Risk Advisor

At Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) we envision every student to be inspired and enabled to flourish and enrich the world. MACS is the largest Catholic school system in Australia. We own, govern and operate approximately 300 Catholic schools, employ over 16,000 staff and serve more than 112,000 students and their families in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. It is an exciting time to join MACS, where we are transforming to bring to life our recently launched strategic plan: MACS 2030: forming lives to enrich the world. 

WHY WORK FOR US?

• Professional development opportunities with a defined personalised annual budget
• Access to flexible working arrangements, which include working from home arrangements
• You will work in a tight-knit, supportive team to ensure you succeed in your role

YOUR ROLE

The Regional Risk Advisor is responsible for supporting the enterprise-wide risk management program. This role contributes to the delivery of best-practice processes and methodologies to assess and manage risks consistently across MACS, with a focus on providing advice and guidance to schools in one of the four geographic regions.  They will collaborate with all directorates and business units to identify, assess, and monitor school and enterprise level risks and reports risks and mitigations to the Manager Risk, and Enterprise Risk Specialist. In carrying out this role, the Regional Risk Advisor will demonstrate a commitment to the mission of Catholic education and promote strong, shared leadership, creativity, and innovative practice.

WHAT YOU WILL DO 

• Support a suite of schools with BAU risk requests, enquiries, annual risk register updates and preparation for cyclical regulatory reviews
• Support all aspects of the risk function within MACS, including implementation of processes, tools, and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor, and report on risks
• Support risk assurance, monitoring, and effective implementation, inclusive of strategies to build risk culture and capability, supporting teams to design appropriate strategies, as well as embed risk management processes and controls across all aspects of operations
• Build risk awareness amongst staff by providing support and training, to embed a risk management culture across MACS
• Assist in identifying and assessing risks associated with the organisation's operations, policies, and procedures, and provide guidance on appropriate risk mitigation strategies

ABOUT YOU

• Experience working collaboratively with and communicating effectively to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on complex matters
• Proven practical experience in the design and implementation of business improvement strategies and processes with a strong drive for continuous improvement
• Demonstrated understanding and experience working with ISO31000:2018 - Risk Management Guidelines
• Demonstrated experience planning and facilitating risk workshops for all levels of internal stakeholders

HOW TO APPLY

Please refer to the position description for further details about the role and the Key Selection Criteria.

Click APPLY to submit your application. If you have any queries about this role, they can be directed to our HR team by email ***********@macs.vic.edu.au

You will need to provide:

1.  An up to-date Resume and

2.  A cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria, limited to two pages

Note: MACS is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care. The successful candidate must hold or acquire, and maintain a Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) and/or Working with Children Check, and must be willing to obtain and maintain a National Criminal History Check.

Candidates must hold full Australian Working Rights, and provide evidence of this.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 4.00pm Tuesday 30 April 2024