This is a hands-on role where you will provide expert advice, drive continuous improvement, and support the organisation in achieving its strategic goals while ensuring safety, compliance, and resilience.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Manager of Safety & Risk, you will play a key role in strengthening risk and business continuity framework. You will work closely with leaders and employees across the organization to embed and continually improve risk-aware practices into everyday operations across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Risk Management & Business Continuity
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve risk management framework
- Lead the integration of risk and business continuity into business-as-usual processes
- Review and maintain organisational risk registers across governance, corporate and service levels
- Conduct risk assessments and analyse potential impacts from disruptions (e.g. natural disasters, security breaches, legal risks)
- Support and optimise systems such as Camms.Risk
- Partner with internal teams to develop and maintain business continuity plans
- Facilitate risk workshops and business continuity exercises
- Deliver training and build organisational capability in risk management
- Engage with external stakeholders including regulators, insurers, and emergency planning groups
- Monitor key risk indicators and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Support reporting to the Executive Leadership Team and Board
- Develop policies, procedures, and reports to strengthen organisational resilience
What you will bring:
- Tertiary qualification in risk management or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role
- Strong knowledge of risk and business continuity frameworks in complex environments
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build strong working relationships
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly
- Experience in developing policies, procedures, and reports
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Why join the team?
Work within a collaborative and supportive team, where you are apart of a community of staff making a difference across the local community space. The team is a leading not-for-profit organisation, providing specialist aged care, family, community, early learning, and disability services with people support at the heart of everything they do. Guided by their core values of respect, integrity, compassion, justice, excellence and courage, the team are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for children and young people upholding the highest level of safeguarding.
About ChoiceOne
With over 35 years of proven results and a reputation for service excellence, ChoiceOne is a trusted leader in recruitment and HR solutions. We partner with a wide range of local councils across WA, supporting their staffing needs among various departments.
Whether you’re seeking temporary or permanent opportunities in local government, we encourage you to apply and contribute to the success of our ever-evolving client base.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to be considered for any of the opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.
Submit your application today by clicking the “Apply Now” button to be considered for the roles, or email your resume and cover letter to scott@choiceone.com.au or alternatively give me a call on
9215 3833 for a private and confidential conversation.
