Strategic Head of Governance, Risk & Performance

The Australian War Memorial; Canberra; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian War Memorial seeks a Head of Governance, Risk and Performance to lead enterprise governance across the organisation, ensuring compliance with legislative and whole-of-government requirements. You will advise the Executive, Council and Minister, and drive performance reporting and risk management at a whole-entity level.

You will engage senior stakeholders, shape policy, and lead a high-performing team within Corporate Services.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading enterprise governance frameworks and driving organisational improvement.
• Strong ability to engage, influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders, including the Executive, Council and external oversight bodies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Memorial’s governance framework, ensuring alignment with legislative, regulatory and whole-of-government requirements.
• Provide strategic leadership of corporate planning, performance and evaluation, including the Corporate Plan, Annual Report, Portfolio Budget Statements, visitor and audience evaluation, and other whole-of-entity reporting.
• Oversee and uplift enterprise approaches to risk management, compliance, fraud control, assurance, Freedom of Information and privacy, ensuring maturity, integration and continuous improvement.
• Act as the Memorial’s principal adviser on governance, influencing senior leadership decision-making and shaping organisational policy and practice.
• Provide authoritative, strategic advice and briefing to the Executive, Council and Minister on governance, performance, risk and compliance matters.
• Provide vision, leadership and direction to the Governance and Executive Support functions, fostering a high-performing, professional and responsive team.
• Manage significant resources, including budget, workforce planning and capability development, to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and accountability, embedding best-practice governance approaches across the organisation.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, including central agencies, auditors and regulatory bodies.
• Lead negotiation and influence outcomes on complex governance issues, representing the Memorial in external forums as required.

Job description

The Australian War Memorial seeks a Head of Governance, Risk and Performance to lead enterprise governance across the organisation, ensuring compliance with legislative and whole-of-government requirements. You will advise the Executive, Council and Minister, and drive performance reporting and risk management at a whole-entity level.

You will engage senior stakeholders, shape policy, and lead a high-performing team within Corporate Services.