Enterprise Risk Business Partner

**Enterprise Risk Business Partner**:
**Job no**: 499799
**Work type**: Permanent Full Time
**Classification**: Band 8 - Commencing at $122,040 pa
**Categories**: Governance & Legal

**About the role**
This is your opportunity to contribute to a strategically aligned organisation where this specialist advisory role plays a critical part in shaping how we identify, assess, and navigate risk. As a key influencer, you will lead initiatives that promote a strong risk-aware culture across the business—delivering targeted training and empowering teams to make informed, confident decisions.

**Work type**:Permanent, full-time
**Classification**:Band 8 Commencing at $122,040 pa plus super
- Drive the maintenance, enhancement, and strategic delivery of enterprise risk, business continuity, and fraud and corruption control frameworks.
- Empower the first line of defence by advising and supporting risk capability-building across the business.
- Lead second line of defence oversight, integrating with key frameworks (e.g., procurement, project management) and delivering risk assurance and reporting to Executive and governance bodies.
- Act as a trusted business partner—provide expert advice, challenge decisions through a risk and compliance lens, and collaborate with stakeholders to align Integrity & Risk systems with business goals.
- Champion a risk-aware culture through engaging communication, coaching, training, and workshop facilitation.

**About you**
To succeed in this role, you’ll have relevant tertiary qualifications or specialist certification in risk, plus extensive experience in governance areas such as risk, business continuity, compliance, fraud control, audit, consulting, or project management.

Essential Experience:

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a proven track record of building meaningful, engaging business relationships.
- Advanced analytical skills with experience in evaluating and enhancing risk and business continuity systems, including providing expert guidance and coaching.
- Experience with risk management and business continuity software (desirable).

**Child Safety Responsibilities**
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

**We are the City**
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

**Applications and Enquiries**

Applications close: 11:55pm Sunday 12th October 2025.
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._

**Advertised**: 25 Sep 2025 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 Oct 2025 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time