The Enterprise Risk Specialist leads and enhances Guide Dog NSW/ACT’s (GDN) risk management, business continuity and procurement frameworks to support strong governance and effective decision‑making. It oversees enterprise risk reporting, control testing and compliance processes, and provides expert advice to help embed a proactive risk culture across the organisation.

The position also maintains the business continuity management framework and ensures procurement policies, supplier practices and governance processes meet legislative, regulatory and internal requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage and improve current risk management processes in line with GDN’s risk management framework and risk management system
• Enterprise risk reporting for the Executive Leadership Team, Financial Audit Risk Management Committee (FARM) and The Board and other relevant stakeholders and departments
• Management and reporting of risk control testing schedule
• Provide expert advice and coordination across the business to ensure the effectiveness of GDN’s risk management policies and procedures.
• Integrate effective risk management practices across all levels of strategic and operational planning, processes and performance reporting.
• Risk advocate - support and promote risk culture in all interactions with internal stakeholders
• Identify and recommend commercial improvements to the GDN risk management framework.
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and benchmarks with respect to risk management and business continuity, and contributing to the continual development of methodologies, tools and processes.
• Support the maintenance of the business continuity management framework and training of relevant parties
• Develop, implement, and maintain the organisation’s procurement framework, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with legislative, regulatory, and internal governance requirements.
• Monitor procurement risks and ensure appropriate controls and mitigations are in place.
• Review and manage the third-party supplier processes.
• Other tasks as required

Essential Experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience in risk and compliance roles.
• Proven ability to work cooperatively and to build and maintain productive relationships with a broad range of people at all levels both internal and external to the Department.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or collaboratively under limited direction and within broad guidelines to achieve results within deadlines and display initiative and flexibility with the ability to adapt appropriately to changing requirements and situations.
• Extensive relevant experience in risk management, business continuity, internal audit, external audit or advisory services in a progressive leading practice and professional environment.
• Experience in preparing and delivering workshops for integrated and/or diverse groups of individuals and guiding participants to achieve a common objective.
• Sound understanding of risk management and business continuity principles, and standards, and business continuity or risk management methodology, principles and good practice.
• Experience in report preparation to Senior Management, Leadership and Boards.

Benefits that Guide Dogs offer: 

As a member of the Guide Dogs team, you will have access to a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs.

• A competitive remuneration package is available commensurate with skills and experience, which includes tax free salary packaging of up to $15,900. 
• EAP - Get support when you need it with Employee Assistance Program counselling sessions.
• Me Days – Receive two paid days per year to support your health and wellbeing.
• Paid Parental Leave – take time to bond with your new child with 15 weeks paid leave after qualification period
• The option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave each year.
• Employee benefits program and Reward and Recognition program.
• Annual flu vaccinations. 
• Support for your professional development including paid study leave and educational assistance.
• Join an organisation that makes a meaningful and positive impact on our society.

Guide Dogs Values: 

• Our clients come first in everything we do 
• Walk the Talk - The buck stops with us. So we keep our word and keep going, no matter what.
• Lead with Head and Heart - Forever focused on our purpose and mission, we combine care and careful planning to deliver successes worth celebrating.
• Lift each other - From a guiding hand to a high five, we unleash and acknowledge everyone's potential.
• Never stop exploring - We're fearlessly creative. We've always asked and answered the tough questions and if there's a better way, we'll find it. 

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are proud to be an inclusive workplace that reflects our clients and the broader community and are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We offer equal employment opportunity regardless of your disability, gender or gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or domestic status, carer status, or political opinion.

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact jobs@guidedogs.com.au to inform us of your preferred method of communication.