BENEFITS

• Increase your take-home pay by using BSL's NFP salary packaging options – up to $18,500 can be packaged every year against your expenses, effectively increasing your grossed up salary by about $10,000 per year (please confirm details via AccessPay)!
• Salary will be up to $120,000 plus superannuation, plus salary packaging, based on skills and experience. 
• Career development opportunities
• Leave loading of 17.5%
• Flexible working arrangements including a hybrid work arrangement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted health insurance and free flu shots each year

We are seeking a professional Enterprise Risk Manager with relevant experience to join our team of 1,500 employees and 1,000 volunteers. You will ideally be an enthusiastic, mid-to-high-level enterprise risk practitioner who is motivated to further develop your risk management career. This role is permanent, 5 days per week, and is based in Fitzroy with hybrid (partial work-from-home) working arrangements available.

THE ROLE

This Enterprise Risk Management role, reporting into the Senior Enterprise Risk Lead who heads up BSL's enterprise risk function, is pivotal within the Brotherhood of St Laurence and will help to drive, manage, further develop and support the continuous improvement of BSL’s risk management processes and systems. T

he role will ensure effective design and implementation of enterprise risk processes including risk assessments, processes and compliance with related policies, procedures and frameworks. The Risk Manager will provide direct support to the Senior Enterprise Risk Lead and BSL management/staff to support the embedding of risk management across the organisation. At times, the Risk Manager will be expected to act for the Senior Enterprise Risk Lead.

You will bring extensive experience with enterprise risk to uplift capability of current processes. Working closely with key stakeholders from Chief and senior Manager level through to operational staff, you will need to establish strong working relationships to ensure BSL's risk management processes are well understood and implemented.

With the guidance and support of the Senior Enterprise Risk Lead you will:

• Work directly with the executive and their teams to define and implement risk management practices.
• Drive a meaningful risk culture into all facets of BSL programs, services and operations.
• Potentially refine as needed, an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Policy that enables cohesive enterprise risk management practices.
• Work with managers to assess the degree of risk across the organisation by considering potential impacts to BSL operations and strategic objectives.
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders to identify and manage risks and develop appropriate risk treatment action plans where potential risks exist or have been identified.
• Develop risk management reports for all audience levels from Board to Executive and operational.

ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE

We are passionate about the work we do. We strive to create change that lasts for a more compassionate and just society - a society in which we can all fully participate in social, civic and economic life with the dignity and respect we all deserve.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) has a clear vision – an Australia free of poverty. For over 90 years, we have worked with policy makers and the community for systemic change that will prevent and alleviate poverty in Australia. We are made up of 1500+ employees and 1000+ volunteers to make a difference in our communities.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Passion for supporting the mission of BSL, and delivering excellence in your role, are just the start.

To be considered for the role and be successful in it, we’re looking for someone who has the following key skills, experiences and motivations:

• Experienced and enthusiastic mid-to-high-career-level enterprise risk professional who is motivated to further develop their risk management career
• Experience in working with Boards and Board nominated Risk Committees (ideally), executives and senior management to establish, design, review, implement and continuously improve enterprise risk management practices
• Experience developing clear and succinct reports for Board, Sub-committees and management stakeholder groups as needed
• Proven experience in managing the design and implementation of a substantial and complex enterprise risk change management agenda, and within the context of a matrix managed organisation where direct reports/staff cannot be directly leveraged (‘managing through others’).
• Proven experience in designing, developing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks and policies, and associated systems and procedures.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering risk management training.
• Advanced computer literacy including demonstrated knowledge and competency in Microsoft Office Programs including Word, Excel, Outlook and Risk Management software.

CULTURE

BSL employees enjoy a range of flexible work options and other attractive benefits. Recognising that there is no ‘one size fits all’ pattern of work–life balance, the organisation endeavours to provide options to suit the needs of all staff.

APPLY NOW

If you have any questions about the role or want more clarification, please contact Randolph Head at [email protected] using the subject line: Risk Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion.

To view the Position Description to address the Key Selection Criteria, please click here.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence adheres to Government vaccination mandates.

We are an EEO and understand the importance of diversity and inclusion. We recognise that everyone has the right to an equitable, safe and productive environment and to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, disability or sexual orientation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal history and working with children. Recruitment decisions are based on the key inherent needs and requirements of each role, and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and characteristics.  Applicants must have proof of working rights in Australia.

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