Group Governance and Risk Support Officer - Copy

BUSY Ability; Sefton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Internal advancement

Training budget

BUSY Benefits

Monthly massages

Impactful work

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The BUSY Group is seeking a Governance and Risk Support Officer to strengthen our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and foster a proactive risk culture across the organisation. This part-time role (19.5 hours) is based in our Southport office and offers benefits including extra annual leave, training budget, discounted BUSY benefits, and wellbeing programs.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, maintain risk registers, support risk assessments and governance projects while upholding child

Qualifications

• Risk & governance experience across assurance, compliance or audit.
• Knowledge of ISO 31000 and control assessment.
• Knowledge of resilience disciplines including business continuity, fraud, corruption and modern slavery.
• Ability to interpret requirements across legislation, regulation and policy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written communication for reports and governance documentation.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship building.
• Organised and tech-confident with Microsoft Office and risk/governance systems.
• Facilitation capability for workshops and discussions.
• Proactive, adaptable and ethical approach aligned with BUSY Group values.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Risk Support — maintain risk registers, support risk assessments and workshops.
• Monitoring & Assurance — risk-based monitoring, document findings and actions.
• Business Continuity & Resilience — support BCP development and resilience testing.
• Fraud & Corruption Prevention — assist prevention initiatives and risk areas.
• Modern Slavery Risk — support due diligence and annual statement.
• Risk Culture & Capability — promote risk awareness and tools.
• Governance Support — assist governance projects and reporting.

Skills

Risk & governance experience

ISO 31000 framework

Resilience disciplines (BCP, fraud, AC

Legislation, regulation & policy

Analytical problem-solving

Governance reporting & documentation

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office & governance systems

Workshop facilitation

Ethical practice & BUSY values

Job description

Group Governance and Risk Support Officer - Copy

Job Type: Part Time - Permanent

Location: Southport

Job Category: Corporate Services

Our purpose is to make skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities.

About The BUSY Group…

The BUSY Group is a not-for-profit organisation which presents over 48 years’ experience as a community partner. With multiple business entities operating across 100+ locations Australia-wide and now in New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom, we offer an extensive range of employment services and programs, vocational training, apprenticeships, mentoring, specialist schools and allied health services.

About the Role

Are you passionate about good governance, ethical conduct and building strong organisational risk capability? The BUSY Group is seeking a Governance and Risk Support Officer to play a key role in supporting our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and fostering a proactive, positive risk culture across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on collaboration, problem‑solving and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the Group to strengthen resilience, enhance assurance activities and support informed decision‑making that safeguards organisational objectives. You’ll be involved in:

• Enterprise Risk Support — maintain risk registers, support risk assessments and workshops, and help identify emerging risks.
• Monitoring & Assurance — deliver risk‑based monitoring, review control effectiveness, document findings and track treatment actions.
• Business Continuity & Resilience — support BCP development, critical function identification and resilience testing activities.
• Fraud & Corruption Prevention — assist with prevention initiatives, identify high‑risk areas and contribute to ethical conduct awareness.
• Modern Slavery Risk — support due diligence, risk assessments and ethical sourcing, and contribute to the annual Modern Slavery Statement.
• Risk Culture & Capability — promote risk awareness, develop practical tools and support teams to apply risk processes.
• Governance Support — assist with governance projects, reporting, special initiatives and uphold child safety and organisational values.

If you enjoy variety, meaningful work and helping teams embed practical, effective risk processes, this role offers the perfect blend.

This is a part-time role working 19.5 hours in our Southport office.

• Additional paid annual leave - Christmas closure and My BUSY day
• Clear pathways for internal advancement
• Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
• BUSY Benefits program-retaildiscountsand access to Fitness Passport
• Monthly mini massages
• Enjoy work that genuinelyimpactslives
• Employee Assistance Programwith Sonder Wellbeing App

Desired Skills and Experience

What You’ll Bring

Joining ahigh‑performing Governance & Risk team that champions accountability, transparency and ethical practice we are looking for:

• Risk & governance experience across assurance, compliance or audit
• Understanding of risk frameworks including ISO 31000 and control assessment
• Knowledge of resilience disciplines such as business continuity, fraud, corruption and modern slavery
• Ability to interpret requirements across legislation, regulation and policy
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written communication for reports and governance documentation
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship building
• Organised and tech‑confident with Microsoft Office and risk/governance systems
• Facilitation capability for workshops and discussions
• Proactive, adaptable and ethical approach aligned with BUSY Group values

Next steps...

This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People,veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.