Prin Ent Risk and Ctrls Advsry Partnr

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing full-time role
• Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
• Salary ranges from $139,787 to $161,663 plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About the role

The Principal Enterprise Risk and Controls Advisory Partner provides expert specialist advice on the design, development and implementation of risk and control assessments, control monitoring activities and reporting across the department to assess the adequacy of controls, mitigate critical risk exposures and remediate weaknesses before they impact on the achievement of the department’s objectives.

The Chief Risk Office is the department’s trusted source of expertise on public sector risk, enterprise risk governance, enterprise risk management and controls. Risk management improves performance, encourages innovation and supports the achievement of the department’s objectives.

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About you

• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in enterprise risk management, controls assurance programs and practices, on-going controls monitoring.
• Experience in structured controls assurance teams in large, complex organisations
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Tertiary qualifications or extensive equivalent experience in a related field
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC’s validity (up to 5 years)

Closing date 2 October 2024 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Candace Bretecher, Director Control Monitoring Advisory on 0414 548715 or email at Candace.Bretecher@det.nsw.edu.au and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Kathy.newman1@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.