Director, People, Risk and Integrity

Child Australia is a not for profit organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for children by providing quality initiatives and services to professionals, the community, parents and children. Our services range from professional development and online learning tools to programs for parents as well as early learning services for children all to support children’s wellbeing, learning and development.

Through professional education, the provision of early childhood services, community and family supports, and sector advocacy, we actively pursue opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

We are seeking an experienced and values driven Director, People, Risk & Integrity to join our Leadership Team. This pivotal role ensures our organisation remains accountable, compliant, future focused, and deeply aligned to our mission of supporting children, families and communities.

About the Role

As the Director, the role provides leadership across three interconnected functions including People & Culture, Risk & Compliance, and ICT.

We are looking for an experienced and agile individual to build and strengthen our processes in ensuring Child Australia is accountable, compliant, and set up to protect its people and the children in its care.

This role will:

• Ensure organisational compliance with all legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Oversee the risk management framework, risk register, policy frameworks, and internal audit program.
• Build a positive, proactive risk culture across the organisation.
• Lead organisational reporting to the CEO, Executive, and Board committees.

You will work collaboratively alongside the CEO, Board, and Senior Leaders to provide an integrated view of organisational risk. This role suited to someone who is future-focused, calm under pressure, and highly capable of managing risk in complex regulatory environments.

You will bring cohesion across these critical functions, ensuring Child Australia has the right systems, workforce, safeguards, and governance foundations to deliver high quality services and protect the children in our care.

In Risk & Compliance, the role ensures the organisation understands its exposure, meets its regulatory obligations, and builds a culture where compliance is understood as a shared responsibility, not a policing function. This includes oversight of the risk register, audit and assurance, policy frameworks, and representation to regulators and auditors.

In People & Culture, the role leads the development of a workforce that is capable, values-aligned, and well supported. This includes oversight of employee relations, capability development, and the cultural conditions that allow people to do their best work.

In ICT, the role provides portfolio-level oversight of the organisation's technology environment, not as a technical function, but as a governance one. This includes vendor accountability, managed service oversight, data protection, cybersecurity compliance, and ensuring IT systems are secure, fit for purpose, and appropriately governed.

The successful candidate will have:

• ·Tertiary qualifications in Business, Law, Risk Management, Compliance or related field.
• Significant experience in risk and compliance within a regulatory environment.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with risk assessment, reporting and governance.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to juggle competing priorities.

Desired

• Understanding of NQF, National Law, child protection legislation and compliance frameworks.
• Experience in related sectors such as aged care or community services.

Why Join Child Australia?

• Influence organisation-wide systems that protect children and support staff.
• Be part of a values-driven organisation committed to integrity, innovation and impact.
• Work in a supportive executive environment with the opportunity to create meaningful cultural and operational change.
• Attractive employment conditions under the Child Australia Enterprise Agreement.

If you are a strategic thinker with strong integrity, a passion for safeguarding, and experience leading in complex, regulated environments, we would love to hear from you.