Chair & Members Audit & Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) is an independent body established in accordance with the Standing Directions 2018 under the Financial Management Act 1994. The ARC is an independent advisory committee reporting directly to the Social Services Regulator. The Regulator appoints all committee members based on their qualifications and experience to ensure that the committee can adequately discharge its duties. The ARC meets quarterly or as determined by the Chair.

The ARC will provide oversight of the Regulators:

• financial and performance reporting
• risk and compliance oversight and management
• internal control systems

Members of the ARC would ideally have significant skills, experience and qualifications in one or more of the following areas:

• Accounting, financial management and financial reporting

• Risk management

• Information systems and technology

• Social services

• Regulation

• Corporate governance

• Internal/external audit

• Audit committee/board membership

About the board

The Social Services Regulator (Regulator) is committed to strengthening protections and rights of vulnerable Victorians accessing social services.

The Social Services Regulator is a statutory authority that was established under the Social Services Regulations Act 2021 (the Act). The Act gives effect to a comprehensive new regulatory scheme that aims to keep Victoria’s social service users safe from harms such as abuse and neglect.

The purpose of the scheme is to:

• support the safe delivery of social services
• embed a new set of Social Service standards for all service providers
• ensure service providers understand their role in protecting the rights of social service users
• define roles and responsibilities of service providers
• give the Regulator monitoring and enforcement powers to respond to risks of harm
• improve information sharing between regulators so they can identify and respond to risks of harm
• replace the framework previously overseen by the Human Services Regulator.

The scheme applies to prescribed services set out in the Social Services Regulations 2023 (Regulations). They include:

• Child protection services
• Community based child and family services
• Disability services
• Family violence services
• Homelessness services
• Out of home care services
• Secure welfare services
• Sexual assault services
• Supported residential services.

Membership of the Committee comprises three independent members, one of whom is the chair. Members will exercise independent judgement and be objective in their deliberations, decisions and advice.

Independent members are compensated for their time and expertise by payment of an honorarium.

Membership of the Committee comprises three independent members, one of whom is the chair. Members will exercise independent judgement and be objective in their deliberations, decisions and advice.

Independent members are compensated for their time and expertise by payment of an honorarium.

SSR is seeking expressions of interest from people with the appropriate skills and experience for the position of Independent Member of SSR’s Audit & Risk Committee.

How to apply

If you consider you meet the requirements for an Independent Member of Regulator’s ARC, please forward your cover letter and resume, Attn: C/O Kara.krusche@ssr.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window), with the subject line: CONFIDENTIAL - Audit & Risk Committee EOI.