeing and high performance
- Upholds exemplary standards of service to clients and stakeholders
- Uses expert communication skills to provide advice and written guidance on complex issues and issues of strategic importance
- Undertakes complex analysis and interpretation and applies significant judgement in decision making
- Has highly developed organisational skills and the capacity to set priorities and draw linkages across functions
- This role may deal with distressing information. Occupants must be able to:
- Demonstrate resilience and an understanding of vicarious trauma
- Support others in dealing with distressing information.

It is desirable for the occupant of the position to have:

- Experience in Commonwealth Government and in particular delivering corporate/ enabling services within a Commonwealth entity would be highly regarded.
- Relevant professional memberships with the Institute of Internal Auditors, CPA/CA, Risk Management Institute of Australasia, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Governance Institute of Australia (or the ability to obtain and maintain these).

📌 Director, Audit, Fraud and Risk (Australia)
🏢 National Disability Insurance Scheme
📍 Australia