HEAD OF GOVERNANCE & PLANNING

• Iconic Victorian cultural and community destination 
• Provide strategic advice to the Executive and Board 
• Multi-functional legal, governance, risk, policy and planning role

About the organisation

State Library Victoria (SLV) is home to the State Collection, a place where each year millions are welcomed in to a ‘great emporium of learning’, just as the founders envisaged over 160 years ago when the library opened its doors as ‘the people’s university’. SLV’s vision is of a library for all in a changing world, built on the pillars of inclusion, empowerment, community and future. It aspires to be globally recognised as a major destination for stimulating cultural experiences, a trusted place for contemporary debates and community-driven collecting, and a gateway to leading-edge digital experiences that invite new and creative ways to use the collection.  

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) the Head of Governance and Planning leads the governance, policy, risk management, secretariat, project management, legal and strategic planning functions across SLV. The appointee will be both hands-on and strategic, providing tactical and operational support to the COO, Executive and the Board and building effective working relationships with external stakeholders including senior officials in Creative Victoria, the Victorian Government Solicitors office and other cultural institutions.

About you

You are a highly respected and experienced governance and legal specialist in a complex corporate or government environment. You have a track record of building high-performing multidisciplinary legal, governance, risk, policy and planning services teams, and enabling organisational change to foster a culture of collaboration. With outstanding commercial acumen, you think laterally and strategically and have the insight and ability to establish innovative solutions to complex issues. An accomplished people manager, you enjoy leading and developing a commercially astute and proactive operational team in a fast-paced environment.

For more information, please contact Andrew Richards at SHK via email andrew.richards@shk.com.au quoting reference number #3116426 or click ‘Apply for this job’. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.