Manager - Risk Frameworks

The Hospitals Contribution Fund Of Australia Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

The Hospitals Contribution Fund Of Australia Limited is seeking a Manager, Risk Frameworks to lead the maintenance and continual improvement of our risk management policies, standards and tools. You will work with business leaders, risk teams and framework owners to ensure clarity, consistency and regulatory alignment across the organisation.

You will coordinate stakeholder consultation, embed changes, and enhance how risk information is captured, managed and reported, supporting HCF's strategic

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or maintaining risk management frameworks, policies, standards or procedures within a regulated environment.
• Solid understanding of enterprise risk management, risk assessments, controls, governance and risk appetite frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams.
• Ability to translate regulatory or risk requirements into practical guidance for the business.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Continuous improvement mindset to simplify and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve risk management policies, standards and procedures.
• Coordinate stakeholder consultation and embed changes across the business.
• Help embed risk management practices across the organisation to ensure consistency.
• Improve how risk information is captured, managed and reported across systems and processes.
• Collaborate with business leaders and risk owners to strengthen framework effectiveness.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business / related field)

Professional certification in risk management (desirable)

Job description

Help build the frameworks that support better risk decisions, stronger governance and consistent risk management across HCF. This is an opportunity to help shape the foundations of risk management at HCF, working across the business to ensure our frameworks remain practical, effective and fit for purpose. As Manager, Risk Frameworks, you'll help maintain and continuously improve the policies, standards, procedures and tools that support risk management across the organisation. Working closely with business leaders, specialist risk teams and framework owners, you'll help ensure risk management expectations are clear, consistent and aligned to both regulatory requirements and HCF's strategic goals. You'll play a key role in keeping HCF's Risk Framework current and effective, supporting the review and enhancement of framework artefacts, coordinating stakeholder consultation and helping embed changes across the business. You'll also contribute to improving how risk information is captured, managed and reported, helping create greater consistency across systems, processes and risk practices. This role offers plenty of variety and exposure, partnering with stakeholders across the organisation to identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve usability and strengthen HCF's risk management capability.

About you

About you You'll bring experience in risk management, governance, compliance or a related discipline, preferably within financial services or another regulated environment and enjoy working with others to improve processes, frameworks and business outcomes. You'll also bring:

• Experience supporting or maintaining risk management frameworks, policies, standards or procedures within a regulated environment.
• A solid understanding of enterprise risk management, risk assessments, controls, governance and risk appetite frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across a range of teams.
• Experience translating regulatory or risk requirements into practical guidance that can be applied by the business.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and practical way.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a desire to make processes simpler, more effective and easier to adopt.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Law, risk Management, governance or a related field.
• Professional certification or postgraduate study in risk management, governance, compliance, audit or related discipline is desirable.

About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric. We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.

Culture & Benefits

Purpose-driven passion We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.

Wellness and work-life balance

We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
• Family-friendly certified employer
• 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more
• Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.

Collaboration and inclusivity

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.

Continuous learning and growth

We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.

We create a flexible, inclusive, family-friendly culture so our employees are inspired and motivated to achieve the best for themselves and our members.

Our values inform the way we do things. They help us build the culture we need to realise our purpose.

Our values are to: Step Forward Get There Together Make it Better Stay Human Walk in Their Shoes.

We’ve invested in our people and teams to ensure they’re equipped to reach their career goals. We help team members expand their skill sets and develop personally through various internal and external courses, as well as broaden their on-the-job experience through transfers, secondments or promotions.