Senior Manager Governance & Legal

Lifetime Support Authority; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 123,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Job summary

The Lifetime Support Authority in Adelaide seeks a senior governance, legal and risk leader to shape and strengthen our framework and provide strategic advice to the Executive and Board on governance, compliance and policy.

You will lead a team of six, oversee board secretariat services, internal audit programs, policy development, legislative compliance, risk management and FOI; and collaborate with Crown Solicitor's Office and other agencies.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing diverse teams in governance, compliance, risk and legal functions.
• Detailed knowledge of governance frameworks and legislative obligations in a public sector context.
• Experience developing and implementing policy and interpreting legislation.
• Experience influencing Executives and Boards on governance matters.
• Track record delivering complex organisational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, legal, compliance and risk management framework.
• Provide strategic advice to Executive and Board on governance and policy.
• Oversee Board and Committee secretariat services and internal audit programs.
• Develop and review policy, legislative compliance and risk management processes.
• Coordinate Freedom of Information, records and information management and legal advisory services.
• Collaborate across the organisation and with external stakeholders, including Crown Solicitor's Office.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Policy development

Strategic advice

Stakeholder engagement

Project delivery

Job description

In this influential role, you will lead in shaping and strengthening our governance, legal, compliance and risk management framework. You will provide strategic leadership and expert advice to our Executive and Board on governance, legislative compliance, legal matters, risk management and organisational policy.

Leading a team of six experienced professionals, you will oversee the delivery of critical governance and legal functions, including Board and Committee secretariat services, internal audit programs, policy development and review, legislative compliance, risk management, Freedom of Information, records and information management, and legal advisory services. In doing this you will work across the organisation and with key external stakeholders, including the Crown Solicitor's Office and other South Australian Government agencies.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job & Person Specification.

The experience we are looking for…

To be successful in our position you will have:

Leadership experience managing diverse teams and fostering a high- performance culture, ideally leading governance, compliance, risk and legal functions.

Detailed knowledge of governance frameworks, legislative obligations and compliance requirements, ideally within a statutory or public sector environment.

Proven experience developing, and implementing policy and interpreting legislation.

Experience influencing and advising Executives, Boards or similar governance bodies.

A strong track record of leading and delivering complex projects and organisational initiatives.

If you don't meet all these requirements, but think you would be great at this job, we'd still like to hear from you.

Now, a bit about who we are …

The Lifetime Support Authority (LSA) delivers the Lifetime Support Scheme (LSS) which funds necessary and reasonable treatment, care and support for people who sustain serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident on South Australian roads, regardless of fault.

As a team, we are passionate about our contribution and committed to our vision: Making a difference in the lives of LSS Participants, who are at the centre of what we do.

Our person-centred approach extends to our people; we offer attractive, modern offices in Adelaide's CBD as well as opportunities to work from home; a dynamic, supportive, and flexible work environment and we value empathetic and thoughtful like-minded people, as much as we value skill set. Our people are important to us and encouraged to flourish through professional development opportunities. As we grow, so do our people.

Check out the benefits available to you as an LSA employee here and click here to hear what our people have to say about working at the LSA.

Position Conditions: Full-time, ongoing opportunity. Requests for Part-time will be considered.

Remuneration: SM1 ($144,421) + Superannuation.

All applications are to be submitted by Sunday 27th of September 2026 at 11:59pm.

Diversity & Inclusion

The LSA is committed to a diverse, accessible, and inclusive workplace, to enable us to reflect our community and to achieve better decisions and results for LSS participants. We welcome applications from people with disabilities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, young and mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

Flexibility Statement

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.