Risk and Compliance Manager

1 week ago


South Yarra, Australia Melbourne Girls Grammar Full time

We are seeking to appoint a **Risk and Compliance Manager** to join the Melbourne Girls Grammar Operations team. This position reports directly to and works in conjunction with the Chief Operations Officer and key stakeholders to manage, improve and oversee risk and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines.

The focus of this position is to ensure the School meets a broad range of mandated risk and compliance requirements as well as a wide array of day-to-day operational risks. In effect, the School looks to this role to advance and support a strong risk management, compliance and safety culture in all areas of its operation.

**Key responsibilities will include**:

- Ensuring the alignment of the School’s governance, risk and compliance frameworks with the overall strategic objectives.
- Providing assurance to the School’s key stakeholders in relation to overall compliance with the Non-Government School Registration Standards and related laws and regulations.
- Working with key stakeholders to ensure the School maximises strategic and operational outcomes using the compliance software (CompliSpace Assurance).
- Ensuring the timely and accurate preparations of risk reports for the Principal, Executive Team and School Council on a quarterly basis.
- Providing input and expertise on all risk issues, conducting risk assessments and ensuring safe work practices are developed and adhered to.
- Liaising with stakeholder groups, particularly Facilities, HR, and the Artemis Centre, to ensure risk, compliance and safety requirements and obligations are met to a high standard of excellence.
- Maintain high visibility within the School community and act as the first point of contact for day-to-day OHS queries, concerns and ideas.
- Leading a whole-school culture of OHS, risk awareness and compliance.

**Key Selection Criteria include but are not limited to**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines with which the School must comply.
- Well-developed communication and inter-personal skills which build and maintain effective and positive working relationships with immediate supervisors, colleagues and key stakeholders including officials.
- Ability to successfully manage change - able to partner with key stakeholders, ensure buy-in from staff, and manage individual and team reactions as safety or risk-mitigation solutions are implemented.
- Ability to speak confidently and engagingly in front of small, medium and large groups.
- Ability to disseminate important information/instructions in ways that make it easy to understand and follow.

**Benefits of working at MGGS**

Alongside opportunities for educators, we offer a broad array of professional support roles for individuals motivated to join our values-based community and make a difference in the lives of our Grammarians. Careers at Melbourne Girls Grammar provide opportunities for high performing individuals to thrive within an environment that values lifelong learning and progression.

Employees at Melbourne Girls Grammar have access to an extensive array of professional benefits:

- Staff discount on academic tuition fees.
- Access to the Artemis Centre for personal wellbeing activities including a gym, yoga, Pilates, and swimming.
- Extensive professional learning opportunities throughout your career.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program that provides a range of personal and family benefits.
- Generous parental leave, annual leave, and personal leave conditions where eligible.

If you are looking to work in a leading organisation with exposure to new technologies and you feel you would be a good fit for this role, please view the Position Description for details about the role, including key responsibilities.

**Child Safety Statement: Melbourne Girls Grammar**
- As MGGS staff, volunteers, contractors, and any other members of our school community involved in child-connected work, we are responsible for supporting and promoting the safety of children.
- We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment and protecting of all children / students in our care and adhering to our Child Safety Policy.
- We are committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment, where children and young people are safe and feel safe and are able to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives.
- We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to the protection of children from all forms of child abuse and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. Our policies and procedures will provide the name and contact details of staff who have specific responsibilities in relation to child safety and who may receive reports of suspicion of child abuse. Child abuse includes sexual offences, grooming, physical violence, serious emotional or psychological harm, serious neglect and a child’s e



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