Policy and Risk Management Officer

4 days ago

Greater Adelaide SA, Australia Nunkuwarrin Yunti Full time

Posted: 21/05/2025

Closing Date: 04/06/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wakefield St, Adelaide

Job Category: Community Services and Development,Program & Project Management

**About Nunkuwarrin Yunti**:
Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.

The Policy and Risk Management Officer is responsible for developing, implementing, and reviewing organisational policies and risk management frameworks to ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory, and best-practice standards. This role plays a key part in supporting a workplace environment of governance, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organisation. The role and responsibilities of the Policy and Risk Management Officer, working under limited direction will include:

- Policy Development: Assist in researching and analysing policy issues to contribute to the creation of policy, briefs, guidelines and submissions
- Stakeholder engagement: Participate in stakeholder meetings, consultation and forums, assisting in gathering feedback and fostering meaningful relationships.
- Documentation and reporting: Help prepare reports, briefing documents and presentations
- Project support: Provide assistance to policy-related projects, ensuring tasks are completed effectively and align with Nunkuwarrin Yunti objectives
- Knowledge sharing: Contribute to the QSR and Organisational succuss by sharing insights and learnings
- Maintain currency of knowledge and implications of all legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines relevant to the organisation
- Secretariat Risk Management Committee
- Demonstrated knowledge: Risk management activities across the organisation, as per the Risk management framework

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Selection Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Law, Public Policy, Risk Management, Governance, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in policy development and risk management within a complex organisation.
- Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to the not-for-profit or public sector.
- Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

**Desirable**:

- Experience in Clinical Governance and various accreditation surveys such as NSMHS, RACGP, ASES, ASQA
- Understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and health programs.
- Experience working in other Not-for-Profit organisations.
- Applications close 4th June 2025_

**_Please note, a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are mandatory for this role._

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