About the Role
Impactful strategic risk role
Flexible and supportive work culture
Community values centric organisation
Are you passionate about risk and committed to creating a compliant culture for a diverse working group? If you enjoy using your expertise to add value, then read on…

As the risk specialist across Barwon Water, you’ll partner with people leaders on range of audits and compliance improvements. You’ll own risk management activities, providing regular updates of the risk register, the integrated management system, and reporting on audit finding to Senior Leaders, including the Executive.

Empowered with a broad remit, you’ll support and manage the regular audit cycle, including the preparation of committees and annual accreditation reports. Applying through knowledge of best practice risk frameworks, you’ll build a culture of capability in line with strategic goals and build trust in the organisation's activities.

Working with key stakeholders across the business, you’ll ensure a consistent approach to auditing and reporting on compliance breaches. You’ll present insights which to complex challenges as you deliver on policy and procedural obligations.

This is a 12 month position to cover a period of parental leave.

Position Description
About You
A risk champion, you promote high capability through outcomes, motivating and enabling others to deliver our organisational strategy.

As the Risk and Compliance Business Partner, you are naturally inquisitive and highly collaborative. You are an influencer of others and apply a consultative approach with stakeholders to achieve exceptional outcomes. Using your initiative, you enjoy working with others to create compliance first culture providing expert advice on all matters pertaining to risk, governance and assurance.

Your qualifications in business or finance will underpin your success and combine with your experience in risk and governance management, As a trusted partner, you’ll provide specialist advice that contributes to the business. You’ll be supported in your role by a tight knit and high performing team who will encourage your continued development.

About us
Barwon Water is Victoria's largest regional urban water corporation, with more than 110 years’ experience in delivering world-class water, sewerage and recycled water services to our customers and community. More than just taps and toilets, we’re a pivotal player in the region’s ongoing social, economic and environmental prosperity.

We care about where we live and work, and we’re always looking for like-minded people to join our team.

Why join us?
At Barwon Water, we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments.

Our work requires more than just engineering and scientific solutions. We’re learning from the tens of thousands of years of knowledge and insight from Traditional Custodians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.

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