Education Safeguarding & Wellbeing Risk Lead (Hybrid)

Zurich Insurance Group; North Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Hybrid working 3/2

Wellbeing payment program

Global mobility

Tree planting initiative

Job summary

Zurich Insurance Group is seeking a Senior Safeguarding and Wellbeing Risk Consultant to lead safeguarding and wellbeing risk management services for our education portfolio within Zurich Resilience Solutions. The role reports to the Head of Workplace Resilience Solutions and involves delivering risk-based advice, assessments, and governance reviews for schools and related stakeholders.

You will collaborate with brokers, underwriting, claims and risk teams, and build a scalable service that

Qualifications

• Senior professional experience in safeguarding, child protection or a closely related field.
• Experience working with education, school, faith-based or youth environments.
• Proven capability assessing safeguarding governance, policies, recruitment, training and control effectiveness.
• Strong risk assessment, sensitive interviewing, stakeholder engagement and technical report-writing capabilities.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or substantial equivalent experience, plus a current Working with Children Check or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Delivering timely and practical safeguarding advice to participating schools and key stakeholders.
• Conducting desktop, remote and on-site assessments, producing clear reports with prioritised, risk-based recommendations.
• Reviewing safeguarding governance, policies, safer recruitment, training, incident reporting and assurance controls.
• Developing quality assure assessment frameworks, grading methods, reporting standards and portfolio insights.
• Managing specialist safeguarding, wellbeing and digital service partners to ensure quality and consistency.
• Supporting education, client engagement and business development through guidance, webinars, research and industry insights

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Child protection

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification or substantial equivalent

Job description

Zurich Insurance Group is seeking a Senior Safeguarding and Wellbeing Risk Consultant to lead safeguarding and wellbeing risk management services for our education portfolio within Zurich Resilience Solutions. The role reports to the Head of Workplace Resilience Solutions and involves delivering risk-based advice, assessments, and governance reviews for schools and related stakeholders.

You will collaborate with brokers, underwriting, claims and risk teams, and build a scalable service that