Group executive - clinical care & safeguarding

Location: Melbourne or Geelong, Victoria

Salary: Executive package + super + salary packaging

Employment status: Full Time Permanent – Hybrid

Job number: 3319

Hey you!

genU is looking for a strategic and influential Group Executive – Clinical Care & Safeguarding to lead enterprise-wide clinical governance, quality, and safeguarding. This is a pivotal leadership role where your expertise will shape safe, high-quality, person‐centred services and ensure our ongoing compliance and excellence across the organisation.

At genU, we're a profit-for-purpose organisation, reinvesting our success back into programs to create real social impact. From disability and aged care support to community-focused initiatives, we're here to help people live their best lives.

We're open to flexible hours, part-time, or job share arrangements – because great people thrive in different ways.

• Set the enterprise‐wide vision and strategy for clinical care, quality, and safeguarding
• Lead governance frameworks ensuring safe, compliant, high‐quality client care
• Advise the CEO, Executive, and Board on clinical risk, performance, and regulatory obligations
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and audit readiness across services

• Relevant tertiary qualification (health, clinical, or related discipline)
• Extensive executive leadership experience in complex, regulated environments
• Deep expertise in clinical governance, risk, quality, and safeguarding
• Proven ability to influence Boards and lead enterprise‐wide transformation
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering measurable outcome

(You'll also need an NDIS Worker Screening Check and Orientation Module Certificate – but don't worry, we'll help guide you through this.)

• Experience in disability, aged care, health, or human services sectors
• Track record leading large‐scale organisational transformation or growth

At genU, we're committed to creating a welcoming, safe, and respectful space where everyone is empowered to play their part in the important work that we do.

We welcome diversity in all its forms including disability, culture, gender, age, sexuality and religion and celebrate the unique perspectives and experience each of us brings.

• Flexibility - full time, part time, or job share plus hybrid working
• Salary packaging - up to $15,900 tax‐free plus meal/entertainment benefits
• Purchased leave options - the ability to buy additional annual leave to support work‐life balance and flexibility.
• Discounts - savings at 450+ retailers including Coles, Woolworths & JB Hi‐Fi
• University Study Discount - Enjoy a 25% fee reduction for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
• Wellbeing support - 24/7 access to a holistic employee assistance program
• Referral bonus - bring great people with you and be rewarded
• CLC – 15 days personal leave – 5 days extra to National Employment Standards*

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Don't wait to apply! We are reviewing applications as they come in.

You can view the full position description on the genU careers page HERE. (Only from our careers page.)

We are committed to ensuring an accessible recruitment experience. If you need any adjustments or have specific accessibility requirements at any stage of the process, please contact our team at or 03 5249 6119