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Our organization's vision is to be public purpose specialists, supporting organizations to build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities.

The Enterprise Risk, Ethics & Compliance Manager (ERECM) forms part of the 'Enterprise Risk, Ethics and Compliance' (EREC) function and reports directly to the Chief Risk & Ethics Officer (CREO).

The ERECM works closely with internal stakeholders to support our organization to manage key risks to achieving its strategic priorities, and helps to develop the capabilities to manage them.

This role plays a pivotal part in developing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's enterprise risk, ethics, and compliance matters.

The ERECM is responsible for demonstrating and supporting a strong risk culture, led from the top, encouraging a shared understanding of accountability, transparency, and acceptable and unacceptable risk decisions where risk is embedded in day-to-day decision making, while managing and mitigating potential risks across the organization.

• Contribute to our organization's Strategic Direction and Outcomes: Support the CREO and contribute to the strategic direction of our organization, including through our enterprise risk, ethics, ESG, compliance, business continuity and assurance programs, and ad hoc advice.
• Add value by undertaking all activities in support of our clients, client services team, corporate functions, Scyne Leadership Team (SLT), the Board and Board sub-committees.
• Develop relationships across corporate services to be called on for advice and consultation on a broad range of matters within stakeholders' remit.
• Support a positive risk culture and a culture of compliance across the organization.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the organization.

• Contribute to, Maintain and Improve our Organization's Enterprise Risk Framework: Support the CREO to integrate, develop and improve enterprise-wide risk management, including the enterprise risk register and our organization's risk appetite statement.
• Support in the refresh of enterprise-wide risk management documentation, risk profiles, risk appetite statements and tolerance measures.
• Develop covering papers and reports of enterprise risk updates and trends for key governance committees.
• Encourage integrity-based decision-making processes and conduct by employees throughout the organization to ensure ethical practices and accountability.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging trends in risk management and compliance to continuously improve our organization's approach.
• Conduct internal assessment, measurement, and monitoring of risk culture.

• Enterprise Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Monitoring: Work with internal teams and Board sub-committees to support regular enterprise risk assessments across the organization, identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities, including emerging risks.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to support them in implementing the system of controls across each of the functional areas of the organization.
• Together with the CREO, work with internal teams and Board sub-committees to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and action plans, controls, and standards to minimize our organization's exposure to risk.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk mitigation efforts (controls and treatments) and make, or influence others to make, necessary adjustments.

• Policy Development and Implementation: Together with the CREO, develop, review, and revise risk management, ethics, and compliance policies, ensuring they align or exceed relevant regulations and industry standards. Assisting with other governance documents and activities as needed from time to time.
• Manage the communication and dissemination of policies throughout the organization, ensuring employee awareness and understanding.

• Compliance and Assurance Monitoring and Activities: Support and monitor compliance with applicable external laws and regulations, ensuring adherence to legal requirements.
• Support and monitor compliance with internal policies and other obligations, including commitments made by our organization to stakeholders.
• Together with the CREO, stay current with changes in laws, regulations, and industry standards that affect our organization's operations and make necessary adjustments to maintain and update compliance practices accordingly, drawing on the General Counsel for advice/interpretation as required.
• Coordinate with the CREO and General Counsel to maintain compliance and engage with regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.
• Utilise monitoring mechanisms, with a focus on enterprise risks, and creating an efficient and effective approach to monitoring that is complimentary to other functional areas.
• Together with the CREO, support and provide guidance on functional areas compliance/monitoring activities.
• Conduct monitoring and regular reviews and assessments to evaluate compliance activities and identify recommendations to improve compliance and address any compliance issues.
• Coordinate, oversee and serve as the primary contact point for our organization's internal audit function and external providers carrying out third line activities, including internal audits.

• Ethical Standards, Practice and Training: Support a culture of ethics and compliance throughout the organization, setting an example for employees and leaders.
• Together with the CREO, create guidance materials, training programs, and educational resources to ensure employees are well-informed about our organization's Code of Conduct to enhance their understanding of conduct, compliance and ethical standards. Support a culture of awareness and accountability.

• Environment, Social and Governance (ESG): Support the CREO with the development of the ESG Strategy and tracking of initiatives.
• Support the CREO with internal and external ESG reporting requirements, including twice yearly Allegro Portfolio Company ESG (Pulsora) reporting requirements.
• Participate in Allegro Portfolio Company ESG forums and undertake / implement related activities.

• Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Incident Management: Support the development and management of our organization's Business Continuity and Crisis Management documentation including policy and framework, business impact assessments, business continuity plans and incident playbooks alongside business stakeholders. Facilitating and coordinating the conduct and continuous improvement of our preparedness and response and recovery activities.
• Act as Event Manager in the event of a business continuity or crisis event.
• Together with the CREO, develop and implement an incident response plan, together with relevant internal policies and procedures, to support our organization's regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk management, ensuring the organisation's commitment to address compliance breaches, ethical violations, or other risk-related incidents.
• Conduct or delegate investigations into such incidents and implement corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.

• Reporting and Communication: Support the CREO by working with internal teams and Board sub-committees to prepare regular reports on our organization's enterprise risk, ethics, internal audits (including agreed management actions), ESG, business continuity, and compliance status, activities and performance. This includes monitoring and reporting on necessary corrective actions, and ensuring such actions are completed.
• Together with the CREO, provide support to our organization's Board sub-committees, particularly the Audit and Risk Committee and the Probity, Conflict and Ethics Committee.
• Support and build awareness of the EREC team activities across the enterprise (e.g. development of content for National Town Hall meetings, presentations, etc.)

• Efficiency and Innovation: Together with the CREO, identify opportunities to scale efficiencies and introduce new ways of working across multiple projects and environments, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• With the CREO, identify and execute initiatives to improve operational processes, reduce risk, and enhance quality.

We're looking for someone who is collaborative in nature and loves working in and celebrating as a team. You respect and care for your colleagues and are curious about others' views and reflect on the impact we have on others.

You have a growth mindset. You're interested in asking questions to challenge our thinking and love new ideas and trying new things. You're curious about and able to put yourself in stakeholders' shoes; you earn and value the trust placed in us.

You're someone who does what you say you'll do, and you do the right thing when no-one is looking, and you call it when you feel something isn't quite right.

• Ideally 6-10 years demonstrated governance, risk, audit and/or compliance experience– preferably serving the public sector or in a professional services environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a business, governance, risk-related field. Post-graduate governance, risk and/or assurance qualifications desirable.
• Relevant qualification and professional industry certifications, ideally in risk, compliance or audit.
• Proven ability to develop and manage risk and compliance frameworks to meet business needs and drive business improvements.
• Strong project management skills to support the coordination of multiple workstreams simultaneously to ensure deadlines are met.
• Highly effective communicator (both written and verbal) with proven ability to effectively communicate and consult on complex issues, solutions, and influence across a range of stakeholder groups.
• Continuous learning mindset, staying informed and abreast of key industry trends, risks, developments and innovations that may impact our organization's services or our internal ways of working.

We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and innovation. If you're passionate about governance, risk, and compliance, and have a strong desire to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you