Why does this position exist?

To support the Head of Risk Appetite, Frameworks and Governance in:

Ensuring that risk committees operate effectively to provide the Board and senior management with information to oversee and manage risk;
Ensuring that risk committees comply with regulatory and legislative requirements, and fulfil their responsibilities as outlined in the risk management frameworks; and
Maintaining effective infrastructure to assist risk committee chairs in the effective operations of their committees.

Major accountabilities of position

General

Contribute to team development by providing regular feedback and coaching to more junior staff
Build and maintain strong and trusted relationships and consult with stakeholders, and obtain appropriate input into and support for on-going development and application of effective risk governance practices
Lead by example to foster the development and maintenance of a strong risk culture across the Group
Proactively identify industry trends and best practice in risk governance

Risk Governance

Support committee chairs and business areas to ensure that high-quality, relevant and consistent information is provided to the risk committees, facilitating decision-making and promoting an integrated view of risk management across the group
Communicate key information about the risk committees to stakeholders (Chairs, members, authors, contributors, attendees and action owners)
Coordinate reviews of key risk committee papers and governance documents including committee terms of reference, agendas, and governance updates
Coordinate governance processes, including content for regular committee reports, assurance processes, and minutes and tracking of action items
Oversee all risk committee meeting tasks, including meeting administration and paper distribution
Manage risk governance documents and controls
Respond to queries from stakeholders, and provide advice on governance protocols
Identify, develop and implement opportunities to improve support processes, controls and documentation relating to the operation of risk committees and the Risk Governance team
Work across the Regulatory, Governance & Assurance team to contribute to strategic initiatives as required

Position Requirements

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience

Risk Specific Competencies

Business-wide Competencies

Key Business Relationships/Interactions

Authority Level / Budget / Freedom to Act / Decision Making

Key Performance Measures:

Risk Committees meetings are effectively and efficiently managed - including timely distribution of meeting agendas, notices of meetings, committee packs, meeting minutes and actions
Positive relationships with Risk Committee Chairs, Members and contributors for those risk committees managed. This includes open communication with all relevant stakeholders in the preparation of high quality, concise and risk appropriate papers for discussion at the relevant Risk Committee
Risk Committee documents and Risk Committee Calendar are correct and accurate and are available on the Risk Document Library
Risk Governance reviews of risk committee papers ensure that formatting, spelling and grammar are correct with no rework required by the General Manager, Regulatory and Governance or other Reviewers for those items

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