Head of Assurance & Integrity

WARRRL (Western Australia Return Recycle Renew Limited), the not-for-profit organisation behind the Containers for Change scheme, is on the lookout for a values-driven, hands-on leader to join its senior leadership team as Head of Assurance & Integrity. This is a unique opportunity to lead a high impact function that protects the integrity of a statewide circular economy initiative, ensuring it remains compliant, transparent, and trusted.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee (ARC), the Head of Assurance & Integrity leads WARRRL’s efforts to uphold compliance, mitigate risk, prevent fraud, and support a safe and resilient culture.
This role safeguards the operational and reputational integrity of the entire Scheme by overseeing assurance frameworks, audit functions, contractual compliance, fraud prevention, data integrity, and whistleblower protections. Uniquely positioned, the role is both internally and externally facing supporting WARRRL’s business operations as well as its broader Containers Deposit Scheme (CDS) network across Western Australia.
As a key member of the Extended Leadership Team, you will lead a high performing, values aligned function that delivers insight, oversight, and influence. You’ll provide strategic assurance to the CEO, Board and ARC while championing systems and behaviours that support sustainable, compliant and ethical operations.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Head of Assurance & Integrity, you will lead the development and delivery of WARRRL’s assurance, audit, risk, safety, and integrity programs—ensuring both the organisation and the wider CDS network meet their regulatory, contractual, and governance obligations. You’ll play a key role in protecting the Scheme’s integrity by strengthening compliance frameworks, refining audit and fraud prevention practices, and managing risk with precision and foresight. This includes overseeing whistleblower protections, incident response, and regulatory reporting, while providing insightful, data-led updates to the Executive, Board, and Audit & Risk Committee.
Your leadership will extend across the business and into the broader stakeholder environment, where you’ll build collaborative relationships with government, regulators, and operational partners. You’ll be accountable for functional performance and budgeting, while also mentoring a high performing team and embedding a culture of ethics, transparency, safety, and continuous improvement. This is a highly visible, hands on leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives on complexity, takes initiative, and can confidently influence outcomes that reinforce trust in both the organisation and the Scheme.

What We’re Looking For

• A leadership style that is authentic, inclusive and inspiring and can bring teams together and create clarity in ambiguity
• Deep experience leading assurance, audit, risk or compliance functions in regulated, complex or high-risk environments
• A strong understanding of governance protocols, fraud prevention practices, risk frameworks and contractual compliance
• Financial capability to manage budgets, analyse reporting data, and reduce financial risk across a dispersed operational network
• Proven ability to lead sensitive investigations and whistleblower disclosures with professionalism and discretion
• Strong digital literacy and comfort working with data systems, dashboards and compliance reporting tools
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive, board and regulator levels
• A mindset focused on action, accountability, and delivering on what matters

• Exposure to large-scale environmental, operational or network-based systems
• Change management and continuous improvement leadership
• Familiarity with regulatory bodies, especially in the environmental or sustainability space
• Experience managing culturally sensitive issues, diversity or reconciliation initiatives
• Qualifications in risk, law, compliance, governance, or business leadership