Senior Quality And Risk Officer

CS Executive Group; Armidale; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible working

Job summary

APVMA is seeking a Senior Quality and Risk Officer to help build and operationalise strategies, frameworks and policies that support governance, risk management, and public transparency. You will work in the Governance Risk and Assurance section to strengthen operational capability while maintaining high ethics.

The role sits in the Quality and Risk team, focusing on enterprise risk management, quality management, legislative compliance and business continuity, with hybrid working and relocation

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise risk, quality management, or legislative compliance functions.
• Ability to deliver services and outcomes within a team environment.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail in a dynamic setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication across stakeholders.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Self-motivation, independence and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of enterprise risk, quality management and compliance functions.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to achieve section outcomes.
• Support governance, risk, assurance and business continuity activities.
• Assist in developing and operationalising policies and procedures.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Quality management

Legislative compliance

Stakeholder communication

Research and analysis

Independent work

Education

Tertiary qualifications in risk/quality/governance

Job description

• Join a world-class regulator and contribute to people and animal safety in Australia.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of an appropriate suite of plans, frameworks, policies and procedures, with a particular focus on quality management and assurance.
• Unique potential for work-life balance with relocation assistance and flexible working.
• Open to Australian citizens only.

Position summary

Are you passionate about playing a key role in building and operationalising strategies, frameworks and policies, which support leading governance functions? Are you excited to contribute to strengthening operational capability and enable transparent engagement and communications?

The Governance Risk and Assurance section plays a key role in building and operationalising strategies, frameworks and policies which support planning, governance, risk management, assurance and public transparency and accountability for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The section works to support the APVMA achieve its purpose, vision and strategic objectives and to be a fit for purpose second line of defence across its full range of functions.

The position is part of the Quality and Risk team within the section. The team is currently responsible for the following functions: Enterprise risk management; Quality management; Legislative compliance; and Business continuity.

Working under limited direction, the Senior Quality and Risk Officer uses their technical expertise to contribute to the delivery of functions and the achievement of outcomes for which their team is responsible. They work as part of a small team in a multidisciplinary environment, possess an outcome focused mindset, embody a proactive approach to achieving results and exhibit strong professional ethics and judgement. They may also be asked to undertake work which contributes towards broader priorities and projects of the section.

More information on the position can be found in the Candidate Information Package below.

Our Ideal Candidate / Selection criteria

To be considered for this role you will need the following essential criteria:

1. Demonstrated experience in supporting processes and projects relating to enterprise risk, quality management and/or legislative compliance functions.
2. Demonstrated experience working as part of a team to effectively deliver services/functions and achieve outcomes for which it is responsible.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment, while applying strong organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail to consistently deliver high quality outcomes.
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships across a range of stakeholders.
5. Strong research, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
6. Demonstrated ability to self-motivate, work independently and display initiative and confidence.

The following desirable criteria will also be assessed:

• Tertiary qualifications in risk management, quality management, governance, business or a related field.
• Experience in the public sector and/or regulator operations.

For further information on the position, please contact Danielle Powell, Assistant Director Quality and Risk on [phone] or [e-mail].