Risk and Governance Manager

**The Opportunity**:
Due to an exciting phase of transformation and expansion, a new opportunity exists for a Risk and Governance Manager to join Gallagher Bassett’s Risk, Audit and Compliance team. The team are responsible for the development and maintenance of GB’s risk frameworks as well as overseeing all risk management activity, compliance activity (regulatory and contractually) and audit activity, both internal and external. Their vision is to be a valued business partner enabling Gallagher Bassett to balance risk and reward, in making well-informed decisions, leading to superior strategic outcomes.

This opportunity will see you leading the delivery of the Risk Management Framework for various operational divisions with the assistance of Senior Risk and Compliance Advisors and the support of a national team. In addition to this, you will support the business in developing best practice risk management.

**Additionally, you will**:

- Develop and oversee risk-based, client-focused and value-adding risk and compliance frameworks including scopes of audit, delivery of audit activity, reviewing risk audit and compliance reports, reporting to regulatory bodies, track and report on progress of the business performance against agreed audit action plans / risk management strategies and improvement opportunities, risk profiling, development of risk appetite metrics and reporting, oversight of external audits and incidents/complaints. Build great working relationships as a key liaison with clients, external auditors, senior leadership team, risk governing bodies, oversight of the business risk profile and activity within our risk management system.
- Participate in organic client growth and feedback opportunities to our internal client support teams;
- Foster open, transparent and trusting relationships with our internal and external clients.
- Tertiary qualifications and extensive experience in risk, compliance and/or audit. Exposure to the insurance or financial services industries will be highly regarded;
- Demonstrated success in leading and embedding a quality improvement culture;
- Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to engage at all levels of organisation;
- Strong statistical, analytical, interpreting and reporting skills;
- Ability to read and interpret different legislation, regulation and contracts;
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.

**If you live our values and demonstrate the people capabilities, we can offer you the following**:

- Attractive remuneration packaging & flexible work arrangements - including remote or from home;
- Paid Parental Leave scheme;
- Collaborative working environment - friendly, flexible and supportive working environment which is built around great team support and rewarding opportunities;
- Exciting career - as our Company grows, so do the opportunities for our people;
- Opportunities for ongoing education and development;
- Service and performance recognition awards; and Employee Assistance Program for yourself and immediate family members.

**About us**:
Gallagher Bassett is Australia’s largest Third-Party Administrator (TPA). Our focus is refreshingly simple: we manage insurance claims on behalf of insurers, brokers, government bodies and self-insured corporations. GB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gallagher, a global organisation employing over 33,000 employees.

Gallagher Bassett (GB) has six offices in Australia located in Northern Territory, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 1200 staff.

Through a combination of in-person and digital onboarding and training, we are able to offer all team members connectedness and a sense of belonging to their team; supporting both remote and hybrid working options depending on individual requirements.

**To apply**

If you want to part of helping change peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you today

**To be considered for this opportunity you must have right to live and work in Australia when applying.**

**Agency applicants will not be considered for this position.**
- Gallagher Bassett is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Indigenous Australian applicants are encouraged to apply. As a member of the Diversity Council Australia, we recognise the importance of, and embrace diversity in the workplace. We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business._