Head of Enterprise Risk

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- ** Job no**: 63FD3
- ** Category**: Risk & Compliance, Risk

**Acknowledgement of Country**:
Hostplus acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

**About us**:
At Hostplus, we passionately provide our over 1.7 million members with the best possible service; constantly looking for new ways to deliver better value while helping members get the most out of their super. We are inspired to help our members achieve greater security for their future and ensure they retire with dignity.

Your role at Hostplus will make a difference, whether you're in marketing, financial advice, operations or any of our other divisions - you'll be contributing to ensuring our members retire with the best possible outcomes, and what better feeling is there than knowing your role helps someone to retire with dignity and security?

**About the role**:
As the Head of Enterprise Risk, you will work closely with senior executives to ensure that the Fund’s risk management policies, procedures and frameworks are implemented effectively to manage and mitigate risk exposure. You will develop and embed the ongoing process for the identification, management and reporting of emerging risks within non-investment functions. Cross team collaboration will be important, especially with the Compliance and Legal teams, to ensure effective and efficient risk and compliance oversight as well as identification of ongoing improvements to the Hostplus Risk Management Framework.

Reporting into the Chief Risk Officer, you will play a lead role in supporting the Board, CEO and Group Executive in the Fund's strategic and business planning activities and ongoing assessment of risk. This will involve the preparation and presentation of Enterprise Risk reporting on risk management practices and emerging risks. Naturally, this role will also provide you with the opportunity to showcase your leadership capability in coaching and supporting the Risk team to deliver the Risk business plan.

**About you**:
You will bring significant consulting and/or industry experience from within the financial services sector in a risk management or internal audit role coupled with strong experience in a strategic leadership role. You will have hands-on experience in the design and development of risk management frameworks and strategies. Further, working knowledge of assurance methodology, approach, techniques and management practices will be highly regarded.

As a senior risk management professional, you will also possess advanced technical knowledge of the Australian superannuation industry regulatory environment and emerging practice and concepts including a working knowledge of the Corporations Act, SIS Act and other applicable legislation.

On an interpersonal level, you will possess strong communication skills that allows you to communicate ideas with conviction and gain the buy-in of your stakeholders. As a self-starter, you will proactively engage and collaborate with stakeholders to agree on shared goals that deliver upon strategic and operational objectives.

**Why work for us**:
Our employees are passionate about what we do and are proud to be part of an organisation which helps everyday Australians achieve a brighter future. We value diversity of thought and have an open and flexible workplace. Some industry leading benefits we offer include:

- 15% superannuation.
- Access to subsidised financial advice.
- Salary packaging.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Excellent EBA based conditions eg: including generous, flex leave, paid parental leave, long service leave at 5 years, additional leave over Christmas shutdown.

**How do I apply?**

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our members, and the communities we operate in.

**We Care**: We care about our work, our clients and colleagues.

**Better Together**: We’ve got each other’s backs, and we never walk alone.

**Go For it**: We are optimistic, and we focus on solutions, not problems.

**Keep it real**: We are honest, genuine, straightforward and transparent.

**Be Proud**: We are proud of who we are and the work we do every single day.