Beyond Blue’s vision is that all people in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Our mission is to work with the community to improve mental health and prevent suicide. We aim to achieve this by:

• Promoting mental health and wellbeing
• Being a trusted source of information, advice and support
• Working together to prevent suicide.

Beyond Blue’s values are Collaboration, Respect, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.

The Head of Assurance aligns with and is accountable for supporting the delivery of Beyond Blue’s Integrity strategic goal so that we operate with integrity and create confidence to make an impact.

The appointee will lead a team that enables Beyond Blue to operate effectively and efficiently, and responds to business needs through fit for purpose, user-centric frameworks, governance, assurance, and advisory support – so our resources are used well, and our people make good decisions, balance risk with reward, and produce great community outcomes.

The incumbent will create and continuously improve enabling policies, processes, and systems.

Tertiary qualified with a minimum of ten plus years at senior management level, the incumbent will have a track record in operations, enabling positive business outcomes whilst providing pragmatic advice. Your strong experience and ability to communicate in a respectful, competent and effective way with people from all levels of the organisation and people with different social, economic and cultural backgrounds will enable you to prioritise and execute a large number of tasks in an efficient manner, adjust quickly to changing priorities and effectively juggle and prioritise competing demands.

This is a terrific opportunity to work within an organisation that is in a growth phase and be part of shaping the future outcomes for the community.

Beyond Blue is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strongly encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

To apply

Applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue and how your skills and experience would be attributes to the position. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required a Working with Children Check.

NOTE: Short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.