Risk & Compliance Officer

Talent Connect Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 114,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Professional growth culture

Job summary

Talent Connect Australia is seeking an experienced Risk & Compliance Officer to strengthen governance, operational risk, and compliance frameworks within a leading professional membership organisation serving medical professionals across Australia.

Reporting to the Risk and Compliance Manager and collaborating with the SLT, Board and FRMC, you will coordinate risk activities, maintain risk registers, and drive enhancements to reporting, governance and privacy incident response.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in risk, compliance or governance roles.
• Knowledge of enterprise, operational and strategic risk frameworks.
• Experience reporting risk to Boards and senior leadership.
• Ability to coordinate risk activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with GRC systems and risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Support risk reporting to the Board, FRMC, SLT, and CEO.
• Coordinate Risk Champions to identify and manage risks.
• Maintain risk registers across organisation and projects.
• Monitor actions from internal audits and external reviews.
• Provide guidance on risk frameworks, tools and controls.
• Deliver risk training to improve risk capability.
• Assist with privacy incident response and probity reviews.
• Contribute to governance and risk management improvements.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Risk frameworks

Board reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical skills

GRC systems

Education

Tertiary qualifications

CA/CPA/RMIA/IIA certification desirable

Tools

GRC software

Risk registers

Job description

• Supportive, collaborative culture that values professional growth

• Permanent Full time
• Hybrid work model
• $135k
• Flexible hours
• Supportive, collaborative culture that values professional growth

Talent Connect is partnering with a leading professional membership organisation that supports specialist medical practitioners across Australia through education, training, accreditation, and advocacy. With a strong commitment to professional excellence and improving health outcomes, the organisation plays a significant role in shaping the future of healthcare and supporting the ongoing development of medical professionals.

Operating within a complex and highly regulated environment, the organisation places a strong emphasis on governance, risk management, compliance, and continuous improvement.

ROLE

Seeking an experienced Risk & Compliance Officer to strengthen and embed the organisation’s governance, operational risk, and compliance frameworks.

This role supports the Risk and Compliance Manager, Senior Leadership Team, Board, and Finance & Risk Management Committee by coordinating risk management activities across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support preparation of risk reporting for the Board, FRMC, SLT, and CEO.
• Coordinate Risk Champions to identify, assess and manage strategic, operational and emerging risks.
• Maintain and update organisational, divisional and project risk registers, ensuring accurate records in the GRC system.
• Monitor and report on actions arising from internal audits and external reviews.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on risk frameworks, tools and control design.
• Deliver risk training and support to improve organisational risk capability and awareness.
• Assist with privacy incident response and support probity review processes.
• Contribute to improving risk management processes, reporting and governance practices across the organisation.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years’ experience in risk, compliance or governance roles.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise, operational, and strategic risk frameworks.
• Experience supporting risk reporting to Boards and senior leadership.
• Ability to coordinate risk activities across multiple stakeholders and business units.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using risk registers and GRC systems.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or professional certifications (e.g. CA, CPA, RMIA, IIA) desirable.