Executive Level 2 - Director, Governance, Assurance & Attorney Regulation_EXT
Vacancy information
Position title: Executive Level 2 - Director, Governance, Assurance & Attorney Regulation_EXT
Job Requisition ID: 1598
Location: Flexible location
Tenure: Ongoing
Our Opportunity
The Director, Governance, Assurance & Attorney Regulation, as a member of Governance Group and IP Australia’s senior leadership team, supports IP Australia to achieve our strategic objectives and meet our obligations as an Australian Government entity. The Director does this by leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver several critical operational activities, including:
- the development and delivery of IP Australia’s internal audit program, management-initiated reviews and evaluations in cooperation with service providers.
- maintaining and supporting implementation of frameworks and policies for IP Australia’s responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence and automated decision making, our Quality Management system, including maintaining ISO9001 certification, and to meet our obligations as a regulator under the Regulatory Policy, Practice and Performance Framework and as a participant of the Regulator Leadership Cohort.
- the development and publication of the Strategic Corporate Plan and Annual Report, including ensuring compliance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Commonwealth Performance Reporting Framework obligations.
- administering the Trans-Tasman IP Attorney regime, supporting the statutorily appointed Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board, Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal and Designated Manager to discharge their functions and obligations under the Patents Act 1990.
- providing high quality secretariat support to the Executive Board, Strategic Governance Committees and Audit Committee.
Job specific capabilities
The right person for this role will have:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and to think outside the box
- Strong and influential written and verbal communication, tailoring and delivering guidance and advice to a variety of stakeholders, including communicating complex matters with clarity and succinctness
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to balance competing stakeholder priorities and negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes
- Strong leadership and management skills and the ability to build capability amongst staff to deliver high quality outcomes
- Capacity to work in a busy environment, working with competing priorities and ability to effectively manage and prioritise workload to deliver agreed outcomes
- A positive and proactive attitude, learning mindset and commitment to continuous improvement
- Personal and professional accountability and integrity.
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Applications Close
Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT on Monday 26 January 2026.