Senior Risk Maturity & Governance Lead

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; On-site; NZD 131,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

15 days sick leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee-led networks (Rainbow,Pacific

Job summary

WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking a Principal Programme Advisor - Risk to advance the risk maturity uplift across the organisation. You will lead major workstreams, partner with senior leaders, and embed practical risk management approaches to support decision making.

You will develop risk profiles, drive accountability, and refine governance and assurance processes. A 12-month fixed-term contract based in Wellington, with a competitive salary and extensive staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience lifting risk maturity and embedding enterprise risk management practices within complex organisations.
• Experience developing strategic and operational risk profiles and facilitating risk workshops with senior leaders.
• Experience designing practical risk management tools, frameworks, assurance approaches or governance models.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of key components of WorkSafe's risk maturity uplift programme, embedding fit-for-purpose risk management practices across the organisation.
• Develop and facilitate operational risk profiles across business groups, strengthening risk insight, ownership and decision-making.
• Review, refine, and simplify risk and assurance processes, guidance, tools, and resources to improve accessibility, understanding, and adoption.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, learning and risk capability initiatives through training and workshops.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Facilitation

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking a Principal Programme Advisor - Risk to advance the risk maturity uplift across the organisation. You will lead major workstreams, partner with senior leaders, and embed practical risk management approaches to support decision making.

You will develop risk profiles, drive accountability, and refine governance and assurance processes. A 12-month fixed-term contract based in Wellington, with a competitive salary and extensive staff benefits.