Job description
About Relationships Australia
Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement-free environment where individuals, couples and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.
About the role
The Head of Risk and Governance is a critical component of RANSW’s risk mitigation and risk management framework and provides high level advice and support to the Executive and Leadership teams, the Board, as well providing quality advice and solutions to staff teams in the support of RANSW’s programme delivery.
You’ll be responsible for a broad range of functions that ultimately promote the work and governance of the organisation, with a focus on leading the day to day management of the corporate quality, risk, compliance, and audit functions, including overseeing implementation of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and related systems, processes and plans alongside the management of the privacy compliance framework.
In addition, you’ll provide guidance and support throughout the organisation to foster collaboration, whilst promoting and embedding a continuously improving risk management culture within RANSW at both a staff and Board level.
Details:
- Full time position, willing to consider 4 days per week or 9 day fortnight for the right candidate
- Attractive salary + super
- Plus salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 (less tax can mean more take home pay) for eligible candidates
- Up to $2,650 of pre-tax income can be used to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.) for eligible candidates
- Based at Macquarie Park with hybrid working options available
What you’ll bring
- Degree in Business, Law or Management or equivalent education or experience
- A strong track record in risk management and in conducting risk assessments within multiple categories of risk
- Proven experience in quality auditing, compliance management, risk management and privacy compliance frameworks, processes and systems
- Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary risk management models, principles and techniques and understanding of strategy, governance, and performance dynamics
- Previous experience in developing and implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) at a senior level
- An understanding of the human or community services sector or a related field and the political / regulatory arena in which RANSW operates alongside a Not for Profit or cause related organisational experience is desirable
- Strong relationship and communication skills with the ability to develop credibility, build, lead, and manage the quality, risk, and audit agenda across the organisation
- Experience in developing innovative solutions and analysing and addressing risk to assist in meeting organisational objectives
- Strong problem-solving and project management skills with the ability to be hands on and strategic
Why work with us?
- Shape the future of risk, compliance and governance for a leading NFP
- Build upon our appetite for change and work across the organisation up to the Board
- Be a technical advisor, a consultant and project manager who delivers change
- We offer many benefits including flexible working options, salary packaging, additional leave days and fitness passport
- We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
- We are committed to deepening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We have a stretch Reconciliation Action Plan to guide our efforts to build strong relationships, increased employment, and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians
Next Steps
Interested? Click Apply Now to apply today as we want to move quickly with this recruitment.
RANSW requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to employment.
It is a condition of employment from 1 January 2022, that employees who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination must be fully vaccinated and comply with current COVID-19 booster vaccinations in order to perform duties at any of our workplaces. If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Relationships Australia NSW with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.