Manager Office of Executive Strategy

Publicskillsaustralia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicskillsaustralia is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Office of Executive Strategy, working across the CEO and Executive team to govern processes, risk, and performance. The role oversees governance groups, annual reporting, and the DEWR grant framework, coordinating papers, briefs, and minutes while promoting fiscal responsibility.

You will manage resources, escalate critical issues, and build relationships with staff while maintaining confidentiality in a fast-paced, private services

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience at a high level (board-facing, strategic oversight).
• Strong problem-solving using systems thinking in complex environments.
• Ability to assess contracts, risk and compliance for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Experience managing a team and guiding cross-functional work.
• Proven project management across multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Flexibility and responsiveness to changing priorities.
• Experience in service-focused private companies.
• Experience supporting multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced setting.
• Understanding of governance, risk and project management environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead CEO projects across the company, its processes, systems and finances.
• Collaborate with the Executive Advisor, CEO and Executives to support the company.
• Manage the Office of Executive Strategy and associated resources.
• Act as an escalation point for risk and compliance issues with appropriate responses.
• Provide guidance for the Executive Advisor and CEO.
• Coordinate drafting of papers, minutes, submissions and briefings for the Board and governance groups.
• Coordinate annual reports, governance statements, and performance metrics.
• Lead internal audit activities to proactively manage risk.
• Attend to other duties as required.

Skills

Senior management

Systems thinking

Risk & compliance

Team leadership

Project management

Confidential information

Adaptability

Private service sector

Fast-paced environment

Governance coordination

Job description

Salary of $164,443 + 15.4 % superannuation

Responsibilities

• Work on CEO projects and activities, requiring work across the company, its processes and systems and finances.
• Work closely with the Executive Advisor, CEO and other Executives to support the company.
• Manage the Office of Executive Strategy and associated human and financial resources.
• Act as an escalation point for urgent, complex or highly sensitive risk and compliance issues, determining appropriate responses and the need for escalation to the Executive Advisor and or CEO.
• Actively solve problems and provide guidance for the Executive Advisor and CEO.
• Manage the Board and other governance groups by coordinating the drafting of papers, minutes, paper packs, submissions, briefings, presentations and correspondence at the request of the Executive Advisor and CEO.
• Manage compliance, performance and risk by preparing for the annual year in review meeting and coordinating the Annual Report, Annual Corporate Governance Statement and Progress Reports and company performance metrics.
• Lead internal audit activities to proactively manage risk for the company.
• Other reasonable duties as may be required.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated experience at a senior management level.
• Excellent problem-solving skills using systems thinking.
• Ability to assess systems, contracts risk and compliance to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a team.
• Ability to project manage multiple priorities at any given time, with an eye for detail.
• Experience dealing with confidential and sensitive information.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, adaptable and responsive to changing priorities and work items.
• Experience working within service-focused private companies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced dynamic environment supporting multiple stakeholders.
• A working understanding of one or more of the following work environments:
• Project management
• Risk and compliance
• Governance.
• Experience working within service-focused private companies.

The Manager Office of Executive Strategy is responsible for managing relevant governance groups and compliance with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Grant Agreement. They will identify and monitor strategic risk and undertake proactive problem-solving activities that may include system changes, changes to expenditure, changes to processes and audits of identified areas within the company. Their primary deliverables include preparation for the annual year in review meeting, coordination of the Annual Report and the Annual Corporate Governance Statement. They are also the steward of risk and performance and will support the implementation of the company risk framework and coordinate progress reporting against the Strategic and Business Plans of the company and the Grant Performance Framework of DEWR. The position will be required to promote and support the vision of the Board, the outcomes of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Reform program and ensure robust compliance, good governance, fiscal responsibility and adherence to federal requirements. The position is required to build and maintain strong relationships with all staff within the company.

Applications will be processed as they are received, interviews and appointment may occur before the end date.