Senior Risk Business Partner

MA MISSION AUSTRALIA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary packaging

Counselling services

Volunteer opportunities

Additional annual leave

Zusammenfassung

Mission Australia is seeking a Senior Risk Business Partner, Housing, to lead cross‑portfolio risk assessment and governance across growth and operations. You will develop risk profiles, support project leaders, and drive enterprise risk initiatives to protect community outcomes.

The role requires significant risk management experience, tertiary qualifications, and the ability to translate complex risks into actionable guidance for executives and boards.

Qualifikationen

• Significant risk management experience (7–10 years) in enterprise, operational or project risk management.
• Experience across property development, asset management and multi‑entity environments.
• Strong analytical, influencing and advisory skills with senior stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Lead risk assessments across Housing Growth projects, including development, construction and regulatory risks.
• Manage SPV governance, funding, contractual and risk implications for Housing Operations Connect and related entities.
• Develop and maintain risk profiles for Housing entities and a consolidated enterprise risk view.
• Prepare risk reports, dashboards and board papers translating complex risk data into clear insights for leadership.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Advisory skills

Influencing skills

Risk management

Ausbildung

Tertiary qualifications in risk management, finance, business, or property

Tools

Riskonnect

Jobbeschreibung

Full-Time Permanent Role with Work from Home Options Location: Sydney NSW, preferred but other location considered Salary Starting at $1550,000 + Super + Salary Packaging

Benefits Salary dependant on skills and experience

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we're building hope and possibility for all. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your opportunity

A safe and secure home can create the foundation for a brighter future, and as Mission Australia Housing continues to grow, strong risk leadership will help ensure that growth is sustainable, well governed and delivers lasting impact. As our Senior Risk Business Partner, Housing, you will play an important role in supporting this ambition and ensuring growth is sustainable, well governed and delivers lasting community impact.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead risk assessments across Housing Growth projects, including development, construction, financial, regulatory and counterparty risks.
• SPV entities (considering their individual governance, funding, contractual, regulatory and operational arrangements) and Housing Operations Connect project due diligence with the operational and financial risks that will transfer into the Housing Operations portfolio following project completion.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive individual, and where appropriate aggregate, risk profiles for all Housing entities
• Develop and maintain a consolidated view of risk across active Housing Growth projects and Housing Operations, identifying emerging issues, aggregate exposures and concentration risks.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk profiles for Mission Australia Housing entities, reflecting operational, financial, compliance, strategic and regulatory considerations.
• Support Management and Project Leaders to identify and manage emerging risks and opportunities across Growth, SPV's and Operations
• Analyse how housing-related risks aggregate into Mission Australia's broader Enterprise Risk profile
• Prepare high-quality risk reports, dashboards, briefings and Board papers that translate complex information into clear insights for senior leaders and governance bodies.
• Support Enterprise risk management initiatives as required

Requirements for success

Significant risk management experience (ideally 7 to 10 years) in enterprise, operational or project risk management, within property development, asset management, community housing and complex multi-entity environment.

Tertiary qualifications in risk management, finance, business, property or a related discipline.

Demonstrated experience assessing property development and project delivery risk across the full project lifecycle including transition into operations.

Strong analytical, influencing and advisory skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge and provide credible risk advice to senior stakeholders.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing concise, accessible reports, papers and recommendations for executives, committees and Boards.

Demonstrated capability in enterprise risk aggregation, translating project, portfolio or subsidiary risks into clear organisational-level implications.

Knowledge of contemporary risk management practices and standards, including ISO 31000, together with experience using risk and incident management systems with experience in Riskonnect or similar systems is highly regarded.

Ideally, experience within Community Housing Provider operations and/or the not-for-profit housing sector, with an understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks such as the National Regulatory System for Community Housing.

Experience working with SPVs or multi-entity structures, with a strong understanding of their governance, financial and risk implications is highly desired.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Working Anniversary Day off

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible.

So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [e-mail] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Backed by our supporters, churches, partners, and funders, we work together for the long-term wellbeing of anyone who needs us, reflecting our values of respect, compassion, integrity, perseverance and celebration.

Since 1859, we've been standing alongside people in need across Australia, offering real hope that has lasting impact.

We collaborate with people experiencing homelessness or disadvantage to tackle the root causes of their challenges through providing access to safe, affordable homes and innovative, evidence-based support services.

Every day we deliver homelessness crisis and prevention services, provide social and affordable housing, assist struggling families and children, address mental health issues, fight substance dependencies, support people with disability and much more.

Mission Australia believes a person's circumstances shouldn't define their future and that given the right support, everyone can reach their full potential.

That's why we stand together with Australians in need, until they can stand for themselves.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

Learn more about Mission Australia and our purpose.