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Operational Risk Manager

Job description

Our client is a leading NFP community services organisation impacting the lives of thousands of people across the country. They have an amazing team of leaders, managers, and operational staff across multiple service lines, and can offer rich and rewarding careers to talented and compassionate individuals.

This organisation's Legal and Risk team has key responsibilities that include:

  • providing direction, oversight, support and advice in relation to legal and regulatory matters
  • leading the organisation's quality, risk, insurance, compliance and internal audit functions and systems
  • providing leadership and support in relation to the organisation's risk management and governance functions.

This Risk Manager role reports to the Head of Risk and provides a range of risk management services within the Quality, Risk and Audit function.

The role is varied, with a focus on:

  • Oversight of quality management systems and processes in accordance with the Risk Management Framework
  • Oversight and implementation of their Risk Management Framework, risk systems and processes
  • Management of their annual review process and update of key risk and quality documents including the Risk Management Framework, Key Risk Register and Risk Statement
  • Preparation and presentation of management and board reports on risk
  • Provision of leadership and expert support across the organisation in relation to risk, compliance and business continuity.

Here is your opportunity to work across broad operations and influence the decisions and actions of managers, the senior leadership and executive leadership teams, and the Board.


Interested to learn more? Here's what you will need to be considered:

  • qualifications in risk management or similar/equivalent discipline.
  • background and track record in quality assurance, compliance or risk
  • outstanding interpersonal, influencing and analytical skills with demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, simply and logically.
  • highly developed technical and process skills
  • proven experience in managing internal and external stakeholders to achieve set objectives
  • strong written and oral skills, public speaking and presentation capabilities commensurate with communicating at the executive level and initial versions of draft papers for the Board.
  • strong consulting, training and facilitation skills
  • well-developed skills in identifying and improving systems
  • advance Microsoft Office skills.

This is a permanent employment opportunity. We are also considering contractors who offer the above experience and who are available in the short-term. A competitive salary package will be offered (with salary packaging benefits available).