Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Compliance

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice in Melbourne, Victoria, seeks a Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Compliance to provide strategic leadership of the department's enterprise compliance function. You will identify, monitor and report obligations, strengthening oversight, governance and accountability while supporting executive leadership to manage risks and inform decisions.

You will lead the department's compliance function, helping teams meet their legal duties and keep senior leaders informed.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience are desirable.
• Strong experience managing complex programs in government, with changing needs and competing tasks.
• Sound understanding of Victorian Government rules, systems and ways of working.
• Experience supporting senior leaders with ministerial, parliamentary or department work.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build trust, guide change and work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the department's enterprise compliance oversight and reporting.
• Strengthen governance and accountability through assurance and improvement initiatives.
• Inform executive leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Lead major projects to improve compliance systems, reporting and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

• Lead the work that helps keep the department on track.
• Guide teams to meet their legal and policy duties.
• Work with senior leaders to manage risks and improve oversight.
• Enjoy an ongoing leadership role with a lasting impact across Victoria.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning $142,790 - $191,084 per year, plus super.

About us

Corporate Strategy and Delivery (CSD) deliver essential corporate and enabling services that support the department to operate efficiently and effectively, including people, safety and culture, finance, procurement, strategic communication, technology, infrastructure, risk, audit, governance and sustainability.

Data, Performance and Governance (DPG) support the Chief Operating Officer by providing a strong evidence base to enable effective policy development, organisational management and the delivery of justice and community safety services in Victoria.

What you will do

The Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Compliance provides strategic leadership of the department's enterprise compliance function, ensuring legislative, regulatory and policy obligations are effectively identified, monitored and reported. The role strengthens enterprise oversight, governance and accountability through compliance reporting,assurance and improvement initiatives, while supporting executive leadership to manage compliance risks, emerging obligations, organisational performance and informed decision-making.

As a Senior Program Manager, enterprise compliance, you will lead the department's compliance function. You will help teams meet their legal duties and keep senior leaders informed.

You will:

• lead the oversight of the department's legal, policy and regulatory duties
• build strong working ties across the department and improve compliance skills
• track compliance issues, risks and trends and report key findings
• give clear expert advice to senior leaders and committees to support sound decisions
• lead major projects to improve compliance systems, reporting and accountability

About you

Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience are desirable. You can apply with the right skills and experience.

You should also have:

• strong experience managing complex programs in government, with changing needs and competing tasks
• a sound understanding of Victorian Government rules, systems and ways of working
• experience supporting senior leaders with ministerial, parliamentary or department work
• strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build trust, guide change and work across teams

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Charlotte Bartrum-Terrill at ***************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

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The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.