BENEFITS

• Improve your take-home pay by using salary packaging options – up to $18,500 can be packaged every year (details via AccessPay)!
• 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 Risk Manager with relevant experience to join our team of 1,500 employees and 1,000 volunteers. This role is permanent part-time, working 4 days per week, and is based in Fitzroy.

THE ROLE

This Risk Management role, reporting into the Senior Enterprise Risk Lead, is pivotal within the Brotherhood of St Laurence by helping to drive, manage and support the continuous improvement of BSL’s risk management processes and systems. The role will ensure effective design and implementation of risk assessments and processes and the compliance with related policies, procedures and frameworks. The Risk Manager will provide direct support to BSL management and staff to support the risk management function across the organisation.

You will bring extensive experience with enterprise risk to uplift capability of current processes. Working closely with key stakeholders from Chief and Director 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.

• Establish draft risk appetite statements that reflect the BSL Board’s appetite.
• Plan, design and facilitate the Board Annual Risk workshop.
• Work directly with the executive and their teams to define risk management practices and appropriate treatments and controls.
• Drive a meaningful risk culture into all facets of BSL programs, services and operations.
• Develop and 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.

Salary will be in the range of $100,544.29 - $105,096.07 pro rata per annum, based on skills and experience plus superannuation. 

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 and experiences:

• Extensive experience in working directly with Boards and Board nominated Risk Committees, executives and senior management to establish and embed effective risk management practices.
• Extensive experience in working with an organisation’s executive lead team and senior management, to establish, design, review and continuously improve enterprise risk management practices that reflect a Board’s appetite for risk.
• Extensive experience developing clear and succinct reports for Board, Sub-committees and other 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 managing direct reports (staff) to achieve a business function’s objectives.
• Proven experience in designing, developing and implementing enterprise risk management frameworks and policies, and associated systems and procedures.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering 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.