About the role
This is your opportunity to contribute to a strategically aligned organisation where this specialist advisory role plays a critical part in shaping how we identify, assess, and navigate risk. As a key influencer, you will lead initiatives that promote a strong risk-aware culture across the business—delivering targeted training and empowering teams to make informed, confident decisions.

• Drive the maintenance, enhancement, and strategic delivery of enterprise risk, business continuity, and fraud and corruption control frameworks.
• Empower the first line of defence by advising and supporting risk capability-building across the business.
• Lead second line of defence oversight, integrating with key frameworks (e.g., procurement, project management) and delivering risk assurance and reporting to Executive and governance bodies.
• Act as a trusted business partner—provide expert advice, challenge decisions through a risk and compliance lens, and collaborate with stakeholders to align Integrity & Risk systems with business goals.
• Champion a risk-aware culture through engaging communication, coaching, training, and workshop facilitation.

About you
To succeed in this role, you’ll have relevant tertiary qualifications or specialist certification in risk, plus extensive experience in governance areas such as risk, business continuity, compliance, fraud control, audit, consulting, or project management.

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience in governance, risk, audit, and internal controls, applying modern methodologies and best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a proven track record of building meaningful, engaging business relationships.
• Advanced analytical skills with experience in evaluating and enhancing risk and business continuity systems, including providing expert guidance and coaching.
• Experience with risk management and business continuity software (desirable).

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

A career with us
We’d love for you to continue your career with the City and set the benchmark for a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace.  With a range of benefits, flexible working options, learning and development opportunities, support services and the opportunity to give back to the community, the City has so much to offer!

Click https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/article/item/8d1155a0d84344d.aspx to view all the benefits to you working at the City.

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Applications and Enquiries
Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.

Enquiries: Estelle Davis | Manager Enterprise Risk & Insurance EDavis@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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