Lead Analyst

• Hybrid work environment - 50% Office/Home

• Fulltime/Permanent Role

• Join a high-performing team at the heart of the Bank's transformation agenda and help shape how we manage risk across our most critical change initiatives.

About the business/team

The Business Risk Oversight team plays a central role in safeguarding the Bank's strategic and operational resilience. As part of the second line of accountability, we provide independent oversight and expert advice on risk management across financial markets, cyber, data, operations, and change delivery.

Lead Analyst - Project Risk position sits within the Project Risk function, reporting to the Senior Manager, Project Risk.  You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the Bank's strategic programs, including Technology, Finance, and Enterprise Change, to uplift risk practices and provide assurance over the delivery of complex initiatives.

About the role

As a Lead Analyst, Project Risk, you will:

• Provide independent Line 2 oversight of project and program risk across the Bank's strategic change portfolio

• Lead and contribute to thematic reviews, deep dives, and assurance activities focused on delivery and delivered risk, governance, and control effectiveness

• Partner with Line 1 teams to uplift risk capability and embed best-practice risk management in change delivery

• Prepare high-quality insights and reporting for senior governance forums, including ExCo and Audit Committee

​About you

• Around 7 years' experience in risk management, internal audit, project assurance, or a related field

• Strong understanding of project and program delivery frameworks, with the ability to identify and challenge delivery and delivered risks

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the confidence to influence at senior levels

• A collaborative mindset and a passion for improving how risk is managed in complex environments

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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