Head of Compliance, Home Ownership

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Housing Australia Full time $200,000 - $250,000 per year
  • Great leadership opportunity making an impact with our housing programs
  • Be part of an organisation with an objective to increase housing supply to all Australians
  • Hybrid working

Housing Australia is the Commonwealth's independent housing authority, established as a Corporate Commonwealth Entity in 2018 under the
Housing Australia Act
to improve housing outcomes for Australians. Housing Australia sits within the Treasury portfolio and is governed by a Board of non-executive directors appointed by the Minister for Housing.

Housing Australia administers several government programs, including the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility, National Housing Accord Facility, Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator, National Housing Infrastructure Facility, Home Guarantee Scheme and Help to Buy. Home | Housing Australia

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, this role is responsible for implementing and monitoring Housing Australia's Compliance Management for the Help to Buy Program and Home Guarantee Scheme (Programs) including maintaining a Compliance Plan and the currency of the Obligations Register for these programs. The role has three direct reports, Senior Manager Operational Risk, Senior Manager Privacy and Senior Manager Financial Crime.

You will be required to build a strong working relationship across the teams to increase awareness of importance of Risk and Compliance within these Programs.

Key responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Compliance Plan including understanding of relevant Obligations for the Programs
  • Contribute to development and management of Compliance Policies, standards, and procedures,
  • Oversee the remediation of any gaps
  • Provide internal advice, support and education to build Compliance risk and controls awareness within the Programs
  • Assist audit teams in obtaining and reviewing documentation
  • Oversee and advice on any Consumer Compliance matters

Skills and experience

  • Demonstrated 5 years' experience in a Consumer Lending Compliance / Legal role
  • Knowledge of industry consumer lending regulations best practice, frameworks, and standards, having worked in consumer lending business
  • Ability to partner with stakeholders to influence favourable outcomes and enable positive business engagement through effective communication skills
  • Degree in a related field i.e. finance/business/economics

We would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV, with a cover letter as one document outlining your interest and suitability, via LinkedIn.

We value diversity in our team and welcome all applications from all candidates.

This role is based in our Sydney CBD office. We offer flexible working, in a supportive team environment, while making a difference in our purpose-led organisation.

Certain roles at Housing Australia require the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a security clearance as a condition of employment.

No recruitment agencies please – we will reach out if we require any agency assistance. Thank you.

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