Group Director, Research Assurance. Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development. Orange, Blue Mountains & Central West NSW. Government-State (Government & Defence). Full time. Add expected salary to your profile for insights. Full-time ongoing Senior Executive Band 1 role.

Location: Willing to consider candidates across all NSW locations. Preference will be given to candidates based regionally. Lead the delivery of a comprehensive, modern, and efficient research service supporting the long-term sustainability of agricultural industries in NSW.

About the role: The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is seeking a Group Director of Research Assurance to drive an integrated and commercially robust end-to-end operating model that enables proactive funding, development, and delivery of high-quality, reliable, and highly regarded research services and outcomes that create opportunities and add value for government, industry, research partners, and key stakeholders. These responsibilities are delivered through the implementation of robust governance, risk, and assurance frameworks, a commitment to return on investment, and alignment with government priorities.

The Group Director is a member of the Agriculture and Biosecurity Group Executive Leadership Team, participating in strategic planning and decision-making processes at a group level.

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated experience at the senior executive level and a proven track record of successful organisational, system, and cultural change management. Proven capability to contribute to strategic decision-making and manage a portfolio of significant property assets across the state. Ability to foster successful service delivery partnerships. Sound understanding of issues faced by the NSW regions and an appreciation of the diversity of primary industries, producers, and communities.

You will be someone who can anticipate, respond to, and mitigate arising issues to ensure effective support for and optimisation of research services and assurance processes. Design and implement successful change management strategies and effective communication models to achieve high levels of employee engagement through change. Act as the driving force behind state-of-the-art research stations to support agriculture and biosecurity research in NSW.

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For further information about the role, contact Lucy Weeding, A Manager Talent Advisory at lucy.weeding@regional.nsw.gov.au or 0409505588