Senior Risk & Compliance Leader - Enterprise Governance

The Hospital Research Foundation; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hospital Research Foundation Group invites applications for a Senior Manager Risk and Compliance to lead the risk and compliance function within a purpose-driven not-for-profit. You will oversee the Enterprise Risk Management program, partner with executives to assess risks, ensure governance and regulatory alignment, and embed responsible AI-enhanced processes across risk, compliance and contracts.

You will drive strategy, build capability, and mentor the Risk and Compliance Coordinator

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in law, risk, compliance, governance.
• Experience leading risk management and/or compliance frameworks.
• Experience reviewing contracts and regulatory obligations.
• Strong analytical, written and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise risk management and non-clinical compliance frameworks, registers, methodologies and reporting.
• Monitor significant, emerging and systemic risks, compliance obligations, incidents, breaches and remediation, providing clear analysis and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Review and triage contracts, agreements and other commercial arrangements, identifying material risks and recommending when external legal advice is required.
• Strengthen organisational controls and assurance through reviews, audits, self-assessments, privacy support and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Oversee Folio, Law Compliance and associated workflows, dashboards and data quality, using insights to support effective decision-making.
• Lead and develop the Risk and Compliance Coordinator while building a practical, accountable and improvement-focused risk culture across the Group.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Governance

Contract review

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in law, risk, compliance or governance

Tools

Folio

Job description

The Hospital Research Foundation Group invites applications for a Senior Manager Risk and Compliance to lead the risk and compliance function within a purpose-driven not-for-profit. You will oversee the Enterprise Risk Management program, partner with executives to assess risks, ensure governance and regulatory alignment, and embed responsible AI-enhanced processes across risk, compliance and contracts.

You will drive strategy, build capability, and mentor the Risk and Compliance Coordinator