About the Department The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services. It 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, 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, enabling 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, reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer and collaborating with the department's Integrity, Assurance and Executive Services Division in fulfilling 2nd line governance responsibilities and obligations. This includes organizing 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 include: Establishing an audit framework in support of second line audit and review procedures; Managing a team of direct reports to establish and oversee a calendar of Assurance activities; Working closely with the Assurance division to ensure consistent oversight; Preparing formal findings reports and briefings to communicate progress, exceptions and recommendations; Evaluating and developing Assurance reviews in support of new programs and evolving solutions. Attributes The Security Assurance Manager is a subject matter expert in audit and assurance with the ability to develop frameworks and provide insights on the effective performance of controls. Ideal candidates will have: Leadership experience in running assurance programs with a team of analysts responsible for assurance and exception reporting; Experience establishing structures to monitor assurance and align with information security standards; Experience providing audit reporting to steering committees on findings and progress of specific assurance reviews; Exposure to security frameworks and audit standards, ideally with experience in Victorian Protective Data Security Standard and Commonwealth Protective Security Policy Framework; Consulting experience in roles supporting continuous improvement advisory. Desirable Qualifications and Experience Essential: Bachelor's degree in Risk Management or related discipline Essential: Relevant certification (CIA/CISA) Further Information 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. For more information about our work and employment conditions, visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page. Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated person. Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be found at Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in confidence. Applications close 11:59pm on Friday 10 January 2025. #J-18808-Ljbffr