Assistant Director – Risk, Audit & Business – Defence Housing Australia
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769767
- Agency: Defence Housing Australia
- Job Title: Assistant Director – Risk, Audit & Business
- Position Number: 493907
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Thursday 04 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Gungahlin ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Gungahlin
- Salary: $127,144 – $155,167
- Office Arrangement: On Site;Flexible;Hybrid (Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in)
About Defence Housing Australia
DHA was established in 1988 following passage of the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 (DHA
Act) to provide adequate and suitable housing for, and housing related services to, members of
the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and their families. We remain committed to our purpose of
providing housing, and housing related services, to ADF members and their families to support
Defence’s operational needs.
DHA manages an expanding portfolio of housing solutions and provides housing for over 17,200
ADF members and their families and administers rent allowance for more than 16,000 ADF
members and their families in private rental accommodation. DHA provides housing related
services advising on eligibility, providing posting support, and managing bookings and allocation
services for all DHA provisioned housing and on-base accommodation to approximately 60,000
ADF members.
To find out more about DHA, please refer to our or read our latest . website Annual Report
Duties
- About your team
- The Assistant Director leads DHA’s enterprise risk, internal audit, and business continuity
- functions, ensuring they operate as a coordinated assurance framework that supports effective
- decisionmaking, organisational resilience, and sound governance.
Eligibility / Notes
- Employment with DHA is conditional on successful applicants demonstrating that they are an
- Australian citizen, meeting the required medical standards, and obtaining and maintaining a
- security clearance at the required level.
How to Apply
Position Contact Hirunda Kanaharaarachchi, 02 6217 8570
Agency Recruitment Site https://careers.dha.gov.au/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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