Risk Specialist And Stream Lead

The Organisation  

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of air traffic services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations. This team keep’s Australia’s aviation industry safe every day of the year, both in the air and on the ground.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism. 

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.? We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset, and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry. 

Our Leaders

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

The Role & The Team

As the Risk Specialist and Stream Lead, you will be responsible for delivering the Enterprise Risk Refresh, which is a risk transformation program aimed at improving risk maturity across the organisation over the next 12-24 months. Leading a small team of direct reports, you will be part of a high-performance GRC team who work as one to drive both effective capability uplift and collaboration of risk management activities.

Key responsibilities of this role will include (but not limited to):

• Revising our enterprise risk management (ERM) framework to simplify our approach to managing risk, including changes to our risk methodology, governance, and reporting.
• Supporting a refreshed risk appetite statement (RAS) and embedding the RAS within governance and decision making across the organisation.
• Developing key risk indicators (KRIs) aligned to best practices to support monitoring and management of our enterprise-level risks.
• Driving uplift of risk capability and associated risk culture across the organisation, including developing and delivering targeted risk training packages.
• Refreshing and simplifying the Risk Management Procedures and Standards
• Supporting the three lines models implementation and delivering the required 2nd line Assurance reviews
• Designing the risk analytics to monitor and manage the Enterprise Risks to support the regular risk reporting.
• Supporting the strategic directional planning for GRC Risk and integration with Compliance, Governance functions and linkages with ServiceNow.

This role is offered as a 24-month fixed-term position.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

PD - Risk Specialist and Stream Lead.pdf

The Person

The successful applicant will have:

• A tertiary qualification - degree or diploma in risk management, business, commerce, management, or other relevant field.
• Five to ten years of demonstrated experience and deep technical expertise in the application of risk management concepts, practices, and frameworks.
• Highly developed influencing and liaison skills across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Highly effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in data analytics and dashboard reporting.
• High level problem solving, analytical and reporting skills across a broad range of strategic and tactical issues.
• Demonstrated experience in utilising technology and systems to achieve work objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, set and review priorities, meet deadlines and work effectively while remaining flexible to changing circumstances and priorities.
• An appropriate risk-related professional qualification or membership (desirable).

Security Clearance  

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements?successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.  

Airservices Australia is a diverse and inclusive employer that recognises the benefits of having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. We encourage applications from diverse groups including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Should you require any further information please contact Alicia O’Rourke – Talent Acquisition Advisor at alicia.o’******@airservicesaustralia.com

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55pm (AEST) Sunday 11 February 2024.