Manager Risk

Role-
Manager Risk & Business Resilience

• Grade:
  Clerk Grade 11/12
• Salary Range:
  $149,739 - $173,174 per annum plus superannuation
• Duration
  : Ongoing/Permanent
• Location
  : Sydney/Parramatta/Gosford-Flexible
• Applications Close:
  Tuesday 24 October :59AM)

About SafeWork NSW

SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to protect NSW workers by preventing and reducing work related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses by securing compliance with work health and safety and associated legislation.

SafeWork NSW is undergoing an exciting and important period of transformation as we establish the organisation as a modern, strong and standalone Work Health and Safety Regulator.

About the role

SafeWork NSW is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to oversee our risk and business compliance functions. In this pivotal role, you will shape and embed a strong risk management culture, enhance organisational capability, and deliver robust assurance mechanisms that support statutory compliance and business continuity.

By integrating operational insights with strategic risk intelligence, you will enable SafeWork NSW to proactively manage risks, safeguard integrity, and achieve its strategic objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

As the Manager Risk & Business Resilience, you will:

• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders on enterprise risk management, compliance, governance, business continuity, and audit, ensuring timely and effective troubleshooting.
• Develop and implement the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and a comprehensive Compliance Framework, ensuring alignment with best practice for a modern, risk-based regulator.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and monitoring of enterprise risks, maintaining an up-to-date Risk Register and ensuring effective controls, treatments, and accountabilities.
• Oversee internal audit planning, liaise with auditors, and drive implementation of agreed audit actions.

• Monitor organisational activities to identify gaps, assess deficiencies, and recommend policy or procedural amendments to mitigate risk and maintain compliance.

• Drive governance, risk, and compliance improvement initiatives using data analysis, gap assessments, and scenario modelling to strengthen decision-making and resilience.

About You:

You are a strategic thinker with exceptional governance and risk management expertise, coupled with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive organisational improvement. Your strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills enable you to balance complex priorities while maintaining a customer-focused approach.

You will bring:

• Strong experience in enterprise risk, compliance, governance, and internal audit.
• Proven ability to design and implement risk and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent analytical skills to identify emerging risks and recommend solutions.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including influencing senior leaders.
• Demonstrated leadership in building specialist capability and driving improvement.
• Sound understanding of public sector governance and regulatory requirements (or ability to quickly learn).
• Resilience and adaptability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

If you are an experienced professional with these attributes, we want to hear from you

For more information on the role and its accountabilities, click
here
to view the role description.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter of no more 2 pages, addressing the following:

• how you demonstrate the
  focus capabilities
  as outlined in the role description.
• a short paragraph on why you believe you are the right person for the role.

For enquiries relating to the recruitment process, please contact Sharlene Fouzder via

A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoing opportunities for a period of up to 18 months.

Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace
The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here
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