Risk & Assurance Advisor | Build Risk Culture (Contract)

REA; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Flexible leave incl. birthday leave

Flexible parental leave

Because We Care volunteering & grants

Hackdays

Job summary

REA Group in Melbourne is seeking a Risk & Assurance Advisor for a 12-month contract to strengthen risk culture across Customer & Consumer and Product teams. You will implement the REA Risk Management Framework, advise on risk and compliance, and support risk assessments for strategic initiatives including technology and data changes.

The role requires 2+ years in risk or compliance, strong communication, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Operational Risk, Compliance, Audit or related role.
• Experience in technology risk management or product development is desirable.
• Experience with risk profiles, change-risk or compliance reviews.
• Experience with customer/privacy, data, AI, third-party risk is valued.
• Strong report writing and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head of Risk to implement the REA Risk Management Framework across portfolios.
• Provide practical risk and compliance advice to the business and run risk workshops.
• Support risk assessments for strategic initiatives, projects, products, suppliers and changes in operations including tech, data and AI changes.
• Assist in maintaining Business Unit Risk Profiles with controls, KRIs and treatment plans.
• Identify, assess, manage and escalate risks, issues and incidents, including post-incident reviews.
• Analyse and report risk information for leadership and governance forums.
• Ensure risks, issues and audit actions are discussed and escalated promptly.
• Promote a risk-aware culture and early engagement with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Security, Compliance, Internal Audit and Resilience functions.

Skills

Operational risk

Compliance

Audit

Risk reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multitasking

Risk workshops

Job description

REA Group in Melbourne is seeking a Risk & Assurance Advisor for a 12-month contract to strengthen risk culture across Customer & Consumer and Product teams. You will implement the REA Risk Management Framework, advise on risk and compliance, and support risk assessments for strategic initiatives including technology and data changes.

The role requires 2+ years in risk or compliance, strong communication, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams.