Manager, Portfolio Risk

What you'll do

• Follow defined service quality standards, occupational health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Champion a positive risk management culture by managing the development of the digital portfolio risk profile and by actively building risk management performance and capability.
• Provide expert advice consistent with international standards and industry best practice standards for risk and issue management and business resilience to key stakeholders, peak governance and its advisory committees, digital programs / portfolio and to senior management across the department to improve their risk management and business resilience practices
• Consult, liaise, negotiate and maintain effective relationships with Executives, program and project managers, management stakeholders, other government agencies, to identify emerging issue and risk trends, the progress towards management treatments and controls and to recommend strategies that will enhance the risk management outcomes across the digital portfolio.
• Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills in order to present information in a clear, concise and articulate manner specifically in the development of briefs, submissions, presentations, reports, and information papers to communicate ICT risks and issues strategically.
• Ability to design and implement risk management maturity and performance function and views.
• Engage with project and program managers to establish improved risk management processes and ongoing training and support

About you

• You have highly developed research, analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills to enable you to prepare high quality risk and issue reports in a clear, concise and articulate manner to initiate appropriate strategic and operational responses affecting the enterprise.
• You have demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills with a diplomatic approach and the ability to liaise and relate to a wide range of stakeholders including senior and executive stakeholders. You operate as an effective member of the team and work collaboratively.
• You have demonstrated ability to identify opportunities to achieve improvements in risk and issue management practices, process and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge best practice program management, portfolio management and risk management.
• Qualifications in Risk Management, Business, or Portfolio Management would be highly regarded.
• All applicants must be willing to undertake a National Police Security check.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing.

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing & development

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.