Strategic Risk & Resilience Advisor — Flexible Work

Western Power; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Additional leave (up to four weeks)

Salary packaging

Discounted health insurance & gym

Employee recognition program

Wellness leave days

End-of-trip facilities

Job summary

Western Power is seeking a Risk and Resilience Advisor to deliver practical risk management advice and analytical support across the business in a permanent Perth role.

You will partner with stakeholders to identify, assess and monitor risks, support resilience initiatives, and contribute to enterprise risk frameworks and assurance activities. This role emphasizes collaboration, capability-building and continuous improvement in risk practices.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in business, finance, commerce, engineering or similar.
• Solid experience in enterprise risk management or resilience.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to drive risk assessments and risk monitoring.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, negotiation and advisory abilities.
• Knowledge of risk concepts, ISO 31000 and assurance principles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver risk management advice, facilitation and analysis to support decision-making.
• Collect and assess risk information from varied sources for enterprise reporting.
• Improve risk management processes and ways of working across the business.
• Build risk awareness through practical guidance, training and engagement with stakeholders.
• Support identification, assessment, documentation, monitoring and review of risks with business units.
• Provide guidance on applying enterprise risk management framework and processes.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

ISO 31000

Planning & organisation

Interpersonal skills

Education

Professional degree in Business/Finance/Commerce/Engineering or similar

Job description

Western Power is seeking a Risk and Resilience Advisor to deliver practical risk management advice and analytical support across the business in a permanent Perth role.

You will partner with stakeholders to identify, assess and monitor risks, support resilience initiatives, and contribute to enterprise risk frameworks and assurance activities. This role emphasizes collaboration, capability-building and continuous improvement in risk practices.