Remote Risk & Assurance Officer, Business Continuity

Life Without Barriers; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Risk and Assurance Officer - Business Continuity to strengthen resilience and support preparedness for disruptions across Australia. You will implement and improve business continuity, emergency management and resilience frameworks, working with multiple units to ensure safe, reliable services.

The role offers permanent, full-time employment with location flexibility to work from home or one of our offices, and requires experience in risk management, governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree qualification in risk management, governance, business, emergency management, public administration or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in risk management, assurance, governance or compliance roles, or related operational experience.
• Experience supporting risk frameworks, risk registers or assurance activities.
• Experience in managing regulatory and accreditation processes.
• Knowledge of continuity planning, preparedness, exercising and recovery processes.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify risks, trends, critical dependencies and capability gaps.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across diverse operational and corporate environments.
• Ability to influence outcomes and build capability without direct operational authority.
• Optional monthly rostered day off
• Join one of Australia’s largest and leading social-purpose organisations
• Work from home or one of our local offices
• Use your expertise to make a real impact

Responsibilities

• Partner with business units to identify, assess and manage business continuity and resilience risks.
• Support the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of business continuity plans, recovery arrangements, frameworks and supporting resources.
• Coordinate testing, exercise and assurance activities to validate organisational preparedness and strengthen resilience capability.
• Analyse incidents, exercise outcomes and assurance findings to drive continuous improvement and corrective actions.
• Support emergency management readiness, including coordination of the National Emergency Management Team and preparedness activities.
• Prepare meaningful risk and assurance reporting, support regulatory compliance and accreditation requirements, and promote best-practice continuity and resilience across the organisation.

Education

Bachelor degree in risk management, governance, business, emergency management, public administration or related field

Job description

Life Without Barriers is seeking a Risk and Assurance Officer - Business Continuity to strengthen resilience and support preparedness for disruptions across Australia. You will implement and improve business continuity, emergency management and resilience frameworks, working with multiple units to ensure safe, reliable services.

The role offers permanent, full-time employment with location flexibility to work from home or one of our offices, and requires experience in risk management, governance