Strategic Risk & Assurance Specialist (Line 2)

Southern Cross Health Insurance; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave (5 days/yr)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave benefits

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Southern Cross Health Insurance is seeking a Risk & Assurance Specialist to provide independent Line 2 risk assurance and management expertise across the organisation. You will work across governance, risk and compliance, shaping robust risk frameworks and reporting.

Join a values-driven team where you’ll influence leaders, deliver insights, and build lasting risk management capability. This role interacts with executives and governance forums to strengthen risk outcomes.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in risk management, assurance, internal audit, compliance or risk advisory.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management, governance and the Three Lines model.
• Experience with risk data and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Providing independent Line 2 assurance over risk management, controls, governance and compliance arrangements.
• Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls and the broader control environment.
• Identifying emerging risks, systemic issues and opportunities to strengthen risk management.
• Overseeing incidents, issues and remediation activity, including root-cause analysis.
• Maintaining and enhancing risk frameworks, methodologies, systems and reporting.
• Providing actionable insight to support leadership and governance decisions.
• Partnering with stakeholders to build risk capability, culture and control effectiveness.

Skills

Risk management

Assurance

Internal audit

Compliance

Data analytics

Job description

Southern Cross Health Insurance is seeking a Risk & Assurance Specialist to provide independent Line 2 risk assurance and management expertise across the organisation. You will work across governance, risk and compliance, shaping robust risk frameworks and reporting.

Join a values-driven team where you’ll influence leaders, deliver insights, and build lasting risk management capability. This role interacts with executives and governance forums to strengthen risk outcomes.