Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Compliance

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Compliance to provide strategic leadership of the department's enterprise compliance function, ensuring legislative, regulatory and policy obligations are identified, monitored and reported.

You will lead major projects to improve compliance systems, report findings, support executive decision-making, and guide teams to strengthen accountability.

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 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

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Governance

Policy knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC

• 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.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Child safe statement of commitment

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.