Risk & Resilience Officer

selectability; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 64,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to fitness passport

Flexible working arrangements

Career pathways and development

Employee assistance program

Job summary

selectability is seeking a proactive Risk & Resilience Officer to support the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and resilience initiatives. You will be part of the Governance and Assurance team, strengthening risk capability and championing a positive risk culture.

Key responsibilities include developing the ERM framework, monitoring risks, overseeing risk Registers and KRIs, and coordinating risk workshops and training across the workforce.

Qualifications

• Risk management certification (Australasia) desirable.
• Experience in a similar risk role.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management systems.
• Knowledge of quality standards in aged care, child safety and/or NDIS desirable.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Presentation skills are desirable.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with data reporting ability.
• Attention to detail with consistent approach.
• Ability to prioritise conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and initiate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support development and ongoing maturity of the ERM framework.
• Monitor planning, strategy and regulatory developments for emerging risks.
• Monitor organisational responses to risks.
• Oversee risk registers, KRIs and mitigations.
• Conduct second-line assurance reviews.
• Support resilience planning and risk workshops.
• Contribute to business process reviews for continuity.
• Coordinate risk-related training and promote risk culture.
• Produce risk reporting to executive leadership.

Skills

Risk management

Experience in similar role

Enterprise risk management

Quality standards knowledge (aged care

Quality standards knowledge (NDIS/CHS)

Communication skills

Verbal and written communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in associated field

Graduate Diploma/Graduate certificate in governance & risk management

Job description

We are seeking a proactive Risk & Resilience Officer to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and organisational resilience initiatives. As an integral part of the Governance and Assurance team at selectability, the Risk & Resilience Officer plays a key second‑line role in strengthening organisational risk capability by championing a positive risk culture.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and supporting practice guides
• Monitoring business planning, strategy, and regulatory developments to identify emerging risks and trends
• Monitoring organisational responses to emerging risks
• Oversight risk registers, key risk indicators and mitigation strategies
• Conducting second‑line assurance reviews
• Supporting resilience planning and coordinating risk workshops
• Contributing to business process reviews to ensure business impacts and continuity plans are contemporary
• Coordinating risk‑related training and promoting a positive control and risk culture across the workforce
• Risk Reporting to the executive leadership team

About the role

We are seeking a proactive Risk & Resilience Officer to support the implementation and ongoing maturity of our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and organisational resilience initiatives. As an integral part of the Governance and Assurance team at selectability, the Risk & Resilience Officer plays a key second‑line role in strengthening organisational risk capability by championing a positive risk culture.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and supporting practice guides
• Monitoring business planning, strategy, and regulatory developments to identify emerging risks and trends
• Monitoring organisational responses to emerging risks
• Oversight risk registers, key risk indicators and mitigation strategies
• Conducting second‑line assurance reviews
• Supporting resilience planning and coordinating risk workshops
• Contributing to business process reviews to ensure business impacts and continuity plans are contemporary
• Coordinating risk‑related training and promoting a positive control and risk culture across the workforce
• Risk Reporting to the executive leadership team

About you

To be considered for this rewarding role you will have:

• Risk management institute of Australasia certification(highly desirable)
• Experience working in a similar role
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise risk management systems
• Working knowledgeof quality standards requirements across aged care, childsafetyand/or NDIS industry(highly desirable)
• Highly developed person-centred communication skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including presentation skills
• Highly developed analytical and problem solving/critical thinking skills including the ability to compile, analyse data and prepare reports
• A demonstrated high level of attention to detail with a consistent approach
• A demonstrated ability to prioritise conflicting priorities as required
• Ability to work under minimal supervision with the capacity to exercise initiative in the application of work processes and procedures and establish objectives and outcomes

Role requirements

• Bachelor's degree in associated field (highly desirable)
• GraduateDiploma (orgraduatecertificate)of applied corporate governance & risk management(highly desirable)
• Occasional out of hours work may be required
• Travel to selectability sites may be required
• A Positive Notice Working with Children (blue card) (or the ability to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or the ability to obtain)
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module "Quality, Safety & You" completion certificate (or the ability to obtain)
• A Child Safety & Personal History Screening check
• A current minimum P1 "C" class Queensland drivers licence

About the offer

The Risk & Resilience Officer is a full-time position based in Townsville.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Hourly rate of $46.70 - $55.85+ super
• Up to $15,900 FBT salary packaging benefits
• Access to fitness passport
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career pathways and opportunities for development
• Employee assistance program offering confidential counselling support for employees

About us

selectability is a not‑for‑profit charity with a primary focus of improvingmental wellbeing and contributing to suicide prevention across regionalQueensland.

We believe everyone has the right to access high‑quality supports locally and have recently expanded our services to include child safety, and residential aged care in the Lower Gulf.

selectability is committed to creating safe environments where young people feel protected, respected and heard. The successful applicant will be responsible for quality service delivery to young people, recipients, older persons, families, and the community within selectability.

We value lived experience, cultural knowledge and diversity within our workforce as part of strengthening safe and inclusive practice.

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.