Risk Advisory and Oversight Manager

HCF Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Mental health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

HCF Australia seeks an experienced Risk Advisory and Oversight Manager on a 12-month max term contract to guide risk decisions for executives and senior stakeholders across the organisation.

You will embed the Risk Management Framework, strengthen risk culture, and uplift risk maturity through collaborative leadership, risk profiling, incident management, and policy oversight.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk advisory or Line 2 risk role.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with executives.
• Ability to translate complex risks into practical guidance.
• Experience interpreting regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executives and senior leaders to provide trusted risk advice and guidance.
• Support embedment and continuous improvement of the Risk Management Framework.
• Facilitate risk workshops and promote a positive risk culture across the business.
• Manage divisional risk profiles and business unit risk registers.
• Support incident management and remediation activities.
• Contribute to risk analysis, reporting and insights for Executive and Board Committees.
• Support review and maintenance of key risk policies and documentation.
• Collaborate across the organisation to improve risk management capability and outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk advisory

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Regulatory interpretation

Collaboration

Ownership and delivery

Job description

Shape risk decisions across HCF as a trusted advisor to senior leaders. 12-month max term contract driving risk maturity and culture.

Join HCF's Risk team on a 12 month max term contract and play a key role in helping leaders make informed, risk-aware decisions that support our members, people and business objectives.

As Risk Advisory and Oversight Manager, you'll be a trusted partner to Executives and senior stakeholders across the organisation, providing practical risk advice, guidance and challenge. Working closely with business leaders, you'll help embed HCF's Risk Management Framework, strengthen risk culture and support the continued uplift of risk maturity across the organisation.

This is a highly collaborative role where you'll build strong relationships across the business, facilitate meaningful risk conversations and help leaders understand and manage risk within their areas. You'll also support key risk management activities including risk profiling, risk registers, incident management, policy reviews and Board reporting.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Partnering with Executives and senior leaders to provide trusted risk advice and guidance
• Supporting the ongoing embedment and continuous improvement of HCF's Risk Management Framework
• Facilitating risk workshops and promoting a positive risk culture across the business
• Managing divisional risk profiles and business unit risk registers
• Supporting incident management and remediation activities
• Contributing to risk analysis, reporting and insights for Executive and Board Committees
• Supporting the review and maintenance of key risk policies and documentation
• Working collaboratively across the organisation to improve risk management capability and outcomes

About You

You're an experienced risk professional who enjoys partnering with the business, influencing senior stakeholders and turning complex information into practical advice. You balance strong risk discipline with commercial thinking and know how to bring people on the journey.

You'll Bring

• Experience in a risk advisory, risk consulting or Line 2 risk role
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders and executives
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely
• Strong critical thinking, analytical judgement and problem-solving capability
• Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and applying them in a practical business context
• A collaborative approach and proven ability to build trusted working relationships
• Strong ownership, accountability and delivery focus
• A continuous improvement mindset and attention to detail

Experience in an APRA-regulated environment will be highly regarded, along with exposure to health, insurance or financial services organisations.

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

Skills

• 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.