About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children. Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise. We encourage applicants to visit our website and learn about the essential actions needed to prevent violence against women. www.ourwatch.org.au/. To follow the ongoing conversation about preventing family violence against women please like our Facebook, Instagram, twitter or LinkedIn pages.

About the role

• Hybrid and remote working arrangements available
• Full time (part time options considered)
• Permanent, ongoing role
• $125,256 - $133,798 + 11.5% super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Working within the Corporate Services Directorate, the Manager, Quality, Risk and Compliance has oversight of and responsibility for ensuring Our Watch complies with all legislative requirements and internal risk and compliance policies. The role oversees the implementation of Our Watch’s Risk Management Framework to ensure that key organisational and strategic risks, compliance obligations, initiatives and trends are identified, assessed, managed and reported on. The Manager QRC will engage with their direct reports to bring the best out of their technical knowledge and expertise in all these areas while also consciously developing the capability of the team.

About you

This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist advice to enhance and adapt risk management policies, plans and registers whilst leading the design, implementation and maintenance of the risk management framework in line with the strategic objectives of the business and in consultation with the Leadership Group.

Manage the risk and compliance function to drive change across the organisation to ensure risk is integrated into decision making and management practices. Expand your leadership skills and support your direct reports to identify critical points of failure for the delivery of services and coordinate the development of business continuity plans to mitigate identified risks.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees, and we strive to continuously improve our employee experiences at work. Our Watch was recently recognised at the 2023 Australian HR Awards for the Best Workplace Flexibility Program and receiving an Excellence Award as an Employer of Choice in the Not-for-Profit Sector. Our Watch has also recently been announced as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia. For the full list of our award winning employee benefits, please view the 'Work with us' page on our website www.ourwatch.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/.

A few of our unique award winning benefits include:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working and 5 additional personal leave days per year.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave, cultural leave
• Cultural remuneration package for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff

How to Apply

To apply, please click on the Apply Now button and upload your current resume and cover letter for consideration. Providing a direct response to the key selection criteria is optional, however please ensure you demonstrate in your written application that your capabilities fulfill the requirements of this position.

To view the position description, please click here:  PD-Manager-Quality-Risk-and-Compliance.pdf.

Our Watch is committed to diversity, we value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our Watch is proud to offer Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff an additional remuneration package in recognition of the cultural knowledge they carry and ongoing impacts of colonisation.
We are passionate about providing a barrier-free recruitment process, if you require modifications during the application process to meet your access needs, please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received.