Deputy Director General Strategy and Performance

Great career opportunity to lead strategy, governance and transformation for an agency shaping Western Australia’s environmental and economic future.

The Organisation

DWER is Western Australia's primary water and environmental regulator. Our work supports healthy environments, secure water resources, climate resilience and sustainable economic development. We work with government, industry, communities and First Nations peoples to deliver outcomes that matter to Western Australians.

We are helping Western Australia navigate some of its most significant long-term challenges and opportunities, including climate resilience, water security, decarbonisation, sustainable economic development and environmental sustainability.

With more than 1,100 employees located across metropolitan and regional Western Australia, DWER brings together scientific expertise, regulatory stewardship and strategic partnerships to deliver practical solutions to complex environmental and resource management challenges.

The Opportunity

This five-year appointment offers the opportunity to lead a broad and strategically important portfolio at the centre of DWER's operations and future direction.

As Deputy Director General Strategy and Performance, you will provide executive leadership across strategy and organisational performance, governance, risk and assurance, finance and procurement, people and workforce capability, information and digital services, legal services, communications and stakeholder engagement, organisational reform and transformation, together with executive oversight of the Office of the Appeals Convenor and the environmental appeals system.

Guided by DWER's Strategic Intent: Beyond 2050, you will help position the department to respond to the opportunities and challenges that will shape Western Australia over coming decades, including climate resilience, water security, sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon future.

You will oversee the frameworks, systems and capabilities that support sound decision-making, organisational performance and the delivery of government priorities. As a trusted adviser to the Director General and member of Corporate Executive, you will contribute to decisions that influence the department's long-term direction and strengthen public confidence in its performance, integrity and regulatory outcomes.

Working closely with Ministers, central agencies, senior leaders across government, industry, community organisations and First Nations stakeholders, you will help drive initiatives that:

• Strengthen governance, accountability and organisational performance.
• Lead significant organisational reform and transformation.
• Build the capability, systems and culture needed to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Advance DWER's long-term aspirations for healthy and protected natural systems, secure water resources, climate-resilient communities, sustainable economic development and a low-waste circular economy.
• Deliver outcomes that support Western Australia's environmental, social and economic future.

The department has adopted the Leadership Expectations, which provide a common understanding of the mindsets and behaviours required of all public sector employees. The leadership context for this role is Agency Leader.

About You

You are an accomplished executive leader with a demonstrated ability to lead through complexity, influence at senior levels and deliver sustained organisational improvement.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading large and complex organisations.
• A proven record of delivering strategic reform and organisational transformation.
• Experience providing strategic leadership across governance, organisational performance, transformation, people leadership or corporate services functions within large and complex organisations.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Sound judgement and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive issues.
• A commitment to integrity, collaboration and public value.

Most importantly, you are a strategic and authentic leader who can inspire confidence, build high-performing teams and bring people together to achieve meaningful and lasting outcomes. If you are an accomplished executive leader seeking the opportunity to influence long-term outcomes for Western Australia while shaping the future of a high-performing public sector organisation, we encourage you to apply.

The attached Job Description provides more information about the position. For further job-related information, please contact Jennifer Grove, on 04•• ••• 013 or via email at [email protected] in the first instance.

Want to know more about this role? Click the Apply link to be directed to the Jobs WA website for further information and application submission.

CLOSING DATE: 4.00pm on Friday 4 September (Australian Western Standard Time)