Associate Director Governance and Human Resources

Attorney-General's Department – Official; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Attorney‑General’s Department seeks an Associate Director, Governance and Human Resources in Adelaide CBD. The role leads governance, risk, workforce capability and organisational resilience, reporting to the Assistant Commissioner.

You will shape policy, provide strategic advice on complex issues, and influence organisation-wide priorities across two critical functions. This senior leadership position requires substantial experience in governance, risk or HR-related functions, delivering

Qualifications

• Substantial experience across governance, risk, human resources or comparable functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, enterprise risk and assurance, strengthening accountability and visibility of key issues.
• Lead business continuity, resilience and preparedness for disruption.
• Shape workforce capability and organizational development aligning with performance and future needs.
• Lead specialist leaders and teams to deliver high-quality advice and drive improvement.
• Shape organizational policy, records and information governance to support sound decisions.

Job description

Associate Director Governance and Human Resources

Reference 2H89BDB0

External Vacancy – Open to Everyone

Division: Consumer Business Services

Location: Adelaide CBD

Salary Range: $144,421

Classification: SSSM01

Engagement Type: Ongoing

Closing Date: 27 Oct 2026

Role Highlights

• Adelaide CBD location with easy access to public transport and amenities
• Newly created leadership role with organisation-wide influence
• Senior Leadership role in a specialist team in SA Public Sector

Shape governance, workforce capability andorganisational resilience in a newly created senior leadership role withorganisation-wide influence.

As Associate Director, Governance and HumanResources, you will lead two critical functions that influence how theorganisation manages risk, builds capability and responds to change. This newly created senior leadership role provides a rare opportunity to shape organisational direction, strengthen accountability and ensure leaders have the insight, frameworks and capability to make confident decisions.

Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner, Strategy, Corporate Services and Registry Services, you will provide strategic advice on complex issues, with decisions often carrying significant operational, legal, financial and reputational considerations.

Your key areas of focus will include:

• Lead governance thatsupports confident decisions:
  Set thestrategic direction for governance, enterprise risk and assurance,strengthening accountability, controls and visibility of the issues that mattermost.
• Strengthenorganisational resilience:
  Leadbusiness continuity, resilience and preparedness, ensuring the organisation isequipped to respond to disruption, learn from experience and strengthen itsways of working.
• Shape workforcecapability and effectiveness:
  Set thestrategic direction for people, culture, workforce capability andorganisational development, connecting workforce priorities with organisationalperformance and future needs.
• Lead specialist leadersand build capability:
  Lead theManager, Governance and Manager, Human Resources, creating the conditions forspecialist leaders and their teams to deliver high-quality advice, buildcapability and drive improvement.
• Strengthen policy,information management and governance:
  Shapeorganisational policy, records and information governance, ensuring leadershave reliable information, clear accountabilities and effective frameworks tosupport sound decisions and respond to change.

We are seeking a senior leader who brings strategic judgement, strong executive advisory skills and the ability to lead through complexity.

To thrive in this role, you will need substantial experience across governance, risk, human resources or comparable functions to influence organisation-wide priorities, advise executives on complex matters and turn insight into practical and sustainable outcomes.

Special Conditions

• National Police Check required.
• Some out of hours work may be required.
• Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.

For more information, please see attached Job & Person Specification

The Attorney‑General’s Department (AGD) is a key portfolio within the South Australian Government, employing more than 1,900 staff. AGD delivers high‑level legal services and advice to Ministers and government agencies, provides specialist policy support, oversees regulation and compliance functions, and delivers essential services directly to the community.

Consumer and Business Services (CBS) is a division of the Attorney-General’s Department and is responsible for protecting consumers, supporting and regulating businesses and recording significant life events for South Australians. CBS is customer focused and flexible in its activities, providing accessible information and services.

Contact Us

Enquiries to Kellie Lambert, Acting AC, Business and Transformation

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.