Executive Director, Corporate Services - WorkSafe Victoria

Executive Director, Corporate Services

• Lead a portfolio with executive influence and statewide impact
• Join an organisation with commitment and purpose
• Transform how WorkSafe delivers for Victorians

About WorkSafe Victoria

WorkSafe Victoria is Victoria’s workplace health and safety regulator and workplace injury insurer, committed to reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. Operating within a highly visible and publicly accountable environment, WorkSafe plays a critical role in supporting safer workplaces, delivering insurance and recovery services, and partnering with employers, workers, government and the broader community to improve health and safety outcomes across the state.

WorkSafe’s five-year strategy focuses on reducing workplace deaths and injuries, improving return-to-work outcomes, and ensuring long-term organisational sustainability. The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive, values-driven and high-performing culture that supports meaningful impact for Victorians.

About the Executive Director, Corporate Services

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Director, Corporate Services is a key member of WorkSafe Victoria’s Executive Leadership Team, providing strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of corporate functions. These corporate functions include technology and information, risk, communications, policy, dispute resolution support, professional support and more – and they are all critical to underpin the organisation’s ability to deliver on its purpose and strategy.

Working closely with the CEO, Board, Executive Leadership Team and key external partners and stakeholders, the role will champion digital transformation, innovation and contemporary service delivery, ensuring corporate services functions are supporting WorkSafe strategic priorities and are delivering measurable value for the organisation and the Victorian community.

About You

WorkSafe is seeking an exceptional executive leader with a proven track record leading large, complex and diverse enterprise portfolios within publicly accountable, highly regulated or similarly complex environments.

You will bring significant executive leadership experience, with demonstrated success driving digital transformation and strategic outcomes at scale. Experience leading broad multidisciplinary teams and portfolios across corporate functions will be highly regarded.

You are a highly credible and influential leader with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, sound judgement and the ability to navigate complexity. You will be comfortable operating at the most senior levels, building trusted relationships with Boards, executives, government stakeholders and strategic partners.

Most importantly, you will be a strategic and collaborative leader who will foster a high performing and inclusive workplace culture, driving innovation and delivering outcomes.

 

Hazel Executive & Boards is pleased to be partnering with WorkSafe Victoria on the search and appointment of executive leadership roles across the organisation. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to Hazel Executive & Boards.

Hazel acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work and pays respect to Elders past and present. Hazel is committed to equal opportunity and to championing diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility and accessibility in all executive appointments. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

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To make an application, please visit www.hazelexecutive.com.au

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 5th July, 2026

For a confidential discussion, please contact Jarrod McLauchlan, Managing Partner on 0407 808 517 or jarrod.mclauchlan@hazelexecutive.com.au or Jodi Heath, Partner on 0459 997 007 or jodi.heath@hazelexecutive.com.au