Head of Risk Governance and Compliance

Company Description

MedHealth NDIS Division

As our Head of Risk Governance & Compliance, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our NDIS businesses are safe, high‑quality and audit‑ready — every day.

You’ll shape the frameworks that underpin our operations, lead our divisional risk strategy, work collaboratively to drive qualitative outcomes and continuous improvement, oversee compliance and internal audit programs, and guide the organisation through external certification with confidence. You’ll also play a key role in M&A integration, supporting seamless onboarding of new businesses into our governance ecosystem.

This is a high‑impact role with visibility across senior leadership and the opportunity to build capability, influence strategic decision‑making, and drive meaningful improvement across a large and diverse NDIS service portfolio.

Why MedHealth

• A purpose‑driven organisation with a genuine commitment to quality and safety.
• An influential leadership role with strategic input and visibility.
• A supportive, values‑led culture built on inclusion, collaboration and empathy.
• Opportunities to shape systems, uplift capability and lead meaningful change

Job Description

What you’ll do

• Lead governance, risk, quality and compliance frameworks for the NDIS division.
• Chair risk steering committee meetings to anticipate emerging risks and provide clear, actionable insights to senior leaders.
• Oversee internal audit programs and ensure strong external audit performance.
• Drive continuous improvement and cultivate a high‑performing compliance culture grounded in quality and excellence.
• Lead governance and compliance due diligence for acquisitions and support successful integration.
• Guide, coach and develop a high‑performing team aligned to our values.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

• Experience leading governance, risk or quality functions within complex environments.
• Strong understanding of the NDIS and related legislation.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to turn insight into action.
• Exceptional judgement, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to high‑quality, person‑centred outcomes.

Tertiary qualifications in health, business, project management or similar are welcomed, but deep NDIS operational and governance experience is essential.

Additional Information

Applications should consist of an up-to-date resume and cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining why you believe that you are the best applicant for the position.

Applications need to be submitted by Friday 20 February 2026.

Full Australian Work Rights required. 

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.