Chief Risk and Strategic Project Lead

About Cenitex 

We are a team of more than 500 people spread across various ICT and business areas. People are the key to the success of our organisation, uniting the best technology and the brightest talent to enable Cenitex to provide efficient, reliable ICT services and solutions. 

Why work for Cenitex 

Join Cenitex to help us provide technology solutions to the Victorian Public Sector so they can meet the needs of all Victorians. You can help shape the future of Cenitex with the opportunity to work with our customers across the public sector including all eight major Victorian Government departments, to best serve our Victorian community. 

Cenitex is proud of its diverse group of employees with a unique mix of skills and talent. We believe diversity and inclusion enhances our workforce capability and workplace culture in delivering outstanding technology services and solutions for our customers. 

Cenitex encourages and supports professional development and offers flexible working environment with a focus on employees’ work-life balance. 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women.

Job Summary 

Are you looking for a role with a difference, contributing not only to risk identification and management but also translating that to organisational change projects then this is the role for you. If you are a motivated Risk and Strategy professional, and you like working at the top of an organisation delivering solutions by developing strategies and projects to improve the operation of the organisation. Then Cenitex is the organisation for you!

About the role

The role will see you shaping strategic programs and projects that will deliver improvement initiatives for the organisation. This is a hands-on role that links the identification of risk to the delivery of key strategic projects across the business, that will see you:

• Drive high priority projects focused on problem solving, idea generation and capability building, across a range of disciplines.  
• Collaborating with senior leaders across Cenitex to drive the continual alignment of risk management with organisational delivery, focusing on opportunities to mitigate operational risks
• Providing expert advice on all Risk matters to the Cenitex Board, Executive Leadership Team, Audit and Risk Committee, customer stakeholder and business stakeholders. 

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Experience in driving risk identification strategies and practices through a program of actions
• Experience in the delivery of organisational projects
• Ability to work with senior executives in the development of strategic projects
• Provide expert advice on all Risk matters to the Cenitex Board, Executive Leadership Team, Audit and Risk Committee, customer stakeholder and business stakeholders.  

Be the person to drive the team that will provide the future direction and governance of the organisation in line with standards required of a public sector entity.

For more information about the role and the numerous employee benefits, check out the Position Description and EVP document by clicking the “Apply Now” button.  

You can also watch some great videos of our staff here www.cenitex.vic.gov.au/careers to get a better idea of what it could be like to be a part of the Cenitex team.

To apply 

Cenitex is a fast-moving organisation with lots to deliver - so we may not always wait until the job ad expires before reviewing applicants. As a result, you should submit your application as soon as possible.

Complete the online application form and submit your cover letter and resume. 

Note: Applicants are not required to provide a separate document addressing the Key Selection Criteria. 

Successful interviewing applicants: 

• May need to complete a video interview as part of the selection process 
• Must provide their right to work in Australia 
• Are subject to a National Police check at final stages of the process. 

You can contact our Talent & Resourcing team at cenitex.recruitment@cenitex.vic.gov.au for further information. Please note that applications will not be accepted via this email.

Cenitex is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act).

Therefore, there is a requirement that all Cenitex employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes (unless an exception applies). Request for this information will be made in the pre-employment stage and inability to provide this may impact your subsequent employment to the department.