Chief Risk Officer

3 weeks ago

Southbank, Australia Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Full time

Duration: Permanent

Location: Melbourne

About the role

Ansvar Australia, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Chief Risk Officer to join our Melbourne office.

Ansvar is part of the Benefact Group, a global ‘For Purpose’ insurer, specialising in risk management and insurance solutions for the Care, Community Services (NFP, Learning, Education, Faith, Arts, Culture, Heritage and Commercial Property sectors in Australia. Our unique value proposition is our deep specialism in, and commitment to give back to the sectors and communities we serve.

We are looking for someone who will provide strategic leadership to our risk and compliance function. You will lead a small team to embed and deliver our risk strategy. In this hand’s-on role, you will report into a supportive CEO, and proactively promote a culture that embeds risk management as foundational to how business is conducted across Ansvar.

This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of our executive leadership team, and have a meaningful impact on the culture and success of our organisation. When you come to work at Ansvar, you are contributing towards making a real difference as part of an organisation dedicated to strengthening our communities and supporting charitable causes.

The Chief Risk Officer is responsible for leading the development and maintenance of, and reporting on, the Risk Management Framework. This includes the systems, processes and people that identify, assess, mitigate and monitor internal and external sources of material risk, including strategic, insurance, operational, finance, compliance, credit, market and liquidity risk.

Key responsibilities
  • Continue to cultivate and refine a resilient and risk-aware culture across Ansvar.
  • Manage the ongoing development of Ansvar’s robust risk management framework enterprise wide through leadership of the risk and compliance function.
  • Facilitate the management of Ansvar’s compliance obligations to meet all legislative and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide guidance and support to business leaders in the development and maintenance of an effective first line of defence for risk and compliance matters.
  • Act as a liaison point and subject matter expert working alongside stakeholders on key risk and compliance initiatives and internal audit related areas.
  • Provide constructive challenge to the design and implementation of critical strategic initiatives and other aspects of the business.
Knowledge, skills and experience
  • Significant relevant risk experience across both financial and non-financial risk areas
  • Relevant technical qualifications
  • Significant experience gained from working in a second line of defence
  • Strong relationship management skills and ability to build trust
  • Strong communication and presentational skills both written and orally
  • Assertive and diplomatic
  • Proven people leader
  • Experience reporting to Board Risk & Compliance and Audit Committees
What we offer
  • Make a valuable contribution to a values-based organisation that supports charitable causes
  • A competitive salary - let's discuss it
  • Hybrid working
  • Participation in our bonus scheme
  • An array of health and wellbeing benefits
  • Volunteering day
  • Workplace giving
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Salary packaging
About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

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