Senior Director, Governance & HR Strategy

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

Job summary

Attorney-General’s Department is seeking a senior leader to advance governance, risk management and workforce capability across the organisation. You will lead two critical functions that influence how risk is managed, capability is built and organisational resilience is strengthened.

You will report to the Assistant Commissioner, Strategy, Corporate Services and Registry Services, providing strategic advice on complex issues with significant operational and reputational considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance that supports confident decisions: Set the strategic direction for governance, enterprise risk and assurance, strengthening accountability, controls and visibility.
• Strengthen organisational resilience: Lead business continuity, resilience and preparedness, ensuring the organisation is equipped to respond to disruption, learn from experience and strengthen its ways of working.
• Shape workforce capability and effectiveness: Set the strategic direction for people, culture, workforce capability and organisational development, connecting workforce priorities with organisational performance and future needs.
• Lead specialist leaders and build capability: Lead the Manager, Governance and Manager, Human Resources, creating the conditions for specialist leaders and their teams to deliver high-quality advice, build capability and drive improvement.
• Strengthen policy, information management and governance: Shape organisational policy, records and information governance, ensuring leaders have reliable information, clear accountabilities and effective frameworks to support sound decisions and respond to change.

Job description

Attorney-General’s Department is seeking a senior leader to advance governance, risk management and workforce capability across the organisation. You will lead two critical functions that influence how risk is managed, capability is built and organisational resilience is strengthened.

You will report to the Assistant Commissioner, Strategy, Corporate Services and Registry Services, providing strategic advice on complex issues with significant operational and reputational considerations.