Overview
At the Y, we believe in the power of inspired young people. We offer a wide range of programs and services to over 100 communities across Victoria, including rural and remote areas. We currently have more than 700 staff across the state and are continually growing and developing our passionate team.
With over 93 services across Victoria (and growing), Y Kinders is the largest Early Years Management provider in the state. Our operations include kindergartens, early learning centres, and before- and after-school care.
Our dedicated Y Ballarat Youth Team is committed to supporting and empowering our young people in Ballarat and surrounding communities. As passionate youth workers, they believe in the power of inspired young people and understand the importance of providing fun, safe, accessible, and inclusive programs, spaces, and events.
If you are curious about our impactful work with the community, we invite you to explore our Y Ballarat – Community Impact Report. We are excited about what we can achieve together to empower our young people and strengthen our community.
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Executive Manager, Risk and Compliance
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Executive Manager of Risk and Compliance to join our executive leadership team and bring a passion for providing strategic oversight of risk management, compliance, assurance and child safety. This role will ensure our organisation continues to deliver safe, sustainable and compliant environments across our diverse service delivery locations.
This role ensures alignment with legislation and regulatory requirements, governance standards and organisational strategy while fostering a culture of proactive risk management and resilience.
As a trusted leader, the incumbent will collaborate with organisational leaders and external stakeholders to drive effective decision-making, quality assurance, safeguarding, operational continuity and the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
The Executive Manager, Risk and Compliance will demonstrate expert level knowledge, whilst being consultative and collaborative in their approach to change, staff empowerment and service delivery improvement by gathering diverse viewpoints and sharing the outcomes of decisions in a respectful, transparent manner.
The Y works across multiple fast moving and evolving sectors that requires a range of experience and skills. The Executive Manager Risk and Compliance will be an energised empoweree of people and will positively influence the culture of the organisation relating to the safe and enjoyable experiences of our participants across all service delivery areas.
About You
You are an experienced leader with a strong background in risk management, compliance, assurance, or governance—ideally within complex, community-facing and regulated sectors. You combine analytical and strategic thinking with the ability to engage, influence, and build trust across all levels of an organisation.
As a values-based leader, you will inspire and empower our people, with a drive for problem-solving and results. You will have the experience of balancing strategic and operational drivers, combined with exceptional relationship building and communication skills that will empower you to navigate complex business environments and make strategy a reality.
Your values-based leadership will be supplemented by appreciating the commercial reality of our diverse business units in a large and complex not-for-profit organisation. You will be confident, inquisitive and analytical, identifying new improvements and initiatives.
What we are looking for
- Tertiary qualification in a related field and/or equivalent experience
- Executive or Senior Leadership level experience in risk, compliance, governance or assurance ideally within an education environment or related sector.
- Demonstrated ability to champion child safety, embed a culture of safeguarding and ensure alignment with legislative and regulatory child safety requirements.
- Proven ability to inspire and empower individuals and teams, foster cross-organisational collaboration and drive values driven leadership
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight of risk management, compliance, assurance and child safety across diverse service delivery locations.
- Ensure alignment with legislation, regulatory requirements and governance standards while supporting organisational strategy.
- Foster a culture of proactive risk management and resilience and collaborate with leaders and external stakeholders to drive decision-making, quality assurance and safeguarding.
- Support operational continuity and the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- Lead through change with a consultative and empowering approach, gathering diverse viewpoints and sharing outcomes transparently.
Why join us?
- Step into an executive leadership role with the Y
- Strengthen our community trust and impact through your expertise and knowledge
- Be a part of a values-driven, purpose-led organisation committed to positively impacting the lives of children and young people
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