.About the Department The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration.
The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Division The department is seeking a Security Assurance Manager to ensure security obligations are effectively identified and managed to enable the successful delivery of information technology strategic and operational plans.
The Security Assurance unit defines and governs the progress of audit and Assurance according to standards and policies.
The unit reports the Chief Information Security Officer and collaborates with the department's Integrity, Assurance and Executive Services Division in fulfilling 2nd line governance responsibilities and obligations.
It includes organising and coordinating performance reporting to the oversight risk committee.
About the Role The primary purpose of the role is to ensure that the audit framework supports second line audit review procedures and governance.
Responsibilities for the role include: Establish an audit framework in support of second line audit and review procedures; Manage a team of direct reports to establish and oversee a calendar of Assurance activities; Work closely with the Assurance division in alignment with their framework and procedures to ensure consistent oversight; Prepare formal findings reports and briefings to communicate progress, exceptions and recommendations.
Evaluate and develop Assurance reviews in support of new programs and evolving solutions.
Attributes The Security Assurance Manager is a subject matter expert in audit and Assurance who can demonstrate an ability to develop frameworks and provide insights on the effective performance of controls.
As the ideal candidate, you will have: Leadership experience running assurance programs overseeing a team of analysts responsible for Assurance and exception reporting Experience establishing structures to periodically monitor Assurance and alignment with information security standards; Experience providing audit reporting to steering committees on findings and progress of specific Assurance reviews; Exposure to a variety of security frameworks and audit standards, ideally with experience in Victorian Protective Data Security Standard and Commonwealth Protective Security Policy Framework.
Consulting experience in this or similar roles that support continuous improvement advisory.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience Essential: Bachelor's degree in Risk Management or related discipline Essential: Relevant certification (CIA/CISA) Further Information For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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