Enterprise Risk Specialist (El1) | Risk System Implementation | Federal Governme

Montagu Group Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Montagu Group Pty LTD is seeking an experienced risk management professional to lead the implementation of a new Agency Risk Management Tool for a Federal Government agency in Canberra. The role covers enterprise, strategic, operational, project and compliance risk with a focus on governance and reporting alignment to the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy.

The candidate will serve as the risk SME across the full project, ensuring the agency’s controls and reporting translate into the new

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise risk management in the Australian Public Sector or a similarly regulated environment.
• Experience supporting the implementation or optimisation of a risk management system or GRC platform.
• Solid understanding of the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy, the PGPA Act, APS governance and assurance frameworks and risk reporting requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including documentation, briefing papers and training materials.
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an AGSVA Baseline clearance.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing the current risk framework, policies, procedures and reporting requirements.
• Ensuring the tool supports enterprise, strategic, operational, project and compliance risk.
• Validating the risk taxonomy, likelihood and consequence matrices, treatment plans, control libraries and reporting structures.
• Translating risk and governance requirements into detailed configuration specifications.
• Advising through design, configuration, testing and deployment.
• Developing and running UAT scenarios and test cases.
• Updating framework documentation so the agency can adopt the tool out of the box while staying compliant with the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

GRC platforms

Policy knowledge

Communication

AGSVA Baseline clearance

Tools

ServiceNow IRM

Predict!

Archer

Protecht

Riskware

CammsRisk

Job description

About the opportunity

Have you helped configure or roll out a risk management system in government or a regulated industry? This role suits APS risk managers or Line 2 operational risk professionals who know how a risk framework should translate into a tool.

A Federal Government agency is implementing a new Agency Risk Management Tool to lift risk capability, sharpen reporting, support compliance obligations and improve decision making.

You’ll be the risk subject matter expert across the whole implementation, making sure the agency’s framework, controls, reporting and governance carry across properly into the new system.

Please note: this is an enterprise risk management role. It is not a cyber security, IT audit or ICT accreditation role.

What you’ll be doing

• Reviewing the current risk framework, policies, procedures and reporting requirements
• Making sure the tool supports enterprise, strategic, operational, project and compliance risk
• Validating the risk taxonomy, likelihood and consequence matrices, treatment plans, control libraries and reporting structures
• Turning risk and governance requirements into detailed configuration specifications
• Advising through design, configuration, testing and deployment
• Developing and running UAT scenarios and test cases
• Updating framework documentation so the agency can adopt the tool out of the box while staying compliant with the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years in enterprise risk management in the Australian Public Sector or a similarly regulated environment (for example APRA regulated)
• Experience supporting the implementation or optimisation of a risk management system or GRC platform
• Solid understanding of the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy, the PGPA Act, APS governance and assurance frameworks and risk reporting requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including documentation, briefing papers and training materials
• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an AGSVA Baseline clearance

Highly regarded

• Implementing risk solutions in a Commonwealth department or APS agency
• Hands on experience with tools such as ServiceNow IRM, Predict!, Archer, Protecht, Riskware or CammsRisk
• Risk data cleansing, migration and validation
• Designing dashboards, executive reporting packs and performance metrics

The details

• EL1 equivalent contract starting Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Initial term to 7 May 2027 with up to 4 extensions (24 months maximum)
• Up to 40 hours per week
• Canberra preferred - candidates in any capital city with an agency office will be considered
• Hybrid working available