Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ) is seeking a Director, Corporate Governance and Risk to direct the design, performance, and continuous improvement of our vital corporate governance functions. This pivotal role is your chance to make a tangible impact on the health and well-being of Queensland's children. You'll be at the forefront of ensuring CHQ operates with the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and accountability.

Job details

Role Details

• Lead the design, performance and improvement of designated corporate governance functions to promote transparency, ensure accountability, optimise decision making and drive organisational maturity.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership and direction to build organisational capability, drive integrated governance and support CHQ HHS in meeting its strategic and operational objectives.
• Direct a multidisciplinary team that is highly regarded and responsive in supporting CHQ HHS staff to ensure:
  • Application of good governance and embedment of a risk conscious culture.
  • Consistency in approach across CHQ HHS with realisation of opportunities for knowledge sharing and, where appropriate, assimilation of corporate governance with clinical and research governance.
  • Timely delivery of accurate, relevant and insightful advice and information that meets the needs of CHQ HHS key stakeholders and advocates for ethical and compliant decision making.
• Hold responsibility for corporate governance (as delegated) policies, frameworks and supporting artefacts. Provide leadership and direction to document custodians to ensure reflection of broader health system and government requirements and alignment with best practices such as ISO 37301:2021, SA/SNZ HB 168:2017, AS/NZS ISO 9001:2015 and AS/NZS ISO 31000:2018.  
• Identify and explore opportunities to use technology and digital platforms to support the efficient and effective execution of corporate governance, as well as provide timely and valuable insights through analysis of organisational wide data and analytics.
• Use extensive experience and subject matter expertise to identify emerging issues, challenges and opportunities. Design, recommend and implement pragmatic and balanced solutions. 
• Deliver briefings, presentations and reports to key stakeholders including CHQ HHS Executive, Audit and Risk Committee, Health Service Executive Committee and Board.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; Please review the Role Description and Application Pack for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  645710 - HSO Director Corporate Governance and Risk_RD (PDF, 460KB)
  Role Description