Group Manager Risk

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Mercy Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Executive Management, Aged Care

Reference: 20460

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
The Enterprise Risk Function is a small, professional, high-performing team that prides itself on delivering outcomes and providing value across Mercy Health (MH).

The function supports leadership and management in identifying, assessing, and evaluating risk, which is reported to the Board and Executive Leadership for governance and oversight.

The Group Risk Manager reports to the Chief Risk and Assurance Offer (as part of a broader ‘Internal Audit and Risk Assurance’ team) and manages a Risk Assurance Specialist (1.0FTE). Core responsibilities include:

- ** Enterprise risk program leadership**:Lead the design and execution of the enterprise-wise risk management program (as part of an annual plan). This includes understanding and responding to the organisation's needs to grow its risk maturity and support its strategy.
- ** Facilitate risk management** - facilitate the review of current risks and develop new risk profiles with leadership. This includes running risk workshops and regular reviews with risk and action owners.
- ** Systems and processes -** designing and implementing organisational risk management framework improvements to ensure contemporary and meaningful practices.
- ** Education and awareness** - running organisation-wide awareness activities to support a positive risk culture and embed risk management practices into business-as-usual activities.
- ** Advisory** - risk and control leadership through participation in governance committees, reporting on emerging risks and providing expert guidance to senior leaders. Regular presentations to Board and Board subcommittees are required.
- ** Control testing** - validation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the key controls implemented by management, as required.

This role requires strong stakeholder engagement - developing strong working relationships with MH Managers, Leaders and Directors to implement and maintain sustainable, systematic and disciplined risk management approaches.

This is a full-time (76 hrs a fortnight), 12-month fixed-term position (with potential for permanent) based from our Richmond Office with hybrid working arrangements (3 days onsite; 2 days WFH) available. Please note that the role requires 5-10% national travel.

**ABOUT YOU**:
We seek a proven leader with demonstrable success within a complex, diverse and evolving environment. If you are a self-starter, able to juggle competing priorities, a good problem solver and great with people - we want to hear from you

You will hold extensive experience and demonstrated competency in:

- Highly desirable: Tertiary and/or industry qualifications in commerce or business management.
- Desirable: Member of a relevant professional association or institute e.g. Risk Management Institute of Australia, Institute of Internal Auditors, Chartered Accountants Australia, Certified Internal Auditor
- High degree of familiarity in the health and / or aged care sectors (not mandatory).
- Experience in managing a risk program

**ABOUT US**:
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:
Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- Caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- Protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- Taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- Offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes b