Associate Director Enterprise Risk

Lead and drive the uplift of risk management across the department.
- Salary range of $145,378 - $168,130 pa plus superannuation and leave loading.
- Ongoing role based in the Sydney CBD, NSW

**About the role**

The Governance, Risk, Audit and Workplace Services team within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS, the department) have a fantastic opportunity for an Associate Director to join the team.

In this role of Associate Director Enterprise Risk, you will lead the Enterprise Risk team and drive the development and implementation of a fit for purpose risk management framework across the department, provide advice on risk management and engage with key stakeholders to identify and collaborate on risk-based decisions.

The program of work being delivered by the team will include refreshing the risk management framework and partnering with key stakeholders to hold risk workshops and uplift risk registers for each division, as well as managing and governing the implementation of this. This role will be a key advisory stakeholder for cross-government and portfolio collaboration in the risk management space and lead the development of metrics to ensure strong governance reporting to the executive leadership and Audit and Risk Committee cohorts.

The Enterprise Risk team will manage and uplift the department’s risk management culture, engaging with key stakeholders to maintain risk registers, develop a Community of Practice, share knowledge and deliver training. Additionally, you will also be responsible for leading a refresh of the Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), engaging with executive leadership to determine the department’s appetite for risk.

In this role you will also work closely with the Associate Director Climate Change Risk to support the implementation of the whole of Government climate change adaptation strategy and provide advice on innovation solutions for the department to further consider emerging risks in decision making.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will be a leader with strong interpersonal skills, with experience in leading and development risk management frameworks, internal control and risk-based systems.

You will:

- have an innovative, strategic approach, putting the customer at the centre of everything you do.
- have experience working with diverse stakeholders who have competing priorities.
- have current industry knowledge, ensuring to improve and expand on industry best practice tools and practices across DCITHS.
- have leadership experience, leading and coaching staff to drive a culture of high performers.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent relevant professional experience.

Working at the centre of a diverse and dynamic portfolio, you will be comfortable with managing competing priorities and delivering in changing environments. To learn more about the role, please click here to download the role description.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date**:Tuesday 25th February 2025** [10.00AM]

**Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport**

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

- Create social and economic opportunities for the state.
- Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies.
- Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture.
- Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all.
- Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development.
- Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces.
- Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment.
- Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history.
- A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months._